Zhao Xu, emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, was originally named Dai and ascended the throne at the age of 9. He reigned for 15 years, died at the age of 24, and was buried in the Yongtai Mausoleum in present-day Gong County, Henan. Because he was young and had no real power, he was ruled by Empress Gao before the age of 17. Because Empress Gao's reign was too restrictive and protective of Song Zhezong's reign, it led to Song Zhezong's dissatisfaction and made him feel suffocated, which also invisibly increased his rebellious psychology.
Statue of Zhao Xu of Song Zhezong
Song Zhezong had 5 older brothers, but all died prematurely. When Emperor Shenzong of Song was critically ill, Empress Gao joined forces with many other ministers to make Zhao Dai the crown prince, and praised Zhao Dai for his cleverness in front of the ministers, and prayed for him after Shenzong's illness, and the minister was very satisfied with this, so he approved of Zhao Dai's appointment as crown prince and renamed him Zhao Xu. During Empress Gao's reign, Emperor Zhezong of Song could only obey Empress Gao. Empress Gao repealed the new law and reused Sima Guang. In each court, the ministers only told Empress Gao that because Song Zhezong and Empress Gao were in opposite positions, whenever the ministers played, Song Zhezong could only see the buttocks and backs of the ministers, which made Song Zhezong very dissatisfied, but neither Empress Gao nor the ministers found this negative impact on Song Zhezong. This was also an important reason why after Empress Gao's death, Song Zhezong belittled Sima Guang and the officials who were reused by Empress Gao.
Emperor Zhezong of Song greatly respected and admired the practices of his father, Emperor Shenzong of Song, so after empress Gao's death, he reused the people in the new reform method, restored the armor protection method, the immunization method, etc., and reduced the burden on the peasants. However, there is still a big gap between Song Zhezong's ideal deeds and his actual deeds, he has ideas but cannot apply them to reality, he is more like a paper talker, and he cannot handle many complicated relations between the DPRK and China.
Song Zhezong gave Guan Yu the title
Emperor Zhezong of Song gave Guan Yu the title of "King xianlie". During the Three Kingdoms period, Guan Yu's influence was not very large, and it could not be compared with Kong Ming, but during the Song Dynasty, Guan Yu gradually influenced the people, and his influence became more and more influential, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Emperor Zhenzong of Song of the Northern Song Dynasty built the Guansheng Temple for him, and later, Emperor Zhezong of Song named him "King Xianlie", and step by step, Guan Yu achieved the evolution from man to god.
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Guan Yu (Chinese: 关羽; pinyin: Gyūyū, written as Yunchang, was a famous general of the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was originally Liu Bei's subordinate, followed Liu Bei, and advised Liu Bei, but was later captured by Cao Cao.
In Luo Guanzhong's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Guan Yu is a good man who sees righteousness and courage, has courage and strategy, and Guan Yu is also an idol in people's hearts. Regarding the saying of God, in the folk, the people feel that Guan Yu will appear, he will save the people, cure the people of all diseases, and eliminate the scourge. For Guan Yu, who was loyal, filial, benevolent, righteous, and jie, there was no doubt that people would support him as a god. It is precisely because of his image that he maintained the feudal order.
Guan Yu's wisdom and courage were also passed down through the ages. The famous Zhenshou Jingzhou incident in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms reflects Guan Yu's resourcefulness. When Liu Bei and Liu Zhang broke up, Liu Beizhao zhang fei and others supported, and only Guan Yu was left alone in Jingzhou, and Guan Yu was still able to overcome them one by one. During The Battle between Liu Bei and Sun Quan, Guan Yu learned that Lu Su would tie him down, and he did not break in, so he camped on the other side of the river, which was later also known as "Guan Yu Se".
All the emperors regarded the image of Guan Yu's loyalty as the first choice for a country's role model, so many emperors gave Guan Yu a lot of titles, and even after Guan Yu's death, people still regarded Guan Yu as a "benefactor".
Statue of Song Zhezong