Hu Bantian was Wu Yonglin who disguised himself as a sorcerer and came to the dam to pretend to be a magician. The old Taoist Niu Nose was particularly popular in the world and was related to the trend. The Zhao family had a deep connection with Taoism from the beginning. As the saying goes, the upward and downward effect is, as the trend, the Zhao family seems to have brought a bad head in this regard.

Take the theory of "the sound of candle shadow and axe" during the reign of Emperor Taizong. It has been passed down for more than a thousand years and is still a major historical mystery.

It is said that before the Emperor of Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, had a deep relationship with a Taoist priest. The Taoist priest predicted that Zhao Kuangyin would become the 95th emperor. After Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne and became the emperor, the Taoist priest disappeared. Sixteen years later, the two met again. Zhao Kuangyin asked the Taoist priest how long he could live? The Taoist priest replied: On the night of October 20 this year, if it was sunny, you could still live twelve years; otherwise, you would need to arrange your funeral quickly. On this night, Zhao Kuangyin climbed to Taiqing Pavilion to watch everywhere, and saw the brilliant starry man, and couldn't help but feel happy. Suddenly, he suddenly became happy.

The haze was everywhere, the weather changed drastically, and the snow and hail fell sharply. Zhao Kuangyin hurried back to the palace and summoned his younger brother Zhao Guangyi. The two drove out all the eunuchs and concubines in the emperor's bedroom and drank with each other. People watched from afar, but they saw that in the bedroom, under the light of candles, Taizong occasionally avoided the seat and made a humble and invincible look. The three drums were blocked, and the emperor led the pillars and axes to the ground, saying to Taizong: "It's easy to do, it's easy to do!" That night, Zhao Kuangyin died suddenly. Zhao Guangyi, who stayed in the casket, ascended the throne in front of the coffin and became Emperor Taizong of Song. This is an explanation of the "sound of the candle shadow and axe".

Another explanation is very unfavorable to Zhao Guangyi. This explanation believes that the so-called "candle shadow" is simply that under the candlelight, Zhao Guangyi killed his sick brother with his own hands; the "axe sound" is the sound of Zhao Kuangyin's crystal jade pillar axe that he usually never leaves his hand for a moment, and in the fierce fighting.

For the Zhao family's royal family, the former statement is obviously the only acceptable one. This sets up a very friendly bridge between the royal family and Taoism.

The third emperor, Song Zhenzong, brought the relationship between Taoism and the royal family closer. The emperor who signed the "Zhenyuan Alliance" himself was very strange and godly. He could see the Sacred Ancestor of the Heavenly God descending from time to time in his life, and he descended into his palace. The glorious and brilliant landscape when the Shinto descended, only our emperor had this immortal fate to admire, and the others could only listen to him vividly and vividly describe it. The Sacred God descended to the emperor from time to time.

The emperor blessed and guided him to govern our empire according to the will of heaven. It is said that the reason why this emperor was like this was generally due to two motives: one was to educate the world and to enlighten the people, and the other was to "suppress the world and show the barbarians", especially to let the monarchs of the Liao Kingdom know that the Song Empire was protected by gods to stop their invasion of the south. Later, Fengshan of Mount Tai, Fengshan of Mount Hua, and Fengshan of the Five Mountains of Mount Fengshan were bigger than each other. How insecure was it?

By the time of Emperor Huizong of Song, the respect for Taoism reached a certain level. There may not be any emperor in Chinese history who could have believed in Taoism as much as our Emperor Huizong, so in the end, he gave himself the title "Zhengzhu Taoist Emperor".

The gods of this sect leader, Emperor Taoist Emperor, are strange, and they are not inferior to his ancestors, or they should be said to be even better than that. It is said that when he was still Duan, a Taoist priest once predicted: "The good people should follow the throne." The good people combined were exactly the name Ji of Zhao Ji. After Zhao Ji became emperor, the descendants were not strong. Taoist Liu Hunkang told him that the feng shui of the northeast corner of the capital was excellent. If the terrain was increased, the royal descendants would immediately flourish. Huizong ordered that the palace follow the order. Soon, princes were born one after another. This made Song Huizong highly believe in Taoism.

Song Huizong Zhao Ji did this completely unnecessary. He had two more talents in his life. One is talented; the other is many children. In the field of art, whether it is chanting poems, writing lyrics and composing, or writing ink, or playing in the field of writing, or competing in the field of calligraphy, Song Huizong was first-class. He even studied tea ceremony and once wrote a book called "Daguan Tea Theory", which had a wide range of content. It involved the origin of tea, picking, tea sets, water quality, brewing, quality identification, storage, famous products, etc., and the "Tea Classic" written by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty. These two works still have important reference value today, just like Bai Luomei's "Yanshan Pavilion·Seeing Apricot Blossoms in "One Scissing the Time of the Song Dynasty" written by Song Huizong in "One Scissing the Time of the Song Dynasty"

Cut the ice silk, fold it lightly for several heavies, and lightly add the swallow fat to evenly.

Newly made-up, full of beauty and fragrance, and shameful to kill Ruizhu's palace maid.

It is easy to wither, and there are more ruthless winds and rains.

Sorrow.

Ask about the desolate courtyard, how many spring evenings are there.

With the deepest reunion, these swallows have never been able to speak.

The sky is far away, the earth is far away, and thousands of rivers and mountains are there, and I know where the Forbidden City is.

Why don’t you think about it? Except that you sometimes go in your dreams.

No basis.

I don’t want to do it even if I come to dream again.

Putting aside all political factors and putting aside the tons of damage he caused to the Northern Song Empire, was it because he misled the country or the country misled him?

In terms of childbirth, Emperor Huizong of Song also took the lead in the Zhao family dynasty with many children, and was the leader in the birth history of ancient Chinese emperors for thousands of years. According to the "History of Song", before the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, "Thirty-one sons of Emperor Huizong" ("Biography of the Royal Family") and "Thirty-four women" ("Biography of the Princess". Based on this official incomplete statistics alone, Emperor Huizong of Song had no doubt settled the top spot with the largest number of children among the emperors of all dynasties.

In fact, before Song Huizong was captured, he had a son, namely Zhao Xiang, but the "Song History·Biography of the Royal Family" was lost. According to "Song Huiyao·Concubine", "On August 4, (Xuanhe), the imperial edict: 'The concubine Wang was born, and relatives could express their gratitude according to the following enclosure...'", this child was the thirty-two princes Zhao Xiang, and later was named Han Gong. Regarding Zhao Xiang, "Jingkang Bieshi Announcement·Kaifeng Prefecture" also records that "Han Gong Xiang was three years old, and he was the little prince", which is the youngest son of Song Huizong who was captured in the "Jingkang Misfortune". From this we can see that before Jingkang Misfortune, Song Huizong had thirty-two sons and thirty-four daughters.

"Jingkang Baishi Anzheng" was compiled by Que'an and Nai'an of the Song Dynasty. The fall of Bianjing and Jin soldiers returned to the north were very detailed. Because the content was very shameful, most official history could not record it. The book includes seven parts: "The Proverb of Kaifeng Prefecture" (Anonymous of Song Dynasty), "Qinggong Translation" (Wang Chengdi of Jin Dynasty), "Grands Words" (Anonymous of Song Dynasty), "Song Prisoners" (Anonymous of Song Dynasty), and "Song Prisoners" (Anonymous of Jin Dynasty). It was recorded daily by different authors based on personal experiences and experiences. Various materials verified each other and have a high reference value. It is the first-hand information to explore the situation of having children before and after the capture of Song Huizong.

Song Huizong gave birth to many children, largely because of his lust. "History of Song Dynasty" evaluated him as "frivolous" and was considered to have saved face. According to "Jingkang Bie Shi Jian Zheng·Translation of Qinggong", Song Huizong "will be detained for one virgin on five or seven days, and he was granted a throne once, and he was given a throne once, and he was promoted to the first level. After abdicating, he was 6,000 palace maids." He was able to cut 6,000 palace concubines at one time. It is estimated that when Song Huizong was in power, there were no less than 10,000 people in the harem. As an emperor and the emperor, Song Huizong did not devote his thoughts and energy to governing politics and defending the enemy, but was obsessed with creation and indulging in bed, which accelerated the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty to a certain extent.

After entering the Jin Dynasty, Song Huizong was named "Duke Hunde", and was insulted and exhausted. Finally, he settled in Wuguocheng (now Yilan County, Heilongjiang Province). During this period, although the conditions were a little worse and the space was smaller, there were many women around Song Huizong. According to the "Jingkang Bieshi Archives and Certainty of Kaifeng Prefecture", when Song Huizong was captured, there were 143 concubines and female officials, and as many as 504 unnamed palace maids. These concubines were escorted to the Jin Kingdom in several batches. In addition to those who died in the middle and were occupied by the Jin people, a considerable number of them remained by Song Huizong.

"Jingkang Baishi Jianzheng·Song Prison Records" states that Song Huizong "after entering the country, he gave birth to six sons and eight daughters", "five other children, and they were born in the spring of six years, which was not a dumb de Yin". In other words, after Song Huizong was captured, his women had 19 children, of which "six sons and eight daughters" were the bones and blood of Song Huizong, while "five other children (most of them were sacrificed)" was the seed of Jin people. "Song Prison Records" was written by the Jin people. It was unscrupulous in terms of the face of Song Huizong, but this improved its credibility. In this way, before and after Song Huizong was captured, he gave birth to thirty-eight sons and forty-two women, totaling eighty children.

So, what is the fate of these eighty children? Let’s talk about the princes first. Before the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, seven of the thirty-two princes died young. The remaining twenty-three princes (excluding the first emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou), together with the six princes born later, Zhao Ji, Zhao Zhu, Zhao Tan, etc., they became slaves of the country with Song Huizong and Song Qinzong; as for the forty-two princesses, except for the "Gongfu Emperor's Majesty was born in Zhou, and the Jin people did not know it, so they could not do it" ("History of Song Dynasty: Biography of Princesses"), the rest must be spared.

It was a young man, either died in a bad mood, or became a spoil of the Jin people, for slavery or pleasure, and finally they were not sure where to end. When the nest was broken, how could there be a pony (this sentence comes from "New Words of the World: Language": "Kong Rong was taken away by (Cao Cao), and the Chinese and foreign countries were frightened. At that time, Rong's eldest son was nine years old and the younger son was eight years old. The second son was carving a navigator, but he was not ready to go. Rong said to the envoy: "I hope that the crime will stop, and the two sons will not get it." Xu Jin said: "Sir, how can you see the penalties under the nest? Is there a pony?" I have also received it.")

Kong Rong, the one who learned Rang Liwen when he was a child, was one of the seven sons of Jian'an. The other six were Chen Lin, Wang Can, Xu Gan, Ruan Yu, Ying Yan, Liu Zhen, and the "Seven Sons" had a very important position in the history of Chinese literature. Together with the "Three Caos" (i.e., Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and Cao Zhi), they formed the main force of Jian'an writers. They have made contributions to the development of poetry, fu, and prose. The creation of the "Seven Sons" has their own personalities and unique styles. Kong Rong is good at memorial prose, and his works are brilliant. Wang Can's poems, fu, and prose are known as "economic", and his works are strong in lyrical. Liu Zhen is good at poetry, and his works are steep and graceful.

Liang Chen Lin and Ruan Yu were famous for their secretary Zhangbiao at that time and had certain achievements in poetry. The difference in style is that Chen Lin is more powerful and powerful, while Ruan Yu is more natural and fluent. Xu Gan's poems and fu are both capable, with delicate writing and relaxed body. Ying Yan can also be able to poetry and fu, and his works are harmonious and literary. The creative style of the "Seven Sons" also has some common characteristics, which is the style of the era of Jian'an literature. The specific content and reason for this era style are what Liu Xie said in "Wenxin Diaolong·Chronic": "Looking at the time, the writing is elegant and generous, and the good is accumulated from the world." It can be said that it influenced later literati.

However, then again, the high civilization mastered by the father and son of Song Huizong, the Zhao clan clan and the thousands of captured officials ultimately gave the barbaric Jurchens a permanent Han culture. According to the "Imperial Dynasty: The Eight Banners of Manchus", among the descendants of Jurchens, the surname "Irgen Jurluo" was the surname "Zhao". "Heilongjiang Zhidian·Clan" also said: "Jeluo was said to be Song Hui and Qin." In other words, later, some prominent families of the Qing Dynasty did not rule out that they were descendants of the Northern Song Dynasty royal family. This was probably what Song Huizong, who had the strongest fertility and had the most children in Chinese history, did not expect.

I've been talking far away, so I'll continue to return to the topic of Taoism.

Once, Emperor Huizong of Song went to the Circular Mound to worship the sky. Cai Jing's son Cai You accompanied him, and more than a hundred Taoist priests were leading the ceremonial guards. The team left Nanxun Gate. Huizong suddenly stopped and pointed to the air in front of him. He asked Cai You: "There seems to be pavilions and pavilions on the east side of Yujin Garden, which are stacked up. Where is that place?" Cai You immediately pretended to be a magical answer: "I only vaguely saw several pavilions and pavilions in the clouds. If you look closely, they were dozens of feet high from the ground." Huizong asked: "Did you see people?" Cai You replied: "It seems that some Taoist boys, holding banners and chain covers, appeared in the clouds one after another, with their eyebrows and eyes vividly in their eyes." One king and one minister, one question and one answer, determined that a god came to earth. So the emperor ordered the construction of the Taoist palace in his place, called Yingzhen Palace. "So, I have become more and more convinced of the affairs of gods."

In fact, if we really want to be serious, we can explain this easily based on the current refraction principle in physics. They undoubtedly saw a mirage, or had hallucinations in Zhao Ji's head. Cai You echoed it again, which naturally made the emperor worship Taoism more.

The Taoist priest who had been with the emperor for the longest time was Zhang Xubai. He might have a unique beard or a similar Hu person. Emperor Huizong never called him his name, but Zhang Hu. Zhang Hu was knowledgeable and knowledgeable, proficient in art and numerology, and often made predictions after getting drunk. What's amazing is that he always said that he was talking about it. He once slept with the emperor's knees after getting drunk, and often made critical warnings without hesitation, even targeting the emperor himself. Huizong didn't care, but just said, "Zhang Hu, you are drunk again." During the Xuanhe period, the Jin people captured Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom and sent someone to inform him that Emperor Huizong told Xubai about this matter. Xubai's reaction was to say slowly, "Emperor Tianzuo has been waiting for Your Majesty for a long time."

As soon as he left, the people around him were disgraceful. Emperor Tianzuo was recognized as a debauchery king, and he became a prisoner after his country was destroyed. Xu Bai was so comparable, which was completely a crime of disrespect. Emperor Huizong was fine and stroked Xu Bai's back and said, "Zhang Hu, you are drunk again." By the second year of Jingkang, that is, in 1127 AD, Emperor Huizong really became the king of the country's destruction, and after being captured by the Jin Kingdom, he met Xu Bai again. The emperor sighed and said, "What you say on weekdays has come true. I regret it so much, and I didn't listen to your opinions earlier." Xu Bai said, "It's time to come, and there is nothing to do. The past cannot be pursued, and the person who comes can still be advised. Your Majesty should cherish your body." It is said that the emperor once rewarded Zhang Xu Bai with a large amount of treasures, but Xu Bai refused to accept them all. He was a Taoist priest who knew how to love himself.
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