Empress Liu listened to politics when she was young and had the ambition to be Empress Wu Zetian. Several followers worked hard. Then he took charge, and these people were accused one after another. He didn't take it seriously and promoted some people with real talent and learning. To what extent is his kindness? Liu, the concubine of the harem, cuckolded him. He was extremely angry, but he couldn't stop killing people. He just sent her to become a nun.
The second is to talk about "benevolence and righteousness." Song Renzong abided by the ancestral motto of "Don't kill the scribes" in the Song Dynasty, and promoted a large number of people of insight and even dissidents. Su Shi, a great writer, cited an example in the examination paper of Jinshi, saying that it was rumored that the emperor was addicted to singing and dancing and did not care about the sufferings of the people. The examiner thinks that Su Shi should be severely punished for slandering the emperor through hearsay.
After reading it, Song Renzong said that such an outspoken scholar should be promoted. A scholar in Sichuan wrote an anti-poem, encouraging Chengdu to be a satrap and seek independence. The satrap was so scared that he quickly caught the scholar. Song Renzong said, this is just to vent anger. Give it to an official. That's it. He wanted to get an office for his father-in-law, but Bao Zheng strongly opposed it. Bao Zheng stopped him from going to the next court, and saliva splashed on his face.
He had no choice but to give in. Bao Zheng has not only not been hit, but also been reused. Under his rule, Ouyang Xiu, Di Qing, Bao Zheng, Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, Fu Bi, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, Ceng Gongliang and other world famous ministers emerged in an endless stream, truly achieving a large number of talents and a full house of gentlemen. Later emperors were unparalleled.
There is also "benevolent government." Korea bonzi did not pay tribute, and the minister suggested a crusade. Song Renzong said that leaders are guilty and people are innocent, so they can't fight. The Ministry of Finance wants to open up new sources of revenue and has the idea of collecting salt tax. Song Renzong said that if this tax is levied, people will eat expensive salt instead of. I personally wrote to ask for the abolition of salt tax.
An official wrote to a Taoist statue to build a golden crown. He said it was not to lure ordinary people into jail, but to gild it. Lin Jun, a scholar, kowtowed to him and suggested that he hold a grand banquet and travel around the world, so that the country would be governed. Song Renzong was frightened and alienated Lin Jun from now on. In order to get rid of the disadvantages, he pushed the New Deal of Celebration, even if he failed, he had no regrets. In his later years, he is still brewing reforms and seeking permanent peace. Real life is endless and there is no discussion about politics. The world's earliest paper money "jiaozi" was produced and used in Song Renzong.
This is evidence of the country's high economic prosperity. The financial revenue of the Song Dynasty was more than twice that of the so-called "prosperous period of Kanggan". Moreover, it is in the case that the territory is less than half of the Qing Dynasty and the population is less than a quarter. The people's living standards have also reached a rare height. Sima Guang once complained that now even peddlers and pawns wear silk, which looks like something. The great development of culture, novels and poetry is no less than that of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Three items in four great inventions of ancient china appeared in the Injong period. Militarily, the border was flattened, and Xixia and Liao countries were in awe of the national conditions of the Song Dynasty. Although there was a small dispute, I stopped fighting for decades. When he died, the people spontaneously held a funeral, and even the emperor of Liao couldn't help crying.
People who are familiar with history believe that the Tang Dynasty was the pinnacle of China's ancient society. But in fact, in terms of martial arts, Song Renzong's rule is not as good as that of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but it is even worse in terms of literary treatment. Judging from the lives of ordinary people, Ren Zongsheng Zhi is an unparalleled golden age in the history of China, and Song Renzong is also a well-deserved founding monarch.