If emperors of all dynasties competed in a group to see whose family had the most children, I'm afraid The Li family in the Tang Dynasty would laugh wildly with their arms akimbo, while The Zhao officials in the Tianshui court would collectively withdraw from the group, even if Huizong Zhao Xiao If you hold on to the door frame and refuse to leave, your ancestors will forcibly drag you away.
Why?
Because from Qin Dynasty to Qing Dynasty , most other families would not be able to have children until the late dynasty. Only the emperors of the Tang Dynasty, even if they rarely married wives seriously, they had a lot of sons and daughters. When bamboo shoots spring up after the rain, there is no time when they cannot grow.
On the contrary, Zhao Song imperial court, from the early days of the founding of the country to the end of the dynasty, the officials from youth to gray-haired, struggled on the front line of giving birth to children, and were miserable and almost without food. receive.
The Zhao officials of the Northern Song Dynasty still had Zhao Xiaoji to uphold their respect. The data is not as ugly as The Southern Song Dynasty . It can be said that it was Zhao Xiaoji who single-handedly raised the fertility level of the officials of the Northern Song Dynasty. But the Southern Song Dynasty court, let alone Zhao Xiaoji, was not even on the level of Zhao Sanjiong, who had at least 9 sons and 7 daughters.
Do you know how difficult it was for the emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty to have a baby?
Some emperors in the Northern Song Dynasty had trouble raising sons and daughters, but the emperors in the Southern Song Dynasty had difficulty in giving birth to sons and daughters. Even the inheritance of the throne was basically adopted. The decline of its royal family members, throughout the past five thousand years, no one can match it, and its core members seem to be cursed.
At this moment, when faced with the topic of heirs, all the officials in the Southern Song Dynasty shed bitter tears.
The founding emperor GaozongZhao Gou gave birth to five daughters before he came to the throne. They all moved north with their grandfather Huizong. Zhao Gou, who fled, later only gave birth to one son, Crown Prince YuanyiZhao Min (1127.6.13 -1129.7.11), died at the age of 3.
After the death of his only son, Zhao Gou, who lost his fertility, no matter how reluctant he was in his heart, could only rely on his eldest son, Xiaozong Zhao Shen.
Xiaozong Zhao Shen changed his father's sluggishness. Before he came to the throne, he and his wife Guo gave birth to four sons and one daughter in one go. Yes:
Crown Prince Zhuang Wen Zhao Yan (1144-1167.7.10), died young at the age of 24;
King Wei Huixian Zhao Kai (1146.4.24-1180.2.9), died young at the age of 35;
Song Guangzong Zhao Dun (1147.9.4-1200.8.8), 54 years old;
Zhao Ke, the king of Shao Suu, died without a name, and was posthumously awarded a famous title;
Princess Jiaguo (1149-1162.4.2), died at the age of 14;
Little Princess (1181-1181), died at the age of five months;
Princess Zhengguo, became a monk.
Xiaozong's four sons died in infancy, and three died early. The remaining one, Guangzong, was not only unfilial, but also a mental patient.
Although Xiaozong's fertility could not be compared with that of Zhao Jiong, Zhao Xu and others, Gaozong Zhao Gou was already very satisfied with being able to have his eldest grandson, but what he did not expect was that the Southern Song Dynasty court reached the third generation. Giving birth became difficult again.
As the eldest son and eldest grandson, Zhao Su himself died young and gave birth to only one son, Zhao Ni (1165.6.1-1173.2.22), who died at the age of 9.
Zhao Kai, the second eldest, gave birth to two sons and one daughter. The eldest son Zhao Xin (before 1170-1175), probably He lived for three or four years; his second son, King Hui of Yi Jing and Zhao Li (1177-1206.5.1), died at the age of 30; his eldest daughter, Princess Ankang (1167-1205), died at the age of 39.
The third eldest son of Guangzong, Zhao Dun, had two sons and three daughters:
The eldest son Zhao Ting (1165.4.15-?) died in infancy; html The second son Ning Zong Zhao Kuo (1168.10.20-1224. Leap 8.3), 57 years old;
daughters Princess Wen'an, Princess Hezheng, and Princess Qi'an all died young.
Xiaozong’s three adult sons gave him a total of five biological grandchildren, but three more died in infancy. Among the fourth generation, only two cousins, Zhao Kuo and Zhao Lu, were left. They struggled to have children, but they couldn't feed them. The two brothers gave birth to a total of eleven children, ten boys and one girl, but all of them were killed in battle:
Zhao Huan only had one son, Zhao Gai, who died at the age of 3.
Ningzong Zhao Kuo had nine sons and one daughter, all of whom died in infancy:
The eldest son (1192.3.7-1192.4), who was not named and died in infancy;
Yanwang Zhao Chun (1196.6.28-119 6.8.15), died in less than two months;
King Zhao Tan (1200.1.12-1200.8.19), died in seven months;
King Ying Zhao Zeng (1200.11.11-1200.12.1), died before the full moon;
Hua Wang Zhao Yan (1202. Leap 12), also died before the full moon;
Shen Wang Zhao Yan (1207.1.11), died at birth;
Shun Wang Zhao Qi (1207.1.11-1207.2.17), died at just one month old;
Su Wang Zhao Bian (1208.3-1208. Leap 4.14), died in the full moon;
King Zhao of Pi (1223.1.6-1223.2.25), died after the full moon;
Princess Qi (1208), died in six months.
Emma! It feels like Ning Zong is numb from the pain of losing his son! It would be miserable to face the situation of having no one to inherit the throne.
Under the advice of ministers, Ningzong followed Gaozong's example and chose the eldest son in the clan to adopt, namely Prince Jingxian Zhao Xun (1193-1220.8.6), and also gave one to his cousin Zhao Jue who died young and his son died in infancy. The child is Zhao Hong (?-1225.1.9).
What Ning Zong had no choice about was that the prince Zhao Xun, who entered the palace for training at the age of 6, also died prematurely and did not leave a son and a half to his heir.
Ning Zong, who was already old, had no time and energy to train him from scratch, so he cut off his cousin's heir Zhao Hong and made him the prince. In addition, he asked Prime Minister Shi Miyuan to adopt the eldest son to Zhao Lu, who was later known as Li. Zong Zhao Yun (1204.1.5-1264.10.26).
After the frivolous Zhao Hong was established as a prince, he gave birth to his son Zhao Quan (1224.6.5-1224.8.22), but the little grandson only lived for more than two months and died in infancy.
Immediately after Ning Zong died, Prime Minister Shi Miyuan, who was at odds with the prince Zhao Hong, united with Ning Zong Empress Yang to act boldly. God changed the prince in front of Ning Zongling and established Zhao Yun, the heir of King Yi, as the emperor. It was Lizong. Zhao Hong, the heir of Ning Zong who was expelled from the capital, was soon killed by Lao Shi, who wanted to have a son. I can't give birth either.
Lizong Zhao Yun, who missed out and became the emperor, also began to face the problem of difficult fertility in the days to come. Through his unremitting efforts, in his 61 years of life, he gave birth to a total of five sons, four Daughter:
Yongwang Zhao Ji, died in infancy;
Zhao Wang, Zhao Yi, also died in infancy;
Qi Wang Zhao Wei (1238.9.10-1238.11.13), died in two months;
The unnamed King of Qi (?-1240.5.12) also died young;
The unnamed King of Yong also died young;
Chong Guogong Lord (?-1235.9.23), died in infancy...
Princess Duanxiao of Zhou Han Kingdom (1241-1262.7.16), died young at the age of 22;
Princess of Germany and Princess Runguo, both died... ·fold.
Emperor Lizong, who was also numb after the death of his child, thought with a dull face: I can’t raise a son, but I still have brothers! And nephew! No need to adopt the distant sect!
His half-brothers, Si Rong Wang Zhao and Rui, finally gave birth to two sons after they came into being in the new year, but the eldest son Zhao Yousun (1240.4. 8) Immediately after birth, she was infertile. The second son, DuzongZhao You (1240.4.9-1274.7.9), was born with weak hands and feet due to the damage of abortion pills, and could not speak until he was seven years old.
No matter how sick Zhao Fu was, he was still an imbecile, but he was finally brought up. There was finally a single seedling in the three thousand hectares of land in the old Zhao family, right?
In the view of the selfish Lizong, although his nephew was an imbecile, he was also the person closest to him by blood. Therefore, he was unwilling to follow the advice of his ministers and follow the example of Gaozong and Ningzong in choosing a son from the clan as his heir. He insisted on making his imbecile nephew his heir and crown prince.
As an emperor, regardless of the country, the country, and the people, he insists on handing over the great rivers and mountains that are still prosperous even though they are in a corner into the hands of imbeciles. Lizong is really committing a sin!
What’s more amazing is that even though Du Zong Zhao Fu was an imbecile and although his health seemed to be in bad shape, his fertility was still better than that of his biological father and heir father. In his 35-year-old life, he had at least one child. There were seven boys, two girls, and nine children:
Guang Wang Zhao Zhuo (1262 .Leap 9.29-1262.11.25), died in less than two months;
Zhao Shu (1264.7.3-1264.10), died in three months;
Tuanjong Zhao was (1268. Leap 1.6-1278.4.15 ), died at the age of 11;
Yi Guogong Zhao Xian (1268.10.1-1270.6.6), died at the age of 3;
Qi Wang Zhao Min (1269.6.10-1269.6.23), died before one month old;
Gongdi Zhao Xian (1271.9.28-1323.4), was killed by Yuan Yingzong at the age of 53;
The last emperor Zhao Bing (1272.1.12-1279.2.6), jumped into the sea at the age of 8.
Princess Tongshou, not sure if she is the princess of Jin, the princess of Jin also jumped into the sea and died.
In any case, at least four of the nine children are over 7 years old. If the Mongols had not gone south, the inheritance of the throne of the Southern Song Dynasty would probably not have to face the situation of adoption. However, history has no ifs.
Here is a brief summary of the heirs of the Southern Song royal family:
Gaozong had 1 son and 0 daughters, and 1 died in infancy;
Xiaozong had 4 sons and 3 daughters, and 1 son and 2 daughters died in infancy.
Zhao Ming had 1 son and 0 daughter, 1 died in infancy;
Zhao Kai had 2 sons and 1 daughter, 1 son died in infancy, and 1 son died in infancy;
Guangzong had 2 sons and 3 daughters, 1 son and 3 daughters died in infancy;
Ning Zong had 9 sons and 1 daughter, and 9 sons and 1 daughter died in infancy;
Zhao Bing had 1 son and 0 daughter, and 1 son died in infancy;
Zhao Xun had 0 sons and 0 daughters;
Zhao Hong had 1 son and 0 daughter.
Lizong had 5 sons and 4 daughters, 5 sons and 3 daughters, and 1 daughter died young;
Zhao Yurui had 23 sons and 1 daughter, and 1 son died in infancy;
Du Zong had 7 sons and 2 daughters, and 5 sons died in infancy.
This data looks really pitiful. Take a closer look. Putting aside premature deaths, in the 153 years of the Southern Song Dynasty from 1127 to 1279, only the core members of the royal family were healthy adults:
Gaozong Zhaogou (8 1 year old), Xiaozong Zhao Shen (68 years old), Prince Zhuangwen Zhao Su (24 years old), Wei King Zhao Kai (35 years old), Guangzong Zhao Dun (54 years old), Ningzong Zhao Kuo (57 years old), Wuxing County Prince Zhao抦(3 0 years old), Prince Jingxian Zhao Xun (28 years old), Prince Zhao Hong (no more than 30 years old), Lizong Zhao Yun (61 years old), Du Zong Zhao Yu (35 years old), Emperor Gong Zhao Xian (53 years old) Twelve males.
As for the core female members, there are only two healthy adults, Princess Ankang (39 years old) and Princess Zhou Hanguo (22 years old).
In the five thousand years of China, there is probably nothing more tragic than the death of the heirs of the core members of the Southern Song Dynasty royal family. Is it because Zhao Gou, the founding emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, first opened the River of Success? Or was it the founder of the Zhao family, Zhao Erpang, who betrayed his benefactor Guo Rong, which caused the descendants who sat on the throne to have no heirs? Spread your hands.
Due to the difficulty in producing heirs and frequent infertility, not only did the succession of the throne of the Southern Song Dynasty rely on adoption, but also the posthumous enshrinement of core members had to rely on adoption.
Gaozong adopted Xiaozong, Ningzong successively adopted King Jingxianhe, and Lizong adopted Duzong. At the same time, Ning and Li also passed on to Zhuang Wen, King Wei (King Yi), and Jingxian successively, that is, It is said that in the Lizong Dynasty, from the emperor to the prince, , all adopted stepsons...
The adopted stepson Lizong's heir is his nephew Zhao Yu, Zhuang Wen's heir is Zhao Sizheng, a descendant of Dezhao, Jingxian's heir is Zhao Naiyu, also a descendant of Dezhao, King Yi (lineage of King Wei) The heir is Zhao Guiqian, a descendant of Dezhao.
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pictures are from the Internet, and the charts are self-made by Monkey Grid.
Reference materials: "Song Hui Yao Collection", "Miscellaneous Notes on the Government and the Country since Jianyan", "Song History", etc.
looks for historical truth through appearances, uses history as a theory, tells personal opinions, and refuses over-interpretation and conspiracy theories that are divorced from the humanistic environment. Update the Buddhist system, please pay attention with caution.
The author has something to say: I feel that the Southern Song Dynasty officials were really miserable when it came to their heirs, so I wanted to write about it.
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