Was there a mutiny in the Song Dynasty founded by the mutiny terminator Zhao Kuangyin? Yes, and only

Mondo History Updated on 2024-02-20

Throughout history, there have been many regime changes, peaceful inheritances, and seizures of power by force. The most famous mutiny was launched by Li Shimin in the early years of the Tang DynastyThe change of Xuanwu Gateand in additionZhou Bo Xulu, Cao Wei'sThe change of Gao Pingling, Western Jin DynastyRebellion of the Eight Kings, Eastern Jin DynastyThe Rebellion of Wang Dun, of the Sui DynastyGangdu coup, during the Wu Zetian period of the Tang DynastyShenlong coup, after the end of the yearChenqiao mutiny, Yuan Yingzong was killedSouth Slope coup, Ming Yingzong'sA change in the door, of the Qing DynastyXinyou coup d'état,During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties and Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periods, coups were ......commonplaceIf you look at history, this is not unusual. However, I don't know if you have noticed, it seemsThere were many mutinies in all dynasties, but there were basically no in the Song Dynasty

Zhao Kuangyin established the Song Dynasty after the Chenqiao mutiny, in order to break the dilemma of frequent mutinies in the five dynasties, a series of measures were taken, after the famous cup of wine released the military power, the reform of the forbidden army system, the separation of the right to send troops and the right to command the army, emphasizing literature and light on military force, and ruling the world together with scholars and doctors. It is an indisputable fact that this series of measures caused the military weakness of the Song Dynasty, but it did curb the frequent mutinies in the history of the Five DynastiesZhao Kuangyin can be called the terminator of the mutiny

That being said,Didn't there be a mutiny in the Song Dynasty and the Northern and Southern Dynasties? Yes, and only once. Because of its small scale, the impact is not large, and it has basically not changed the course of history, so few people pay attention to it. This happened in the third year of Gaozong Jianyan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1129 AD).Miao-Liu mutiny

"History of the Song Dynasty, Benji, Volume 25, Gaozong II": In the afternoon, Zhao Wang Yuan was exempted from submitting the text of this court. Hu subordinated Miao Fu and Wang Yuan suddenly won the king, and Liu Zhengyan complained about the thieves and rewarded them with a thin reward. The emperor is in Yangzhou, the eunuchs are arrogant, and the generals are sick. Gui Wei, Fu, Zhengyan and others rebelled, extorted troops to Que, and killed more than 100 people under Wang Yuan and the inner servant Kang Xu. Emperor Denglou, with Fu as the Qingyuan Army Cheng Xuan Envoy, the Imperial Camp Envoy to increase the system, Zhengyan Weizhou Observation Envoy, Deputy Capital Command. Fu and others forced Emperor Xun to be located in the prince Wei Guogong, and asked the Empress Dowager Longyou to hang the curtain and listen to the political ......Yi Si, the Queen Mother issued an order to the Rui Sheng Emperor to dispose of the soldiers and horses. Zhang Jun led his troops to Pingjiang, and Liu Guangshi succeeded him ......Lu Yihao, Zhang Junfa Pingjiang. Ding Wei, the second Wujiang, and Emperor Jianyan were also on the throne. Zhu Shengfei summoned Fu and Masahiko to the capital to discuss the restoration, and Fu and the others then went to the Rui Shenggong ......In the summer and April, the queen mother issued an edict to return to power, and the emperor was restored to the throne. The emperor returned to the palace, and the queen mother hung the curtain in the front hall, and the queen mother was the queen mother of Longyou ......Lu Yihao and Zhang Junjun were in peace, Miao Yi and Ma Rouji refused to win, and Fu and Zhengyan led troops to escape for 2,000 nights. Xinhai, the queen mother withdrew the curtain ......Ji Chou, Han Shizhong pursued Fu and Zhengyan in Pucheng County, won Zhengyan, and Fu escaped ......Miao Fu Pi killed Miao Yi in Jiangchi and surrendered to Zhou Wang. Fu went to Jianyang County, and the local tyrant Zhan insisted on offering ......In the autumn and July, Wu Yin, the king was given the title of senior minister. Ji Mao, pro-prisoner. Xin Si, Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan were punished.

After saying the shame of Jingkang, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou almost became the only one left, and after ascending the throne almost indisputably, at the age of twenty-two, he fled to Yangzhou, relaxed his vigilance, handed over all affairs to the lord and sent Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan, and played in the palace all day long.

Wanyan Zonghan led the Jin soldiers to the south quickly, and the vanguard force of 500 cavalry approached Yangzhou, and there were more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians in Yangzhou at that time. Gaozong immediately panicked when he got the report from the chamberlain, and he was messing with the palace maid, he put on his pants and ran, went straight to the river, found a small boat and crossed the river, without considering that there were still soldiers in Yangzhou, and he wanted to do some defense or something.

The emperor ran away so quickly, it is estimated that the soldiers and civilians in Yangzhou are a little confused, and after reacting, they naturally have no mood to resist. The next day, the Jin soldiers arrived, slaughtered the city directly, and chased them to the river, most of them were killed, and the rest became prisoners.

Song Gaozong, who fled to Hangzhou, was finally able to take a breath, Liu Guangshi, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun and other generals all went out to fight, and the guards and generals around Gaozong left Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan.

On the first day of the third month of 1129, the sun appeared sunspot, and something happened to the imperial court, and for three or four consecutive days, Gaozong carried out a series of rewards and appointments, among which Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp, was appointed as the Privy Council of the same signatory. Wang Yuan once served as Liu Yanqing's vanguard to conquer Fangla, and he had military exploits, but he also made mistakes, that is, Gaozong Yangzhou escaped with him, and everyone's characterization of this matter isWang Yuan did not fight when he encountered the enemy and fled。At that time, the generals around Gaozong belonged to different systems, and they were temporarily integrated together, and none of the leading generals were convinced, Wang Yuan was sealed so quickly, Miao Fu, who was born in Jiangmen, and Liu Zhengyan, who had surrendered the giant thief Ding Jin, were naturally very unhappy. At the same time, when he was in Yangzhou, the inner servants Kang Lu and others were fortunate to be favored by the emperor, and they had already provoked the generals to be angry.

On the fifth day of the first month of March, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan launched a mutiny, first killing Wang Yuan, and then killing more than 100 eunuchs below Kang Lu, and then besieged the palace. As long as Song Gaozong can save his life, he immediately agreed to Miao Liu's request, ascended to the throne and announced that Miao Fu was the Qingyuan Army Chengxuan Envoy and the Imperial Camp Envoy to increase the system, and Liu Zhengyan was the Weizhou Observation Envoy and Deputy Capital Commander, and at the same time the Zen crown prince, the three-year-old crown prince Zhao Yang of Wei Guogong, changed the Yuan Ming to accept it, and asked Song Zhezong's queen Long Youmeng to listen to the government.

Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan did this, and the other generals were definitely not convinced, and Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi and other generals all transferred troops back to prepare to attack Miao and Liu. Miao Liu himself was also a little afraid, and the queen mother issued an edict, and under the coordination of Prime Minister Zhu Shengfei, the two also went to Ruisheng Palace to discuss the restoration of Gaozong.

Song Gaozong's throne was restored after more than a month. On the first day of the fourth month of summer, the queen mother issued an edict to return to power, and Gaozong was restored to the emperor's throne. Gaozong returned to the palace, and the queen mother went to the front hall to listen to the government, and ordered the queen mother to be the queen mother of Longyou. On the second day of the first month, he issued an edict to find the god of Taizu, and at the same time appointed Miao Fu as the envoy of Huaixi and Liu Zhengyan as the deputy envoy. On the third day of the first month, Gaozong restored the Jianyan era. Zhang Jun was appointed as the Privy Councillor, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan were appointed as the major guards of the school, and in order to stabilize Miao and Liu, they have been given additional officials and knights. When the soldiers of King Qin arrived, the troops of Lu Yihao and Zhang Jun were stationed in Linping, and Miao and Liu's generals Miao Xu and Ma Rouji resisted but did not win, and Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan led 2,000 troops to flee by night.

On the fourth day of the first month, the queen mother removed the curtain. Miao and Liu fled to attack the surrounding counties, and Gaozong sent people to pursue them, and at the same time dismissed Zhu Shengfei and others who failed to protect themselves in the mutiny, and promoted Lu Yihao, Liu Guangshi, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Jun to King Qin, and the subordinate generals who participated in King Qin were all promoted to knighthood. He also dismissed and killed a number of people related to the Miao Liu Mutiny**, and posthumously presented the honor of the slain Wang Yuan Kaifu Yi and the three divisions. On the eighth day of the first month, amnesty for the world. On the 20th, Gaozong set out from Hangzhou and appointed Han Shizhong as the envoy of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and pursued Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan together with Liu Guangshi. On the 22nd, an edict was issued: Miao Fu, Liu Zhengyan, Miao Yu, Miao Xu, and Zhang Lian will not be pardoned, and all others who participated in the rebellion will be exempted. On the 25th, his son Zhao Yang was re-appointed as the crown prince. Pardon the crimes of Miao Fu's fellow party Wang Junfu and Ma Rouji, and allow them to choose their own belonging. On the third day of the fifth month, Miao Fu beheaded Zhang Yi and Ma Rouji and surrendered to the imperial court.

On May 12, Han Shizhong pursued Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan to Pucheng County, captured Liu Zhengyan, and Miao Fu fled. On the 22nd, Miao Fu's deputy general Jiang Chi killed Miao Xu and surrendered. Miao Fu fled to Jianyang County, Fujian, and the local tyrant Zhan Biao was captured and presented to the imperial court. On the fifth day of July, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan were sentenced to death.

After four months, the mutiny of Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan was quelled. The only mutiny in the Song Dynasty had no impact on the course of history, and the Southern Song Dynasty was still under the rule of Gaozong, the difference was that it gave Gaozong a warning, he couldn't leave anything alone, and he had to coordinate the main peace faction and the main battle faction, otherwise the throne would not be stable. This can be regarded as Gaozong's growth, but the growth is not so positive, Gaozong still does not seek to restore the Central Plains, ignores the shame of his father and brother Jingkang, and only finds a balance between the two factions of peace and war for his own selfish desire to enjoy a corner of peace.

In Zhao Gou's view, there was only one loss to himself in this mutiny, that is, the crown prince Zhao Yang died a week after Miao Liu Fufa, only three years old, I don't know if there was any factor of fright in the mutiny. Zhao Gou, who never gave birth to a son again, later had to choose the children of the clan to take the throne, and the throne returned to Zhao Kuangyin's line.

Zhao Kuangyin would never have imagined that a decision to emphasize literature over military force would weaken the entire Song Dynasty behind him, and perhaps he thought that half of his children and grandchildren would be enough. But maybe he just didn't expect that he would die so early, and it was his younger brother who took over.

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