Injong Zhao Zhen, the true son. In the eighth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, he was crowned king of Shouchun County, and in the second year of Tianxi (10 18), he was promoted to king and made a prince. In the first year of Ganxing (1022), Empress Liu was in charge, and in the second year (1033), the Empress Dowager died and she was in charge. Renzong reigned for 42 years and was the longest-serving emperor in the Song Dynasty. Renzong lived in the shadow of his adoptive mother, Empress Liu, in his early years. Renzong, as a well-behaved monarch, can abide by the statutes of his ancestors, and his temperament is weak and gentle, and his martial arts strategy is not as good as that of Taizong and Taizong. He was mediocre in the long-term confrontation with Xixia dynasty, and the Song Dynasty was in a weak position militarily. However, Renzong understood the duty of perfection and wanted to solve many disadvantages in society at that time. He promoted and reused a large number of people who had great influence at that time and later generations, so there were many famous ministers during his reign. Generally speaking, Injong was a successful emperor. His life is full of tragedies, but there are also many feelings of compassion.

The struggle between mother and country: two queens of life and death

After arranging the funeral of his biological mother, Injong obviously didn't pursue Queen Liu and her relatives too much, which was probably just a temporary expedient. In fact, long before the death of Empress Dowager, there was a great contradiction between Injong and Empress Dowager, especially in his own marriage, Injong obviously felt the imperiousness of Empress Dowager. Injong initially took a fancy to Wang Mengzheng's daughter, but she was rich because she was not an official. She once mentioned this to Queen Liu. However, the arbitrary Queen Liu simply ignored it, saying that this woman was "too coquettish for fear of harming the young master" and simply betrothed this girl who was "worthy of beauty" to her son Liu Congde. Liu Mei is Gong Mei, a silversmith. Unfortunately, she died before Liu was awarded the title of Empress Dowager, leaving two sons, Liu Congde being her eldest son. This move by Empress Dowager Cixi undoubtedly means repaying Gong Mei. However, this engagement greatly hurt the young emperor.

When Wang Meng married Queen Liu, his father strongly disapproved and could not stop him. He even cursed: our royal family has always been for the people, never married a consort, and it is bound to be in trouble in the future! I didn't expect all this to come true. 10 years later, Wang Meng had an affair with his father's handmaid, and refused to admit it after giving birth, fearing that she would divide the property, and was sued by her handmaid. After examination, the evidence is conclusive, and Wang Meng is being removed and sent to Lingnan. Injong issued a special edict forbidding daughters to enter the palace as relatives of the country, and children and grandchildren were not allowed to marry into the royal family. This punishment is probably related to Injong venting his accumulated resentment for many years.

After Renzong betrothed his favorite girl to Liu Congde, the Queen Mother also prepared to marry the emperor 15 years old as soon as possible, and selected several girls with status to enter the palace as queen candidates, including Guo Chong's granddaughter and Zhang, the great-granddaughter of the late general. At that time, Injong fell in love with a girl named Zhang at first sight. Originally, whoever the emperor chose could be the queen, but Injong's wish was once again blocked by the Queen Mother. It turned out that after the examination of the Queen Mother, the woman surnamed Zhang was not as good as the woman surnamed Guo. Without consulting Renzong, he took Zhang as a talent and made Guo the queen. This decision once again dealt a heavy blow to the young Renzong, which led to the emperor's long-term disregard for the main palace and directly led to the storm after the abolition.

Queen Guo has Queen Liu as her patron. She knows neither humility nor tolerance, but gradually develops an arrogant and self-indulgent character. After the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, she still stuck to her old habits and monopolized the harem with the rules of Empress Dowager Cixi. Renzong, on the other hand, tried to get rid of the influence of the queen mother. One of the important changes is that concubines in the harem are favored one after another. At that time, the two most beautiful women favored by Renzong were Shang and Yang. Shang's father was sealed, and his favor moved to the capital, which caused Guo Hou's jealousy. After several conflicts with merchants, merchants naturally vilified the queen in front of Renzong. On one occasion, Shang mocked Guo Hou in front of Injong. Guo Hou was furious and wanted to hit Shang in the face. Injong ran to stop the fight, but it happened that a slap fell on the emperor's neck. Injong was so angry that Yan Wenying, the eunuch, sent Lv Yijian, the prime minister, to "examine" the scar, in fact seeking support for abolishing it. Later, Renzong wrote a letter saying that the queen had no children and was willing to be a Taoist priest. She was specially named Fei Jing and Yujing Chongmiao Shixian. They changed their names to Jason Wu and lived in Changning Palace. As soon as this imperial edict came out, the imperial court caused an uproar, and even triggered an unprecedented event in which Taiwan Province admonished the ministers collectively in front of the emperor's bedroom. Queen Guo was abolished, nominally because she failed to give birth to a prince for a long time, but in fact Renzong vented her dissatisfaction with the late Queen Mother.

After the abolition of Queen Guo, Injong asked Song Taizu to draft the imperial edict after the abolition. Among them, "When seeking moral education, treat the internal affairs with righteousness", which means choosing a woman from a well-educated family. Although Empress Liu is no longer alive and Injong has been in power, he still can't do it after the election. At that time, I brought a woman named Chen into the palace, which was quite loved by Renzong. Chen is the daughter of a tea merchant in Shouzhou, and her father made a small official by donating money, without a famous family. Song Shoudao: "If your majesty takes lowliness as his palace, wouldn't it run counter to what the imperial edict said the day before yesterday?" Cai Ji, the prime minister and deputy envoy of the Council, also persuaded Yan Shiliang, the eunuch in charge of giving medicine to the emperor, to gain the trust of Renzong and advised Renzong not to marry Chen. In this way, under the repeated persuasion of all, Injong had to set up another palace and reluctantly elected the granddaughter of Cao Bin, a famous star in the early Song Dynasty, as the queen.

Because of this, Injong seems to be not very satisfied with this marriage. After entering middle age, Beauty Zhang is Injong's favorite woman. Empress was named queen only after her death, but her power before her death was no less than that of Empress Cao. Born in Luoyang, his ancestors were Wu. Yue returned to Song, and his family moved to Henan to settle down. Unfortunately, his father, Yao Zhang, was a scholar and died soon. His mother took her daughter as a dancer in the Princess House of Qi State. Dagong decided that the little girl was smart and lovely, so he called her into the palace to play. At that time, she was only 8 years old and was adopted by Jia Gong. A palace banquet was favored by Renzong. Li Qing became an imperial concubine in the eighth year (1048), 10/7. In just a few years, Zhang rose from a gifted scholar with a late princess to an imperial concubine, only one step away from the queen, which shows that Renzong is particularly fond of her.

Although Zhang Guifei is clever and deeply loved by Renzong, she can't do whatever she wants under the background of "scholar-officials rule the world". Not only was there no hope for the Empress of the Jin Dynasty, but even her uncle Yao Zhang's insincerity in sealing the South Courtyard of Xuanhui was given up because of the fierce attack of Taiwan admonishers. One day, Injong was going to court. Zhang Guifei sent Renzong to the door of the temple, pulling Renzong and saying, "Don't forget to announce the emblem today!" Injong replied: "Don't worry! Rest assured! " As a result, in the temple, Renzong was preparing to issue a letter appointing Zhang Yaozuo. Bao Zheng stood up and stated the reasons why Zhang could not be appointed. He was so excited that he spat in Injong's face. Injong had to withdraw the power of attorney. Zhang Guifei sent eunuchs to inquire and learned that Bao Zheng was guilty of making faces. After Injong returned to the palace, Zhang Guifei stepped forward to put in a good word for his uncle. Injong wiped his face with his sleeve and said impatiently, "Bao Zheng went to the temple today and threw up on my face. You just want to announce the emblem. Don't you know that Bao Zheng is an admonition officer? "

For six years (1054), Zhang Guifei died of sudden illness at the age of 3/kloc-0. Injong felt Zhang Guifei's gentleness and kindness before he died, and said to the left and right in great sorrow that when Yan Xiu and others launched a palace rebellion, Zhang Guifei stood up to protect himself regardless of his own safety. There was a great drought in the world. In order to share his troubles, it was Zhang Guifei who stabbed his arm, bled in the palace and wrote a prayer for rain. With the support of eunuchs, Injong finally decided to send out an obituary for Zhang Guifei with the queen's gift. Zhang Guifei, who dreamed of becoming a queen all his life, finally put on the mourning clothes of the queen after his death and enjoyed the visits of imperial clan and ministers. Worried about opposition from the ruling and opposition parties, Renzong simply declared Zhang, the imperial concubine chasing books, as the queen on the fourth day of the funeral and gave her a posthumous gift. Queen Cao of Gong Zheng is alive, but she is chasing the imperial concubine, so there are two queens who live and die once. Such a ceremony was unheard of in ancient times. Taiwan Province's constant protests were ignored by Injong. Injong ordered "No Music in January" for the sake of his beloved woman, and Shi Jing's only activity was to mourn for Queen Wencheng.

For the sake of the two most important women in his life-his birth mother and his beloved princess, Renzong resolutely carried out two book-chasing activities regardless of the great criticism of the ruling and opposition parties. This feeling is sincere. Similarly, Renzong, whether a civilian or a military commander, who knows people well and is good at their duties, will give his officials considerable trust, and this trust is also frank. However, the shadow of his mother's coming to Korea in his early years and his unfortunate marriage made him weak, melancholy and hesitant, and this trust could hardly stand the test of the vicissitudes of the world.

Worries of Famous Officials: Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing

Since Injong ascended the throne, the internal and external troubles in the Song Dynasty have become increasingly serious. From Fan Zhongyan to Qing Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty and Xixia launched a border war in an all-round way, and the troops in the Northern Song Dynasty were defeated in three wars, and there were many uprisings, mutinies and rebellions in China. This situation forced Renzong to try to solve these crises in order to consolidate the rule of Zhao and Song Dynasties. To consolidate the rule, we must have talents. Renzong found the sage Fan Zhongyan.

Fan Zhongyan is famous all over the world for carrying out the New Deal, and his acquaintance with Renzong can be traced back to the Tiansheng period. At that time, when Fan Zhongyan had just arrived in Beijing as a captain of the Secret Pavilion, he boldly wrote a letter to Queen Liu, who listened to politics, arguing that the emperor should not lead the officials to bow down for the birthday of the Queen Mother, but should be replaced by the Prime Minister. At that time, although the ministers of the DPRK knew that the emperor's birthday was inappropriate, no one dared to speak. In the same year, Fan Zhongyan wrote to the Empress Dowager again and requested to return to Renzong. The queen mother ignored it. Fan Zhongyan angrily asked to go out as a local official. This left a deep impression on 20-year-old Renzong, and also made him feel the support of courtiers for the first time.

Fan Zhongyan, a native of Wuxian County, Suzhou, was born in the second year of Duangong (989). His father died at the age of two and his mother remarried. Although the young Fan Zhongyan has an unfortunate life experience, he is ambitious. He once asked the gods in a temple, "Can I be a prime minister in the future?" God said no, and Zhong You said, "If you can't be a prime minister, how about being a good doctor?" Although this record is not credible, it is a natural revelation of Fan Zhongyan's ideal of saving the world. Because of this, his early study conditions were unbearable, but he was able to study hard, with unremitting mechanics and enthusiasm. Fan Zhongyan later recalled: "When I was young, I studied in Changbai Mountain with a classmate named Liu. I cook two liters of millet porridge every day, cut it into four pieces when it is cold, and eat two pieces in the morning and two pieces in the evening. Chop vegetables, add half a cup of vinegar and a little salt, and cook as vegetables. It took three years. " In the fourth year of Dazhong Xiangfu (10 1 1), 23-year-old Fan Zhongyan bid farewell to his mother and went to Yingtian Academy, one of the four major academies in the Northern Song Dynasty. He studies very hard in college. In the cold winter, when he was sleepy, he threw cold water on his face and stayed up all night. He never took off his clothes when he slept for five years. The hard study career not only made him master rich knowledge, but more importantly, honed his will quality.

Because Renzong already knew something about Fan Zhongyan's character, he recalled Fan Zhongyan to Beijing and was promoted to the right department to remonstrate. At this time, more and more people directly or indirectly attacked the Queen Mother when she was listening to politics. Although Fan Zhongyan had urged the Queen Mother to restore her power and even suffered unfair treatment, he did not take the opportunity to retaliate. Instead, I advised Renzong that the Empress Dowager was instructed by the late emperor to protect you 10 for many years. Some minor mistakes should be covered up and the reputation of the empress dowager should be safeguarded. Renzong was very moved, so he respected Fan Zhongyan more and more and ordered not to talk about what happened when the Queen Mother hung the curtain. From then on, Fan Zhongyan became the best candidate for comprehensive reform in Injong's mind.

In the third year of Qing Dynasty (1043), the Northern Song Dynasty reached a preliminary peace agreement with Xixia, and Renzong urgently recalled 55-year-old Fan Zhongyan from the northwest front to the central government as an assistant envoy. In August of the same year, he was promoted to participate in politics. With the support of Renzong, Fan Zhongyan began a new policy centered on rectifying official management, trying to promote and reuse talented and virtuous people. This is Fan Zhongyan's ideal, and it is also the goal that Renzong pursues diligently. However, the reform has fundamentally touched the vested interests of many officials. In fact, not many people were in favor of the reform, and they were attacked in many ways soon after its implementation. Many people accuse Fan Zhongyan and others of being "cronies". Renzong called Fan Zhongyan and asked, "Little people always make friends. Do gentlemen also make friends? " Fan Zhongyan replied: "When I was in the frontier, I saw those brave people forming their own parties, and so did the court. Evil has its own way. Only the Vatican. What harm does it do to the country if people who do good deeds become cronies? " At this time, Ouyang Xiu also put forward the famous "party theory" and expressed his support for Fan Zhongyan. However, Renzong was extremely dissatisfied with this, and even opposition voices appeared in the ruling and opposition parties. Even Zhang Dexiang, the prime minister who was also trusted by Injong, attacked Fan Zhongyan and others as cronies in front of Injong. In the Xia and Song Dynasties, it was even falsely claimed that the famous Confucian Shi Jie drafted the old and new imperial edicts for Fu Bi, that is, abolishing Renzong and framing Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu, Shi Jie and others for committing heinous crimes. At this time, Renzong said that he did not believe in rumors, but further deepened his dislike of Fan Zhongyan and others flaunting gentlemen. With the reform, Renzong not only heard too many opposing voices, but more importantly, he was extremely sensitive to his cronies. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the supreme ruler of the Song Dynasty has made great efforts to prevent officials from forming small groups, and Renzong, who abides by the family law of his ancestors, can't allow small groups around him anyway. Finally, he had to make a painful and helpless decision. In the first month of the fifth year of Li Qing, the threat of Liao and Xixia to Song Dynasty was lifted one after another. In the midst of contradictions and trade-offs, the hesitant Renzong went to Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi and Du Yan, the prime minister who agreed to the New Deal, and made them local officials. The short-lived "Qingli New Deal" failed.

1 1 years ago, Fan Zhongyan, who stayed in Zhou Mu because of remonstrance, built an ancestral temple for Yan Ziling, a famous person in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and wrote a wonderful sentence, "The mountains are green, the rivers are wide and the mountains are high." At this time, Fan Zhongyan, who went on strike, visited Shu Wei, a hermit in the mountains, and frankly confided his feelings: "I am also a spoiled child, but fortunately I am not happy. Those who enter the Tao will stop. " It means don't lose face, let nature take its course. Shortly thereafter, in the sixth year of Qing Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan wrote an inscription for Yueyang Tower at the invitation of his good friend Teng, leaving an eternal famous sentence that won glory for the sun and the moon: "Worry about the world first, and enjoy the world later." This is a perfect interpretation of China's literati feelings and a true portrayal of Fan Zhongyan's life.

Renzong and Fan Zhongyan's reform is to wage war against the disadvantages accumulated inside the Song Dynasty, with the aim of solving domestic troubles and foreign invasion. It may take some time to finally realize these wishes, but the external pressure is real and imminent. Since Renzong came to power, Yuan Hao's anti-Song action in Xixia and the invasion of Nong Gaozhi in Nanman appeared one after another, which seriously threatened the rule of the Northern Song Dynasty. At this time, Renzong, who has no good generals, is in urgent need of excellent military generals. In this way, Di Qing, who was born as an ordinary soldier, gradually entered the field of vision of Renzong, who was thirsty for talents.

Di Qing is the most admired and trusted military commander in Injong. Later novels portrayed him as a god of war, saying that he got the art of war and magic weapon from Wang Chan's bodhi old zu, who was the "Wu Quxing" who was ordered by God to relieve the border trouble in the Song Dynasty. Together with the contemporary "Wenquxing" Bao Zheng, he was regarded as a famous minister who saved the Song Dynasty from danger.

Di Qing has been a farmer for generations. In the first year of Bao, Yuan Hao rebelled against the Song Dynasty, so he was called into the army to fight the Xixia Army. At that time, Song Jun suffered repeated wars and defeats, and soldiers were generally afraid of the Xixia Army, and their morale was low. However, Di Qing took the lead in every battle, wearing a bronze mask and rushing into the enemy lines with a sword, which was often invincible and greatly boosted morale. During the four years of Xixia War, Di Qing experienced 25 battles and left eight scars on his body. Because of his bravery, Di Qing was appreciated by Han Qi and Fan Zhongyan who presided over the Northwest War at that time. The two treated Di Qing with courtesy, and Fan Zhongyan also gave him a book "The Spring and Autumn Annals", warning him: "If the general doesn't know the ancient and modern things in the world, he is only brave at best." Di Qing studied hard, delved into the art of war of past generals, and constantly improved his self-cultivation.

After learning of his fame and deeds, Renzong planned to call him to Beijing and ask the imperial court about the border defense strategy. Later, due to the emergency of the war, it was difficult for Di Qing to leave the front, so he was asked to draw a battle map and send it to Beijing. Di Qing was a soldier, but the tattoo on his face was still there when he joined the army. Renzong had specially ordered him to use drugs to remove the tattoo mark on his face, but Di Qing answered Renzong like this: "Your Majesty respects me for my meritorious service, regardless of my family background, so I am willing to keep this mark today to inspire the military, so I dare not respect it." Renzong therefore values and trusts this love more. After the Song and Xia Dynasties made peace, Injong immediately promoted Di Qing to the position of commander-in-chief of Ma Jun, and later awarded him a council agreement.

During the reign of Emperor Yangdi, the barbarian peasants invaded Guangyuan, successively captured several states in the Song Dynasty, and besieged Guangzhou for two months. The reinforcements sent by the imperial court were defeated and fought repeatedly, so Injong felt extremely disappointed and thought of Di Qing again. Di Qing also took the initiative to fight when Injong needed him most, assuring Injong that he had the ability to quell the rebellion. He said generously, "I began to serve my country on my own. I just want to fight and kill the enemy. I would like to lead an army to rebel, swear to catch the thief and put it under the temple. " Injong was very moved after hearing Di Qing's statement, and seemed to see the hope of Song Jun's victory, so he asked Di Qing to command the Lingnan armies in a unified way.

After Di Qing went to the front, he initially held his ground, making the army rest 10 days. Nong Kochi got the information and let his guard down. Unexpectedly, on the second day after Nong's intellectual neglect of defense, Di Qing went all the way day and night, led his army across the Kunlun Pass and laid a ambush in Guiren. Gao Zhi lost the natural barrier of Kunlun Pass, so he had to fight to the death, and his military potential was very strong. Song Jun striker Sun Jie died in battle, but he couldn't resist it a while ago, and people were frightened to disgrace. At this time, Di Qing stood up calmly, waving a white flag, and the Fan Luo cavalry he brought from the northwest fought from the left and right sides at the same time and went straight into the uneven lines. At this point, the peasant army was defeated, and Di Qing invaded and killed five miles, taking Yongzhou City directly. About the battle between Di Qing and Nong Gaozhi's noble shop, the notes of Song people are very rich and the situation is very wonderful. Among them, Di Qing is good at using wisdom. For example, before the war, Di Qing secretly prepared a copper coin with two identical faces in order to boost morale. When taking the oath, he used this copper coin to perform divination in public. If it is positive, our army will win. As a result, it was thrown several times in a row, and the money was positive, which made the sergeant feel that there must be God's help and his confidence was greatly increased. Another example is to hold a banquet for three consecutive nights and order the sergeant to dance at night. He himself went out under the guise of drunkenness and secretly seized Kunlun Pass. It may not be all true, but at least it shows that Di Qing is a brave and resourceful warrior.

Di Qing's success in pacifying Nong Gaozhi was not only due to his good use of troops, but also due to Injong's trust. At that time, there was a wonderful comment: "There are three ways to teach it: wisdom, strength and power. Throughout Di Qing's crusade against agricultural intellectual, Di Qing can be said to exert his wisdom and strength, chinese odyssey. But Di Qing can play such a good role because Injong gave him the command. This is a typical example of sovereign rights. If Di Qing didn't get the exclusive power of the monarch to facilitate his actions, why did he achieve such brilliant achievements? " According to the practice of the Song Dynasty, when military commanders lead troops to fight, they usually send civil servants as deputies and eunuchs to supervise the army. However, Injong resolutely made an exception and took charge of Lingnan military affairs in Di Qing. When the good news came, Renzong was overjoyed and said, "I have always observed that Cao Cao, the ancestor of Wei State, was brilliant, but mostly by deceit; Li Xucun, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was also a hero. He marched and fought, and he never failed. However, after he acceded to the throne, he indulged in safari without restraint and ignored the reward and punishment rules of courtiers. It's a pity that these two emperors only have the talents of generals, and neither of them has the talents of kings! " Obviously, Renzong prides himself on knowing others and doing his duty well. He returned to China less than a month after his expedition in Diqing. He pushed his way through the crowd and promoted him to be an envoy of the Tang Dynasty.

When Injong wanted to worship Di Qing as the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, public opinion in the ruling and opposition circles was in an uproar. Prime Minister Pang Ji quoted the precedent of his ancestors and persuaded Renzong that Cao Bin had made outstanding achievements, but Mao only gave him a lot of gold and silk at that time, but he didn't give him the post of envoy in the Tang Dynasty. However, despite the strong opposition of ministers, Renzong still dismissed Gao Ruoyi, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, without fault and replaced him with Di Qing. Di Qing was worshipped as an envoy of the Tang Dynasty. Why is there such a sensation? One of the reasons is that the promotion speed is too fast, and the other is that he was promoted to the Tang Dynasty as a martial man. These two articles are contrary to Zhao Songzu's family law and completely contrary to the national policy of preventing and controlling military personnel since the founding of the People's Republic of China. The Privy Council is the highest authority to control military and political affairs. In the Song Dynasty, since Taizu and Taizong, it became taboo for military attache to be in charge of the Privy Council, and finally formed the practice of taking civil servants as envoys. Renzong's perverse appointment laid the groundwork for Di Qing's life tragedy.

Di Qing got this unusual promotion because of Injong's full support. This phenomenon was not accepted by the ministers of the DPRK, and it also caused concern and speculation about Di Qing's behavior in the ruling and opposition parties. On one occasion, Di Qing's family burned paper money to worship their ancestors at night and accidentally forgot to inform the officials in charge of fire control in advance. So, officials went to Kaifeng overnight to report. Although the government people arrived soon and the "fire" had already been put out, the next day, it was widely rumored in the city that Dishumi had strange light at night. Obviously, any change in the Di Qing family will become the talk and ammunition of the literati who control public opinion. There are strange lights at home at night, which involves very serious political issues in ancient China. It is often regarded as a natural manifestation of courtiers' ulterior motives, and even as a sign of regime change. In this case, Di Qing became the main figure in Gao Zhen, so these rumors were extremely destructive to him. In addition, various similar rumors have emerged one after another. Some people say that dogs in Di Qing also have strange horns; What's more, when there was a flood in Beijing, Di Qing was seen sitting in the main hall of Suoguo Temple in yellow, which was tantamount to putting on the "imperial robe" for Di Qing, a symbol of Emperor Injong. Apart from the prevalence of divination witchcraft during He Zhi and Jiayou years, these rumors were mainly based on political unrest. Ministers in the DPRK, including Han Qi, a famous minister who appreciated Di Qing in those days, were generally worried that Di Qing might succeed Gao Zhen to usurp the throne. This kind of worry is the inevitable result of emphasizing literature over martial arts in Song Dynasty.

Although he doesn't believe all kinds of rumors about Di Qing, and ministers have always had reservations about Di Qing's attacks and speculations, he can't be indifferent after all, because these are directly related to his throne and life. Finally, in the third year of harmony (1056), Renzong, who was weak in temperament, made a helpless decision again, saying "the Tang Dynasty in Di Qing" and went abroad to know Chen Zhou. It is said that when Di Qing left, he said to others, "I will die on this trip. There is a pear in Chenzhou called Qingsha rotten, and it will rot when I go to Di Qing. " This shows that Di Qing seems to have a premonition of the writing on the wall, realizing that his trip to Zhou Chen will definitely not bring him peace. The following year, Di Qing died suddenly in Chen Zhou at the age of 50, because he could not bear the great psychological pressure caused by the suspicion of the imperial court. Renzong was deeply saddened when he learned that he gave the official a written order and wrote the inscription "Zhong Jing Yuan Xun" in his own hand. Di Qing received such high honor and courtesy after his death, which is the last confession of Injong to a generation of famous stars, and also the expression of his infinite guilt.

Fan Zhongyan and Di Qing are typical representatives of many historical figures in Renzong period, and their fate is closely related to the internal and external troubles in Renzong period. As excellent civil servants and military commanders, they have some similarities. They all made great efforts to save the Song Dynasty, but their endings were full of tragedy, which was probably closely related to Renzong's character and the times in which he lived. As a staunch monarch, Renzong abided by the law of ancestors and tried his best to guard against cronies, so that he had to give up Fan Zhongyan's reform at the last minute. As a weak emperor, Di Qing attached great importance to himself under the basic national policy of defending the martial arts in Song Dynasty, and seemed unable to change the tragic fate of Di Qing.