What did Song Taizong want to cover up when he vigorously compiled books and revised history through

History is written by the victors, the ancients believed that the change of dynasties is a transfer of luck, in order to appease the remnants of the previous dynasty and publicize the inevitability of replacing the previous dynasty, the new dynasty will revise the history of the old dynasty to correct the hearing, prevent the wild history from running rampant, and at the same time, it is also to provide a lesson for the new ruler.

Song Taizong himself is not the crown prince, not the heir in the first line, he wants to use the history book to clear his identity and cover up the truth of the usurpation. Song Taizong's image in history is not good, but he single-handedly opened the ** era of ancient readers, because his image is not good, so he reads more, so that readers have a chance to get ahead.

Song Taizong is not a legitimate successor to the throne, he vigorously compiles books and repairs history, probably to cover up this, I don't want people to know his mistakes, I just want people to know his achievements.

Song Taizong once personally presided over and personally reviewed the "Taizu Record", which on the surface seemed to be a concern for the cause of the first emperor, but in fact, it was deliberately deleted the relevant historical materials that were not correct for his accession to the throne to ensure his own throne.

Because Song Taizong's position was not above board, he did this to cover up his disgrace.

Song Taizong had a heavy shadow in his heart, and he worked hard all his life to get rid of the shadow of the military generals seizing the throne, so he advocated civil affairs more vigorously than his brother. Song Taizong had a heavy shadow in his heart, and he worked hard all his life to get rid of the shadow of the military generals seizing the throne, so he advocated civil affairs more vigorously than his brother.

Because Song Taizong's ascension to the throne is not justified, he wants to change his historical image and does not want to be scolded by future generations.

Song Taizong's vigorous advocacy of cultural undertakings first inherited Song Taizu's national policy of emphasizing literature and suppressing military force, and Song Taizong carried it forward even more.

The History of the Song Dynasty preserves a wealth of historical materials, which are helpful for understanding the politics, economy, military affairs, culture, ideology, and natural sciences of the Song Dynasty. For example, Fan Zhongyan's Qingli New Deal, Wang Anshi's Xining Reform, etc., are all detailed in the book. In particular, a lot of information on astronomical meteorology and natural disasters such as ** is also preserved.

At the same time, the book is the first to create "The Biography of Taoism", which has a more adequate reflection on the rise of Taoism (science) in the Song Dynasty. However, due to the haste in which the book was written, the Northern Song Dynasty was detailed and the Southern Song Dynasty was omitted, and there were many errors in the cutting of the materials and the examination and revision of historical facts.

These two points constituted the main reason why Song Taizong immediately organized the compilation of books after taking office. It can both prevent disasters and make effective use of others. It can also be seen that it is politically shrewd and decisive, and there is no lack of blackness.

He hoped that he would be able to leave his name in history, and that in the future, when people would mention these history books, they would know that this was his deed, and let the literati write books. It's easy to control them.

When he was seriously ill, he could no longer tolerate Song Yingzong's hesitation, and he was forced to accept the requests of Han Qi and Wen Yanbo, decided to establish a prince, and wrote down seven words: Establish the king as the crown prince. The king here is actually very clear, it is Song Yingzong's eldest son, Yingwang Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji is the eldest son and the son-in-law born to Empress Gao, both the eldest and the longest, and a well-deserved heir. It can be said that there is no problem with Song Yingzong's decision. However, after Han Qi read it, he was very dissatisfied.

He frowned, and once again asked the emperor to clarify the name of the heir, so that no one would have anything to do with him. But he couldn't stand Han Qi's advice, so he had to tremble and add the words "Yingwang" after these seven words. Although the grammar is not smooth, the meaning is clear, and Han Qi is satisfied.

That is, Han Qi's stubbornness allowed the Northern Song Dynasty to avoid potential contradictions and conflicts, and also allowed the smooth transfer of power.

Because at that time, the power of the prime minister had surpassed that of Song Yingzong, and the prime minister firmly controlled the power in his own hands.

The prime minister thought that the emperor's crown prince was not suitable, so he asked for a rewrite.

【Original text】Taizong Bai

Dynasty, there is a king of du author to learn the right military book, deep in its zhi law, the book Hanlin dao. After listening to the government, the emperor paid attention to calligraphy, and sent several answers to the book of the waiter, and every time he thought it was not good, Taizong deliberately went to school. And he asked, yes as before.

Or inquire about his intentions, and say: "The book is good, if it is called good, I am afraid that the emperor will no longer use it." After that, the emperor's penmanship was exquisite, surpassing the ancients, and the world thought that the rules were also beneficial.

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When Song Taizong (Zhao Guangyi) was the emperor, there was a person named Wang Shu who loved Wang Xizhi's calligraphy, and he was deeply rooted in the essence of the king's body, and served as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy. Emperor Taizong dealt with political affairs, paid attention to the practice of calligraphy, and sent eunuchs to show Wang Shu the calligraphy he wrote many times, and Wang Shu commented that Taizong's calligraphy still needed to be practiced, and Taizong was more attentive to copying calligraphy. Once, he took the written calligraphy and asked Wang Shu, and Wang Shu's answer was still the same as at the beginning.

When asked about his intentions, Wang Shu said: "Although (the emperor) writes well, if he says (he writes) well so quickly, I am afraid that the emperor will no longer pay attention to [calligraphy]." Since then, Emperor Taizong's calligraphy has become better and better, and his writing is so exquisite that it surpasses all the emperors before him, and people say that this is the result of Wang Shu's encouragement.