"But even the shame of emperors throughout history has its own level. No matter how rubbish Sun Quan, Zhao Guangyi, and Zhu Qizhen were, they took the initiative to lead the troops to attack the enemy, and it was only a bit shameful to flee in disgrace after being defeated."

"Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan, Zhao Gou, and Shi Jingtang—these guys not only lost sovereignty and humiliated the country, but also kowtowed to foreigners, causing the Chinese men to shed blood and tears."

"Old Village Chief, you should also know that history books only record the actions of these people, but we still need to make an objective evaluation."

"The most outrageous was Zhao Gou. While he employed military commanders to fight the Jin, he also employed treacherous ministers to negotiate peace with the Jin. Ultimately, he gave all the territory that his generals had spent years recovering to the Jin. He also conspired with the treacherous minister Qin Hui to murder the renowned general Yue Fei, acting in a servile and fawning manner, all to preserve his tiny sliver of territory in the south."

"So now people are joking online that Zhao Gou is actually a member of the Wanyan clan of the Jin Dynasty who was exiled, and a filial and good son of the Wanyan family. He brutally murdered Yue Fei at Fengbo Pavilion, so people are mocking him as the 'Wanyan Gou Fengbo Pavilion Victory', and that he made a great contribution to the Jin Dynasty's dominance in the north."

"It can be said that these emperors are the most shameful and rubbish in the entire history of China. Considering that the Sima family had no wise rulers throughout their history, and the Zhao family of the Song Dynasty also had few wise rulers throughout their history, this is why the Jin and Song dynasties are said to be the two most shameful dynasties."

"The Qing Dynasty was better than them. At least the early Qing Dynasty wasn't that bad. It was only in the late Qing Dynasty that it began to lose power and humiliate the country. Basically, the Jin, Song, and Qing dynasties can be called the worst three dynasties and a shame in history."

Zhao Jun spoke eloquently, and even those who weren't majoring in history knew how awful the Jin, Song, and Qing dynasties were. While the late Tang and Ming dynasties weren't great either, at least they retained the Han Chinese spirit. This was especially true of Ming Emperor Sizong Zhu Youjian, who, despite his limited abilities, possessed far greater integrity than the weak-kneed Song emperors.

And the emperors of Jin, Song and Qing, especially in the middle and late periods, were all really terrible.

Zhao Zhen, standing by, felt his blood pressure soar. It turned out that the Song Dynasty was ruined by Zhao Ji, Zhao Huan, and Zhao Gou. He had no sons, and he didn't even know whose father the child was. If he knew, he would definitely slap these bastards to death.

Yan Shu was also speechless for a while.

Yan Shu certainly didn't know about the Ming and Qing dynasties, but he knew about the Jin Dynasty and Shi Jingtang. Putting the Song and Jin dynasties on the same level, and comparing several later Song Dynasty emperors with Shi Jingtang, was indeed outrageous just by hearing it.

The most outrageous thing is that Emperor Taizong was only slightly better than these people. It is obvious that the reputation of the Song Dynasty in later generations was indeed not very good.

Yan Shu glanced back at Zhao Zhen, whose face had almost turned to ashes. Fearing that Zhao Jun would provoke him again, he said, "Let's not talk about these things anymore. By the way, you said before that Song Renzong had no children. Why is that?"

"Why is that? Village chief, you speak like an ancient person. It seems you are also a history fan."

Zhao Jun couldn't help but joke.

He was really too lonely and wanted to get familiar with the village chief as soon as possible. It would be best if they could become friends who could talk about anything, so that he could feel a little more at ease in the darkness.

Yan Shu did not dare to deny it, so he said, "Yes, yes, I love listening to Mr. Zhao talk about history the most."

"Then I'll tell you."

Zhao Jun grew serious when he mentioned his profession. Sitting cross-legged on the bed, he said seriously, "Song Renzong didn't have no sons. It's just that every one he had died young. Historians have no definitive answer to this question. After all, there's no historical record of why Song Renzong's sons were so prone to early death, so we can only make certain inferences."

"And what are the inferences?"

Yan Shu asked hurriedly.

"I'm just about to say something, please don't interrupt me."

Zhao Jun raised a finger and said, "The first inference is that there's something wrong with the Zhao family's genes. Song Renzong's father, Song Zhenzong, had six sons, but only Song Renzong survived. Although ancient medicine was underdeveloped and newborns were extremely susceptible to bacterial and viral infections, and premature death was very common, since both father and son are like this, it might be a genetic problem."

Gene?

Genetic?

Zhao Zhen and several other emperors and ministers looked at each other.

Although I don’t quite understand these professional terms, I understand the general meaning, which is that there is something wrong with the Zhao family’s seeds.

If this is really the problem, it will be troublesome. After all, Zhao Zhen has no ability to change the Zhao family's bloodline.

"The second inference is that the imperial palace is poisonous and can easily make people sick. According to historical records, the Song Dynasty imperial palace was built with materials such as mercury, cinnabar, and lead to prevent insect infestation. These materials are heavy metals and are toxic. Many Tang Dynasty emperors enjoyed taking elixirs to cultivate immortality, and alchemists used these materials to make elixirs for them, which killed several Tang Dynasty emperors. Living in a poisonous palace every day would surely lead to premature death, wouldn't that be enough?"

Cultivating immortality?

Pill?

Hearing these words, Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian and others felt a chill down their spine.

Because Song Zhenzong was also obsessed with these things in his later years, and often gave elixirs as rewards to Zhao Zhen, Lu Yijian and others. Although they ate little, these things were poisonous, so how could they not be afraid?

"The third inference is that Song Renzong was an old pervert. I remember historical records saying that old woman Liu E selected many concubines for him when he was only thirteen years old, and they were all around seven, eight, or nine years old. His lack of restraint at such a young age damaged his kidneys, and the children he gave birth to would definitely have birth defects."

Zhao Jun licked his dry lips and continued, "Also, his concubine is too young. The normal childbearing age for a girl is at least eighteen. If she gets pregnant at fourteen or fifteen, the mother herself is still young and underdeveloped, and can't raise a fetus at all. How can a child born like this not easily die?"

Zhao Zhen's old face turned red, and he looked around. Seeing that Lu Yijian and the others did not look at him strangely, he felt relieved.

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