With such a great contribution, what kind of temple name should be given to reflect his great achievements?
Zhao Zhen felt that if his shameless grandfather had not snatched Taizong's position (Taizong was not a full-time second emperor), he would have been worthy of being Taizong in the future.
Isn't that much better than Sejong and Injong?
After all, among the four major temple names of "Taigao Shizhong", the generation with the character "Zu" is superior to the generation with the character "Zong".
But under normal circumstances, it is impossible to have a generation name with the character "zu". First of all, there are Taizu and Gaozu, who must be the founders of the dynasty.
Next are Shizu, Zhongzu and Shengzu of the Tang Dynasty.
Song Shizu already existed. He was the Emperor Shizu of the Liu Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties hundreds of years ago. Although it was the Liu Song Dynasty and had nothing to do with his Zhao Song Dynasty, he was still Song Shizu.
There can't be two Emperor Taizu of Song in this world.
As for the temple name Shengzu, which has not yet been chosen by a real emperor, the Zhao family has already named Zhao Xuanlang, the incarnation of Emperor Xuanyuan, as Song Shengzu. Moreover, there will be the unlucky Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty in the future, which is not a good idea either.
Therefore, unless the Song Dynasty is destroyed once and he is allowed to continue the dynasty, so that he can choose a Zhongzu from the Zu generation, that is, the ancestor of the revival, otherwise it is unrealistic to have the Zu generation.
In this case, you can only choose from the clan generation.
Among the Zong generations, Taizong has the highest status, followed by Gaozong, and then Sejong.
What a pity.
Zhao Zhen felt a little resentful that his grandfather had robbed him of his Emperor Taizong. Even if he destroyed the Liao Kingdom and Western Xia now, he would at most be Emperor Gaozong of Song in the future.
It just so happened that Emperor Gaozong of Song was Zhao Gou, how unlucky.
If Song Gaozong is not chosen, then the final choice is Song Shizong, but this cannot reflect his great achievements.
It's really difficult.
Perhaps I can discuss this with my eldest grandson in the future and give myself a more impressive temple name, such as the Divine, Wise, and Martial Emperor, the First Ancestor of the World.
Zhao Zhen thought with a slightly excited mood.
"If there is something to report, report it early. If there is nothing to report, leave the court."
With Wang Shouzhong's loud shout, the court meeting finally began.
Nowadays, the daily court meetings are no longer for reporting on state affairs, but for reporting on the internal affairs of various departments and reporting on achievements to the emperor.
Just as Zhao Jun was about to report to the emperor as usual about the government affairs handled by the Political System Council yesterday, Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "My lords, I have good news for you all."
"The war in the northwest is going smoothly. Our army has already captured a large area of Xixia territory. Zhao Yuanhao overestimates his own capabilities. How dare such a small nation challenge the might of the Great Song Dynasty?"
Zhao Zhen said with a little emotion: "This is the way to death. I should encourage the generals at the border to achieve more extraordinary feats."
"Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty."
Zhao Jun knew what Zhao Zhen was talking about. He knew that he was happy that the Song Dynasty had finally expanded its territory, so he was the first to stand up and say, "Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, there has never been such a great feat of expanding territory. Your Majesty's achievements are still inferior to those of Taizu."
"Your Majesty's divine majesty reigns supreme throughout the four seas, and the barbarians everywhere are sincerely subservient. This is the blessing of the Great Song Dynasty and the merit of Your Majesty."
"Since Your Majesty inherited the throne, the prosperity of our Great Song Dynasty and the peace and tranquility within the country have all been due to Your Majesty. This great virtue, the protection of Taizu and Taizong, and Your Majesty's ability to keep a low profile, have made this achievement possible."
"Western Xia is a remote and barbaric land. Our Great Song Dynasty was extremely kind to allow them to establish a nation and proclaim themselves kings. Yet, a few years ago, they suddenly proclaimed themselves emperors and attacked our Great Song without authorization. Now, we are punishing them to appease the people and punish their crimes."
Everyone praised him. It was not that the officials of the Song Dynasty had no moral integrity and liked to flatter the emperor, but the achievement of expanding the territory was indeed extraordinary for the Song Dynasty.
Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, it has gone through four generations of emperors, but neither Zhao Kuangyin nor Zhao Guangyi recovered the entire Han world. Many places like Yanyun, Longxi, and the Western Regions have not been returned, and the territory is far from that of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty was very persistent in recovering lost territory. Song Zhezong took the risk of being accused of attacking an ally to recover Qingtang and repeatedly attacked Western Xia. Song Huizong's threat to make anyone who recovered Yanyun a king of a different surname proved this point.
Moreover, Song Zhezong only recovered Qingtang and achieved considerable military success, which made him a rare and capable ruler in the Song Dynasty and was highly regarded. However, Zhao Zhen not only recovered Qingtang but also took away a large area of Western Xia territory, and his achievements were much greater than Song Zhezong's.
For a moment, the whole court was cheering, which made Zhao Zhen feel happy. He smiled from ear to ear as if he had eaten honey, and felt very happy.
"While His Majesty is in a good mood, I think you all don't need to report today. Reporting on the work of each department every day is so boring. I think His Majesty is tired of it, and so are we. Less formalism and more pragmatism is the truth."
Zhao Jun took the opportunity to speak out and said that he was also tired of reporting like this every day, but sometimes the various ministries and the Constitutional Court, and the Constitutional Court and the emperor needed to communicate, so there was really no other way.
But since everyone is so happy today, let's just cancel the report program. Anyway, the daily work will be reported to the Constitutional Council, and Zhao Zhen will be told at the regular meeting in the afternoon. There is really no need to repeat it every day.
"Well, let's cancel it then."
Zhao Zhen nodded.
Zhao Jun then said, "There are two major issues at this morning's court. The first is that I believe we should impose comprehensive sanctions on Xixia and Liao."
"Comprehensive sanctions?"
Zhao Zhen remembered what he had seen in the movie and asked quickly, "Is it what I was thinking of?"
"Yes."
Zhao Jun smiled and said, "From today on, we will blockade and encircle Xixia and Liao from all sides. I will force them to decline from their peak and reach the brink of collapse within the next few years."
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