The Song Dynasty lost its fortune just because of a bowl of fake medicine and a mentally retarded emperor?

At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, this dynasty welcomed a mentally retarded emperor who was born from a bowl of fake abortion pills, Tong Do Tong. At this time, the Song Dynasty was in a siege position, its territory was increasingly shrinking.

Song Do Tong (May 2, 1240 - August 12, 1274), posthumous title Doan Van Minh Vu Canh Hieu, real name Trieu Manh Khai or Trieu Tu, Trieu Ky, pen name Truong Nguyen, was the emperor 15th emperor of the Song Dynasty in Chinese history, and the sixth emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Tong Do Tong was the son of Vinh King Trieu Du Nhue. He called Tong Ly Tong, the 14th king of the Song Dynasty, uncle. Because Tong Ly Tong had no children, he appointed him Trung Vuong and accepted him as prince in 1253 and crown prince (1260).

Tong Do Tong's mother was Hoang Dinh Hi, who came from a maid in the Ly palace, specializing in serving Miss Ly. When she grew up, this famous young lady caught the eye of Quang Vinh King Trieu Du Nhue - younger brother of Song Emperor Ly Tong. Not long after, Miss Ly married Trieu Du Nhue. Hoang Dinh Hi also followed his master and moved to Quang Vinh Vuong's palace.

Although the Ly family's daughter was from a prestigious background and had an outstanding appearance, she had difficulty conceiving. After returning to the royal palace for a long time, there was no good news. During that time, Trieu Du Nhue found Hoang Dinh Hi pleasing to the eye and immediately had a relationship with his wife's servant. Not long after that, Hoang Dinh Hi discovered she was pregnant. She knew clearly that she was just a poor human being and that having children would be gossiped about and discriminated against. Furthermore, it is still difficult to say whether the child's biological father will recognize the child or not.

Countless worries made Hoang Dinh Hi "close his eyes" and risk his life to drink a bowl of abortion pills. Fortunately, Hoang Thi bought fake medicine, the fetus was resistant to the medicine, and Tong Do Tong Trieu Ky was born smoothly. Many years later, Trieu Ky grew up, but because of the toxicity of the medicine, he did not speak until he was 7 years old, his intelligence was not normal, and his illness became more and more obvious.

Before Do Tong ascended the throne, Tong Ly Tong had two sons, but both of them died prematurely. Having no other choice, this Emperor had to give up the throne to his nephew (his younger brother's son).

Although Trieu Du Nhue only had Trieu Ky as his only son, the throne of the Song Dynasty did not come to this mentally retarded son so easily.

Trieu Ky was born with unusual intelligence, making the court officials displeased. Prime Minister Ngo Tiem once courageously submitted to Song Ly Tong: "I do not have such talent, and the previous Emperors were not as fortunate as Your Majesty." This is a clever reminder from the Prime Minister about the fact that his courtiers in the past helped Ly Tong compete for the Emperor's throne from Trieu Hong, and also has the implicit implication of dissuading the king from appointing an incompetent successor.

Faced with the fierce arguments of the great mandarins, Tong Ly Tong tried to explain with a dream. Using the argument that Trieu Ky ascending the throne was a "heavenly sign" and could become the "Son of Peace", bringing 10 years of prosperity to the Southern Song Dynasty, this Emperor successfully paved the way for his grandson. heir.

However, Ly Tong himself knew better than anyone else that Trieu Ky was an abnormal person. In the following days, he tried harder to train to save this mentally retarded nephew. Ly Tong educated the Crown Prince very strictly, setting a rule that in the early morning, he had to go to visit the palaces, an hour after returning to the palace, when it was fully daylight, he would go to court to discuss political affairs. He also built a "Tu Thien Hall" and invited famous scholars such as Thang Han, Duong Dong, Diep Mong Dinh to teach Trieu Ky. Unfortunately, this grandchild has been hurt since he was still in his mother's womb, and no amount of salvage can make it up. Just like that, at the age of 25, Song Do Tong Trieu Ky successfully succeeded Ly Tong, officially becoming the sixth Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

During his time in power, Tong Do Tong did not pay attention to political matters, and even lazily ignored the letters presented by his ministers. Inside, the traitor Jia Tu Dao was allowed to overthrow the government, and politics became increasingly dark; Outside, the Yuan army in the north tried its best to attack, especially in the Tuong and Phan areas, but Tong Do Tong was so deceived by Jia Tu Dao that he did not send troops to rescue dangerous places.

Although his mind was not normal, Tong Do Tong was very passionate about female beauty. The Song Dynasty had a rule: Concubines who were favored by the king had to bow their heads in gratitude in front of the king's palace the next morning. When Song Do Tong was still in power, every morning there were many concubines who had to "give thanks". Even the mandarins who took care of the Emperor's daily life once recorded a case where Tong Do Tong favored up to 30 beauties a night! By the end of the Song Dynasty, Tuong Duong and Phan Thanh both fell into the hands of the Yuan people, and the court was powerless to take them back. This loss of land was closely related to the destruction of the Southern Song Dynasty not long after.