Why was the former emperor of the Central Plains demoted to the snowy plateau as a monk?

There are often scenes of emperors becoming monks in film and television dramas, especially in Qing palace dramas. According to legend, the emperor shunzhi became a monk in Wutai Mountain in Qing Dynasty, which became one of the four mysteries of Qing Palace. Going back, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was once a monk. Not to mention the number of emperors who worshipped Buddha in past dynasties. However, on the whole, Buddhism spread in the Han Dynasty. Have any emperors become monks in Tibetan Buddhist temples?

Looking through history books, it is true. History is still very early. This man is Zhao Xian, the last emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.

This Zhao Xian also has a rough life experience. He ascended the throne at a young age, and within three years, he changed dynasties. Seven-year-old Zhao Xian submitted a health report to Kublai Khan accompanied by his mother, the Empress Dowager. Kublai Khan treated him well, made him a Lord, and led the grange to 360 hectares. He first lived in Dadu, Yuan Dynasty, and then moved to Kaiping. But retaining the former emperor is not a practical thing for the new emperor after all. So Kublai Khan ordered him to become a monk. Where to become a monk? Far away in Tibet, the destination is Sakya Temple. This year, Zhao Xian 19 years old.

The historian's careless words left a knot in the heart of a Tibetan scholar. In 1960s, after reading this history, Yao Wang spent a lot of time keeping it in Tibetan history books. The "follow-up" of the story is like this:

He lived in Sakya Temple in Zhao County for many years and became a famous translator at that time, proficient in Tibetan and Sanskrit. His dharma name is "He Zun", He Zun's magic weapon and He Zun's master. In the original meaning of Tibetan, it refers to the monk of God's family, that is, the royal monk. As for the religious leader envisaged by Huang Renyu, historical records in Tibet say that he has obtained the position of general manager of Sakya Temple. Many Tibetan history books mention him, such as Red History, Green History and New Red History. The latter two books also included him in the list of wise men and great translators in the post-macro period of Tibetan Buddhism.

From this point of view, after Zhao Xian went to Sakya Temple, he devoted himself to studying Buddhism and became a generation of eminent monks.

However, even in the Buddhist holy land, Zhao Xian could not escape the tragic fate. Mkas-pavi-dgav-ston does not record the reason and time when Zhao Xian died in the Central Plains. However, the Tibetan history book "Ruyi Bao Shu Shi" tells the reason: Emperor Yingzong listened to the soothsayer's statement that "the monks in the western regions will rebel and seize the position" and sent people to make an emergency inspection. As a result, followers flocked around the master. So Yingzong beheaded him to avoid future trouble.

It is also said that Zhao Xian was convicted of poetry. "Lin Hejing, how much time did you spend transmitting information? Golden audience, no return home! " This old poem, written many years ago, was reported decades later, and was regarded as "intended to satirize the hearts of Jiangnan people", for which Zhao Xian paid the price of his life.

It looks much more exciting than the current historical drama of dog blood. The founding emperor still wanted him to stay on earth, but later generations may not think so. Even if he is far away from the Central Plains for many years, even if he becomes a monk and devotes himself to Buddhism.

Records: In the third year of Yingzong, Yinggong died in Hexi. It is said that Master He Zun "bled too much" when he was killed. In Tibetan legends, the victim was wronged and his blood was white. According to the book, before he was executed, he also said this sentence: "I didn't want to rebel, but I was killed. May I take this Mongolian throne in my next life! "

However, the story is still not over. It is said that after Zhao Xian was wronged, Yingzong regretted it and took out the gold in the library to copy the scriptures for Confucian monks. Unfortunately, the emperor

According to historical records in Tibet, Zhao Xian was reincarnated as Ming Di, namely Zhu Yuanzhang, and gained the throne. Others say that Yuan Shundi is the son of Zhao Xian. Since the end of Yuan Dynasty,

It is precisely because history has left a lot of gaps that future generations have made such a colorful interpretation. How did the young emperor spend decades in Sakya Temple and become a generation of monks? How did the treacherous situation in yuan dynasty history make young emperors commit suicide, even former monks? How did the people sent by Yingzong cross Wanshui Qian Shan to find the great monk and master and kill him? Art comes from life and is higher than life. If Zhao Xian's life is made into a historical drama, it should be as good as many popular TV dramas at present.

There are always different opinions in history, but Zhao Xian, the king of national subjugation, found his own value in the snowy plateau. According to the research of experts and scholars, He Zun has at least two known translations, Yuan Shi and Historical Records of China and Tibet, which is a profound monograph on Yin Ming studies. I think it's worth his wandering life.