The Political Pattern at the Turn of the Two Song Dynasties as Reflected in WANG Zao's Empress Dowager's Personal Handwritten Imperial Edict to her Country
Empress Dowager's Personal Handwritten Imperial Edict to her Country authored by WANG Zao under the name of Empress Dowager Yuanyou,announced that Prince Kang,ZHAO Gou,would succeed the throne.This e-dict,written in the parallel prose style,aimed to consolidate public support and maintain the Song dynasty's rule.The document objectively reflects the political pattern at the turn of the the Northern and Southern Song dynasties.Internally within the Song realm,there was a lack of central leadership and underlying currents of unrest,indicating instability in the traditional succession of the Song Dynasty.Externally,in the context of relations between northern and southern re-gimes,and between the puppet regime and the Song regime,the edict highlights the stark contrast of"Jin Dynasty's strength and Song Dynasty's weakness,Jin Dynasty's advancement and Song Dynasty's retreat".This dynamic under-scores the Jin Dynasty's burgeoning power and the Song Dynasty's frailty.Influenced by this pattern,the Song Dynasty's monarch and ministers exhibited a complex political mindset characterized by"hopes for revival"and a"gradual conser-vative approach".
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