Study On The Thoughts Of Ethnic Relations In The Period Of Xiao Zong Of Song Dynasty

The reign of Emperor Xiaozong,was a historical period in which the relationship between the Southern Song and the Jin Dynasty changed greatly and rapidly.On the basis of previous studies,this paper systematically sorts out the overall context of the development of the thought of ethnic relations in this period from the perspectives of "Monarch","Court" and "Confucianist".As the supreme ruler of the Southern Song Dynasty,Emperor Xiaozong’s thoughts on ethnic relations played a decisive role in the formulation of ethnic policies at that time.Emperor Xiaozong’s thoughts on ethnic relations mainly focus on the thought of "Fen Fa Chou Lu,Ke Fu Shen Zhou",it was expressed as "Fa Jin Fu Chou,Rui Yi Hui Fu" in the early stage,and at the later of his reign,he changed the focus of his "main policy of governing the country" from "resisting foreign aggression" to "managing domestic affairs",and gradually formed the idea that "Zhong Guo Ji Zhi,Zi Ran Huai Fu".During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty,the imperial court had many great discussions on how to deal with the relationship with the Jin Dynasty.Many ministers expressed their views and formed three schools of thought on the relationship between the three ethnic groups with war,defense and peace as the main points of view.First,it was the faction that advocates attacking the Jin Dynasty represented by Zhang Jun,Yu Yunwen,Ye Shi,and Wang Shipeng.Their main point of view was to fight against peace and try hard to recover the Central Plains,they advocated to wipe out the Jin Dynasty and restore the Central Plains through military actions,so as to completely change the weak position of the Southern Song in the communication between Song and Jin.Second,Shi Hao,Chen Kangbo,Chen Junqing,Han Yuanji,Zhang Shi,etc.advocated attacking the Jin Dynasty after governing the internal affairs.Their main point of view was "Xiu Bing Zhi Nei、Dai Shi Huan Tu",they suggested that peace talks should be used as a tactic of deterrence,and the current development focus of the Southern Song Dynasty was shifted to "governing internal affairs",to wait for the opportunity to attack the Jin Dynasty and restore the Central Plains.Third,it was the faction that advocates peace talks represented by Wang Zhiwang,Tang Situi,and Qian Duanli.They believed that the Southern Song should stop fighting for peace and rule separately from the Jin Dynasty.In essence,these three different ideas were the exploration and consideration of the ethnic relations by the ruling class of the Southern Song Dynasty under the new situation that the Jin was strong and the Song was weak.As the master of Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism in the Southern Song Dynasty,Zhu Xi’s thoughts on ethnic relations were very distinctive and influential in this period.Based on the profound consideration of ethnic relations at the time,Zhu Xi formed a relatively systematic ideological system of ethnic relations with the core of "Fan He Zhu Zhan",the basic policy of "Xiu Zheng Shi Rang Yi Di",and the basic principle of "Xu Qi Er Tu Zhi".It is remarkable that large,in addition to emphasizing the prosperity of the country and strengthening the military,Zhu Xi also gradually paid attention to the ideological consciousness of the "people" who implemented the ethnic policy,and creatively put forward the idea of requiring the ruling class to practice "improving inner cultivation".In the Southern Song Dynasty,the civilian officials were leisurely and military officials had fun,and the people of the Southern Song Dynasty were content with the status quo.This view is very realistic and pertinent.