Research On "Shaoxing Political Transition" And The Political Situation In The Late Song Gaozong Dynasty Of Southern Song Dynasty(1155-1162)

The relationship between "war" and "peace" in the Song and Jin dynasties and the political situation of the Southern Song dynasty under the Qin Hui were two major issues that could not be avoided in the the Song Gaozong dynasty.In the 25 th year of Shaoxing(1155),the Qin Hui died,and ended his 19 years of political power in the Song Gaozong dynasty.After the Qin Hui's death,the Emperor Gao Zong initiated a political adjustment called " Shaoxing political transition".The emperor Gao Zong wanted to break the influence of the Qin Hui on the political situation and adjust accordingly,and to make sure that the peace negotiations for the Jin dynasty are not changing,and that they strive for political stability.The emperor Gao Zong personally selected Tang Situi,Chen Chengzhi,Tang Pengju and other political core officials.It has laid a foundation for the "Shaoxing political transition ".The emperor Gao Zong used his confidants to impeach people associated with the Qin Hui and restore broken institutions and restore the political atmosphere destroyed by the Qin Hui.In the process of the Gao Zong impeaching the related personnel of the Qin Hui and adjusting the political system,"the Ancestry Law" became the tool he used.In the 27 th year of Shaoxing(1157),the core officials of the emperor Gao Zong are all in the prime minister's office.It marked that the emperor Gao Zong completed the restorative adjustment of the political situation of the Southern Song dynasty.Due to the change of the relationship between peace and war in the Song and Jin Dynasties,the main contradiction of political situation in southern Song dynasty shifted from the reconstruction of internal political order to the preparation for external war.The 28 th year of Shaoxing(1158),the ambassador of the Southern Song dynasty brought the news that the Jin were preparing for the southern invasion,which caused the interruption of the "Shaoxing political transition ".The emperor Gao Zong of song completed the replacement of key political personnel in the Southern Song dynasty from the 28 th year(1158)to the 29 th year(1159)of Shaoxing.Ye Yiwen,Wang Lun,Chen Kangbo,Zhu Zhuo and others became the new core members of the political situation of the Southern Song dynasty.They began to advise the emperor Gao Zong on how to prepare for war in the Southern Song dynasty.With the help of these officials,the emperor Gao Zong finally selected the prince candidate in February of the 30 th year of Shaoxing(1160).This also marked the Southern Song dynasty Shaoxing later period,the emperor Gao Zong to the political adjustment of the completion of the new.Under the pressure of internal and external political situation of the Southern Song Dynasty,Gao Zong's policy of reconciliation was eventually abandoned.In May 1161,the emperor Gao Zong held an imperial conference on war preparedness for the Song and Jin dynasties and rearranged the border defense of the Southern Song dynasty.In the 31 st year of Shaoxing(1161),the Song and the Jin wars resumed.It marked the political focus of the Southern Song dynasty shifted from peace to war.The harmony that the emperor Gao Zong had been holding was completely destroyed.The political situation of the Southern Song dynasty was out of the Gao Zong's control.The emperor Gao Zong finally abdicated in the 32 nd year of Shaoxing(1162).