More importantly, during the Injong period, Yingzong continued to use important reformers such as Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and Fu Bi to try to carry out reforms in poor and weak countries. On one occasion, Yingzong asked Ouyang Xiu that there have been many natural disasters recently. The speaker often said that it was because the court could not go to the sages to take responsibility. I don't know why. Ouyang Xiu replied that the road to study in recent years was too narrow, and he often discussed this issue with Han Qi himself. I can see that Ouyang Xiu came prepared and took the opportunity to offer suggestions. Surprised to win, ask, how do you say this? Zhong often recommends some people, but isn't he mostly appointed? Obviously, Britain and China are satisfied with his employment policy.
Ouyang Xiu pointed out the other side of the problem. He thinks, since your majesty is in command personally, he, Han Qi and Fu Bi all have the gratitude of the emperor, and his majesty undoubtedly employs people by carefully selecting internal and external officials, which is incomparable in the past, but most of them are valiant soldiers who are good at money, food and punishment, not literary talents. Ouyang Xiu's words first praised Yingzong's wisdom and sense of responsibility, and then pointed out the problem that talent selection was too single in the past.
Deeply moved, Ying decided to recruit talents. Han Qi, Ouyang Xiu and others recommended 20 people to be Guan Ge, and Zong Ling was called to try it out. At first, Han Qi and others thought there were too many people to choose from. Yingzong said, "Since you have to recommend me, can I have too many people to choose the best?" It can be seen that both Britain and China are eager to make greater efforts. He boldly reformed the previous electoral system and even persuaded Britain and China to try to change it further and faster than Ouyang Xiu and others.
Not only that, Yingzong also attached great importance to the compilation and arrangement of books. In the first year of Zhiping, Sima Guang wrote a painting, Historical Map, which was dedicated to Yingzong, and Yingzong appreciated it very much. In the third year of Zhiping, Sima Guang wrote eight volumes of Tongzhi according to historical records, which is probably the first eight volumes of Zitong Zhijian in later generations. Yingzong fully affirmed this and encouraged Sima Guang to continue compiling Sima Guang's manuscript Zi Tong Zhi Jian.
Write it down and give the book a new name when you are finished. He also agreed to Sima Guang's request, hired an assistant and organized a bookstore to collect the deeds of emperors and ministers in previous dynasties. He instructed the bookstore to be located in Chongwen Academy, and granted him special permission to borrow books from Longtou Pavilion, Tianzhang Pavilion, Zhaowenting, History Museum, Jixian Academy and Secret Museum. Chongwen Academy was the national library in the Northern Song Dynasty, which was composed of Secret Museum, Zhao Museum, History Museum and Jixian Academy, all of which were royal collections. The Secretariat Museum is particularly exquisite, with thousands of rare books selected from three museums, as well as antiques and Mo Bao collected by the emperor. Longtou Pavilion and Tianzhu Pavilion are the memorial halls of Emperor Taizong and Zhenzong. In addition to their original works and collections, there are also important cultural relics such as books and classics. Not only that, Yingzong also approved the provision of charters.
Yingzong's instructions greatly improved Sima Guang's conditions for compiling history books, and provided a solid backing for the compilation of Zi Tong Zhi Jian from the beginning. In order to repay the kindness of Yingzong, Sima Guang devoted all his energy to the compilation of Zi Tong Zhi Jian in the next 19 years. It should be said that the final compilation of the historical masterpiece Zitong to Jane also has the contribution of Yingzong.
Although both Britain and China had certain political talents, he died of illness at the age of 36. /124240/ has an ambition that cannot be displayed. However, this left opportunities and challenges for his son Zongshen.