CHIN 50W Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Zhu Xi, Li Qingzhao, Four Books And Five Classics
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After emperor huizong and his successor were kidnapped by the jin, the song retreated to hangzhou, and placed a younger son of huizong on the throne. The court held peace talks with the jin to allow huizong and the emperor"s family to return home. However, these talks were unsuccessful and huizong died in captivity in 1135. **hangzhou not originally designed to be a capital, sandwiched between two bodies of water. The song court established a new capital in hangzhou. On the site of present day hangzhou. For the next sixty years, the southern song was divided between those who wanted to retake the north, and those who wanted to maintain the current peace. The general yue pei was able to lead troops as far as luoyang before he was recalled and was eventually arrested and poisoned. Gaozong and those in favor of coexistence prevailed. 1142 the southern song and the jin signed a treaty.
