A Brief Look At The Imperial Consorts And Politics In The Northern Song Dynast

As emperor’s son-in-law,he is not only a significant member of the royal family in the Northern Song Dynasty,but also had a major influence on the government because of its presence in the upper ruling clique.It is precisely because of their dual identity that they have the dual role of consolidating imperial power and potential threats,which determines the emperor’s attention and importance to this group.In order to prevent the Fuma(驸马)and the family behind him from threatening the imperial power,the authorities in the Northern Song Dynasty imposed strict restrictions on him in politics and social relations.And this concept has shown a trend of increasing restrictions from the beginning to the end.Although the rulers restricted their participation in politics to the greatest extent,but the Fuma(驸马)is not completely far away from politics,from the trend of political restrictions on Fuma(驸马),the early Northern Song Dynasty can participate in the political construction of the country,the governance of the borderlands,to the middle of the period after the Fuma(驸马),although politically limited,but can still play the role of policy advisers,and after the end of the period,they played a royal role far greater than its political role.The rulers gave him generous economic treatment,politically granted them high-ranking officials and knighthoods,and trained them to become"rich and idle people"who were pampered and superior and did not participate in political affairs,so as to stabilize the government.In addition to the control measures of the above rulers over the Fuma(驸马),the family network and social relations of the Fuma(驸马)in the Northern Song Dynasty are also an important part of his life.The birth of the Fuma(驸马)in the Northern Song Dynasty also changed from a prominent family at the beginning of the founding of the country to a silent and unknown body.The selection criteria changed with the change of the government.At the same time,when encountering the political restrictions of the rulers,the Fuma(驸马)actively visited scholar bureaucrats and famous scholars,which was an attempt to break through his own political dilemma.In addition,the social relationship of the son-in-law also includes the relationship between husband and wife.The relationship with the princess will also directly affect the political career of the Fuma(驸马).From the moment when the Fuma(驸马)was elected,the personal destiny of the Fuma(驸马)was tied to the fate of the royal family,and the life of the Fuma(驸马)was deeply influenced by politics.Finally,Starting from the role of the donkey in the party struggle,there are traces of the Fuma‘s participation in the North-South struggle and Xifeng(熙丰)reform struggle.This sign shows that the Fuma(驸马)was not completely excluded from political activities.There were several major party disputes in the Song Dynasty,in which the Fuma(驸马)played a unique role.Through the combination of group statistical analysis and individual focus of the Fuma(驸马)of the Northern Song Dynasty,and studying the specific political activities of the Fuma(驸马)from a dynamic perspective,we can more clearly understand and understand the special role played by the son-in-law in the political struggle,which is more conducive to accurately grasp the political system and culture of the Northern Song Dynasty.