In the 5,000-year history of Chinese civilization, from Emperor Xuanyuan Huang to Emperor Xuantong Puyi of the Qing Dynasty, there were more than 800 emperors. Among so many emperors, the Yellow Emperor, as the ancestor of the Chinese nation, was admired by all generations for his greatest achievements; later Yao, Shun, and Yu were also recited for thousands of years as the wise kings of ancient times; subsequent emperors of Qin, Hanwu, Tang Zong, and Song Zu His literary and martial arts, talents and strategies have also been respected by hundreds of generations; others such as Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty for his frugality and love for the people, Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty Cao Cao for his literary and military strategies, and the wise ancestor Xuan Ye of the Qing Dynasty for his heroic spirit and martial arts have also always been highly praised and widely recited. Among these emperors, there is one emperor who should not be forgotten. He is the fourth emperor of the Song Dynasty-Song Renzong Zhao Zhen. Renzong of the Song Dynasty was gentle, kind, respectful, frugal and accommodating. He had all the five characteristics. He could be called a gentleman among emperors. His benevolence and love for the people were rare in ancient and modern times. He could be called an emperor through the ages.
Song Renzong Zhao Zhen (1010-1063), the fourth emperor of the Song Dynasty (reigned from 1022-1063).
The prince in the folklore of "The civet cat exchanges for the prince" refers to Song Renzong. Since ancient times, he has also been established as a wise king in Bao Gong's plays.