Zhao Chen in History

Thereafter, there are no further records of Zhao Chen in historical materials. In the second year of Jingkang (1127), Emperor Qinzong was deceived by the Jin state and taken to Qingcheng. He ordered Sun Fu, the Deputy Minister of the Privy Council, to concurrently serve as the Crown Prince's Tutor, and Xie Kejia, the Deputy Minister of Personnel, to concurrently serve as the Crown Prince's Guest, assisting the Crown Prince in governing the state and managing affairs of the court. Soon after, the Jin people ordered the two emperors, Huizong and Qinzong, to instruct the Crown Prince to leave the city. The commander Wu Gelili requested the Crown Prince to stay, intending to use the recruited warriors in disguise to protect the Crown Prince and break through the siege. Sun Fu did not allow this, and instead plotted to hide among the common people, killing two individuals who resembled the Crown Prince and the court official, and sending them to the Jin people. After five days of hesitation, Wu Kai and Mo Chou pressed urgently, and Fan Qiong feared a change, using alarming words to intimidate the guards. The commander Wu Gelili requested the Crown Prince to stay, intending to use the recruited warriors in disguise to protect the Crown Prince and break through the siege. Sun Fu did not allow this, and instead plotted to hide among the common people, killing two individuals who resembled the Crown Prince and the court official, and sending them to the Jin people. After five days of hesitation, Wu Kai and Mo Chou pressed urgently, and Fan Qiong feared a change, using alarming words to intimidate the guards, and took the Crown Prince and the Empress in the same carriage to the Jin camp. The officials and military officers rushed to follow, crying out in grief. The students crowded around the carriage, and the Crown Prince shouted, "Common people, save me!" The cries shook the heavens, and they then headed north. Zhao Chen (Chen, pronounced the same as 'morning'), the eldest son of Emperor Qinzong Zhao Huan, was born of Empress Zhu. He was born in the seventh year of Zhenghe (117 years), and was the legitimate grandson of Emperor Huizong. Since the founding of the Song dynasty, there had not been a legitimate grandson of the reigning emperor, which greatly pleased Huizong. Cai Jing petitioned to appoint the imperial grandson as the Acting Minister of State and the Military Governor of Changde, and to confer upon him the title of Duke of Chongguo, to which Huizong agreed. Wang Fu assisted in governance, plotting to seize power from Cai Jing, claiming that Cai Jing regarded the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace as the emperor, thus demoting Zhao Chen to the Defense Minister of Gaozhou. In the first year of Jingkang (1126), Emperor Qinzong ascended the throne, promoting Zhao Chen to Acting Minister of State, Military Governor of Zhaoqing, and Prince of Daming. He was further promoted to Acting Crown Prince Tutor and Military Governor of Ningguo. In April, he was officially established as the Crown Prince.

There are no further records of Zhao Chen in historical materials thereafter

In the second year of Jingkang (1127), Emperor Qinzong was deceived by the Jin state and taken to Qingcheng. He ordered Sun Fu, the Deputy Minister of the Privy Council, to also serve as the Crown Prince's Tutor, and Xie Kejia, the Deputy Minister of Personnel, to also serve as the Crown Prince's Guest. They assisted the Crown Prince in governing the state and managing the affairs of the court. Soon after, the Jin people commanded the two emperors, Huizong and Qinzong, to instruct the Crown Prince to leave the city. Commander Wu Gelili requested that the Crown Prince stay, intending to use the recruited warriors in disguise to protect the Crown Prince and break through the siege. Sun Fu refused, and thus plotted to hide among the common people, killing two individuals who resembled the Crown Prince and the court official, and sending them to the Jin people. After five days of hesitation, with Wu Kai and Mo Chou pressing urgently, and Fan Qiong fearing a change, he used alarming words to intimidate the guards. The Crown Prince was taken hostage along with the Empress and sent to the Jin camp. Officials and military personnel rushed to follow, weeping loudly. The students at the academy crowded to bow before the carriage, and the Crown Prince cried out: "Common people, save me!" The cries echoed through the heavens, and they then headed north.

Zhao Chen (pronounced the same as 'Chen'), the eldest son of Emperor Qinzong Zhao Huan and Empress Zhu, was born in the seventh year of the Zhenghe era (1 and * Tu * Book 117). He was the legitimate grandson of Emperor Huizong, and since the founding of the Song Dynasty, no reigning emperor had a legitimate grandson, which brought great joy to Huizong. Cai Jing petitioned to appoint the imperial grandson as the Acting Senior Guardian and the Military Governor of Changde, and conferred upon him the title of Duke of Chongguo, to which Huizong agreed. Wang Fu assisted in governance and plotted to usurp Cai Jing's power, stating that Cai Jing regarded the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace as the emperor, thus demoting Zhao Chen to the position of Defense Minister of Gaozhou. In the first year of Jingkang (1126), Emperor Qinzong ascended the throne and promoted Zhao Chen to Acting Senior Guardian, Military Governor of Zhaoqing, and Prince of Daming. He was further promoted to Acting Senior Tutor and Military Governor of Ningguo. In April, he was officially established as the Crown Prince.