南宋歷史上有三位著名的民族英雄,也是三位聲名卓著的忠臣:宗澤、岳飛、文天祥。文天祥試圖挽狂瀾於既倒,岳飛死於南宋初年的國策之爭。宗澤活躍於建炎初年,正是南宋建國之初,百廢待舉,此時的政治格局、政策舉措,逐步奠定了南宋初年的基本政治局面,對整個南宋歷史有着深遠影響。筆者經常困惑於中國古代衆多忠臣常常不能起到應起的作用,細讀南宋初年歷史纔明白,對於不同歷史時期不同的人們,“忠”的意蘊是不同的。本文欲因宗澤探討 In the history of the Southern Song Dynasty, there are three famous national heroes and three famous loyalists: Zongze, Yue Fei and Wen Tianxiang. Wen Tianxiang trying to turn the tide in both, Yue Fei died in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty national policy battle. Zongze was active in the early years of Jiang Zemin. It was at the beginning of the founding of the South Song Dynasty that it was overdue. At this time, the political pattern and policy initiatives gradually laid the basic political situation in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty and had a profound impact on the history of the entire Southern Song Dynasty. I often confused many loyalists in ancient China often can not play its due role, read the history of the early Southern Song Dynasty to understand, for different people in different historical periods, “loyalty ” implication is different. This article to discuss because of Zong Ze