Historical Story Why is the nickname of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin "Xiang Haier"

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Why is Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's nickname "Xiang Haier"? As the name implies, it is this child who smells good and makes his nose happy. Zhao Kuangyin was born on March 21st, the second year of Tiancheng in the late Tang Dynasty (AD 927). As for the address, it is said that being specific will make me sweat. According to historical records, that night, my father, Zhao, came back from a business trip and saw a red light hanging at home, and his heart was in his throat.

It's broken! The house is on fire!

He ran home with his pregnant wife in his arms and found that there was no fire. Strange, where did this light come from? When Lao Zhao ran entered the room, he suddenly smelled a strange smell. He suspected that he was cooking delicious food at home. At this moment, the midwife ran out of the inner room with a face of good news:

"My wife was born, a boy, and she smells good all over."

This is the origin of Zhao Kuangyin's nickname.

Lao Zhao was amused. My wife didn't eat much pepper and fennel during pregnancy. Why does this child smell good? He walked into the delivery room and was scared to death. Oh, my God, what kind of child is this? All brown, slightly glowing, smoked with transpiration aroma. Wondering in his heart, he leaned carefully against the bed and asked in horror, "Well, why is this child this color?"

Du sobbed and said, "I don't know, and I don't know why."

Seeing that the child is not short of arms and legs, Lao Zhao is relieved.