Why did Zhao Kuangyin make his younger brother emperor instead of his own son?

Song Taizu was born into an official family, and his father Zhao was an official and cavalry commander in the late Tang Dynasty. There is a saying that children of military strategists know swords and guns. When Zhao Kuangyin was a child, he liked to dance with a gun and gained good skills. When I grow up, I specialize in making friends with Jianghu heroes, drinking and hunting, and talking about military affairs. I am a nosy ancestor, and I won't make trouble when I am old. At the age of twenty-two, he played the royal Goulan in the capital, made trouble in the royal garden, violated the Han and Wei emperors, and lived in rivers and lakes.

Zhao Kuangyin thought, the world is so big and shuddering, who should I go to? He had no idea, so he found a fortune teller and made a divination. The fortune teller talked nonsense for a long time, and finally told him that if he went to find General Guo Wei, he would certainly make a difference. Zhao Kuangyin said don't fool me. I'm not sure. I'll come back for you. The fortune teller said, it works, it works, it doesn't work. You snickered under my signboard and said, I didn't even know where I was when you came to me. This Zhao Kuangyin paid the money and went straight to Guo Wei Barracks.

Sure enough, Zhao Kuangyin repeatedly made meritorious military service under the command of Guo Wei, so that he was inspected before the temple, launched a mutiny in Chen Qiao, proclaimed himself emperor and became Song Taizu. Since he ascended the throne, he has been thinking about fortune tellers and thinks that he is really accurate. In early 967, Zhao Kuangyin visited Xijing (Luoyang) and returned to his hometown Jiamaying by the way. There, he happened to meet a fortune teller. The emperor was very happy. He took him to the palace and asked him to figure out how long it would take him to die. The fortune teller got a fright. He said to himself that the fortune teller was blind. The last time you were blind, you were a nobody. Now you are the emperor. Congratulations on your longevity. You have three palaces and six hospitals. In case of fatal diseases with too much sex, if you don't kill me to vent your anger, just say that you are short-lived and I will be finished on the spot. The fortune teller couldn't help thinking, so he had to fool around for a while, so he said mysteriously, back to your majesty, you are rich and magnificent now, but by this year1October 20, if it is sunny that day, your majesty still has 20 years to live; If not, your majesty will prepare for the funeral! Mao was surprised and asked, is this really the case? The fortune teller quickly knelt down and said, How dare Wang lie to you? That's what divination says. Zhao Kuangyin was very unhappy, gave the fortune teller a handful of money and sent him away.

This matter soon spread throughout the court, and Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, naturally heard about it. Zhao Guangyi, the younger brother of Qin Shihuang, followed Mao Zedong to find the north and the south. Mao valued him very much and made him king of Jin. On the surface, Zhao Guangyi is both respectful and loyal to his brother, but this is not the case.

He has always coveted Mao's favorite concubine, Mrs. Hua Rui. This huarui lady was originally the concubine of Meng Changjun, the Emperor of the Later Shu Dynasty, and her surname was Fei, a native of Qingcheng, Sichuan. She is beautiful and talented, and the palace calls her Mrs. Hua Rui. In 964, Song Taizu sent general Zhu Guangxu to conquer Houshu. Shu surrendered and the whole family was exiled to Beijing. On the day of entering the city, Zhao Kuangyin and Song Taizu sent Zhao Guangyi, the emperor's younger brother, to arrange for Meng Chang to live in Yujin Garden, a royal garden outside the city. Zhao Guangyi was fascinated by Mrs. Hua Rui's beauty and fell in love with her at first sight. After Meng Chang defected, he was named King of Qin. Zhao Guangyi ran to Qin Wangfu every day, be caring and attentive, and Mrs. Huarui naturally took a liking to him. Meng Chang died soon, and Mao summoned the stamens into the palace. Zhao Guangyi was very sad to see his sweetheart become a sister-in-law. After the stamen entered the palace, she still refused to give up. He bribed Mao to wait on him and always inquired about the stamens.

This Mrs. Huarui is not only beautiful, but also proficient in melody and poetry. She once imitated hundreds of poems written by Wang Jian, which were circulated for a while, so Song Taizu loved her very much and once wanted to make her queen, but she gave up because of strong opposition from ministers. Zhao Kuangyin accompanied Mrs. Hua Rui day and night, and ordinary people couldn't get close to her. Zhao Guangyi is even more indignant. In addition, his status in North Korea is getting higher and higher, and his power is getting bigger and bigger. Therefore, he has a rebellious heart, secretly making friends with generals, netting powerful ministers, dispersing party followers, cultivating forces and preparing to usurp the throne.

Besides, since his fortune-telling, Mao was also worried. Later, he became ill and didn't go to the early dynasty. Finally, it's1October 20th. Cloudless sunny days in Wan Li. Mao is very happy and much better. In the morning, I discussed in the DPRK, and in the afternoon, I drank wine and played chess with Mrs. Hua Rui in the garden. Later, feeling a little tired, I went back to my dormitory to rest. At night, he dreamed of a fortune teller and said to himself, why is your majesty still in the mood to sleep? I'm not afraid of rain or shine at any time. People will be blessed or cursed one day ... Zhao Kuangyin woke up at once and went outside to watch. Sure enough, the weather changed suddenly. There were no clouds in Wan Li during the day, but now it is red and snowy. Zhao Kuangyin was frightened to disgrace, and he was afraid. He sent someone to invite Zhao Kuangyi, king of Jin, to accompany him to the palace.

At that time, it was Kaifeng Prefecture Yin, not far from the palace. The emperor summoned him late at night. He was surprised and thought that the emperor had discovered his plot to usurp the throne. He ordered the troops stationed in Kaifeng to be ready for a coup at any time, and led the servants to get up and see the coachman overnight. He went to the front of the bedroom and told his concubines, ladies-in-waiting, officials and servants. All retreated to the outer court, leaving only Wang Jien, who was waiting for the order at the door. He went to see the emperor alone, but when he saw his younger brother coming, he was a little relieved, so he ordered someone to set wine and let Guangyi drink and chat with him. Guangyi was relieved to see that there was nothing unusual in the situation. He chatted with his brother and had a few drinks. Drinking and drinking, Mao doesn't have much alcohol, so he sleeps with the case. Wang Jien immediately sent Mrs. Hua Rui to the temple to help the emperor lie down. As soon as Guangyi saw Huarui, he was full of energy and swept off his feet. He couldn't help talking to him. He wants to talk about the suffering of lovesickness for many years. As an emperor's sister-in-law, Huarui dared to get close to his uncle. Going back again and again, Guangyi saw the emperor sleeping soundly and there was no one around. Outside, Wang Jien was his confidant, and he became bold. With the strength of wine, he stepped forward and hugged his wife tenderly. The stamen turned pale with fear and shouted for help, waking the sleeping emperor. When Zhao Kuangyin opened his eyes, he saw his brother holding his brother's favorite princess, and right under his nose, he wanted to be indecent, which made the emperor very angry. It happened that there was a Dali tribute on his desk, which was an axe-shaped jade antique. He grabbed it and slammed it at Guangyi. Guangyi was frightened and turned to run. Yufu fell to the ground and cried. Zhao Kuangyin has high hopes for Guangyi, but he doesn't think so. He was surprised and angry, and then he was unconscious. Huarui wanted to go out and call someone, but she didn't want Zhao Guangyi to lock the door and make her cry. She just ignored her.

Zhao Guangyi knew this would never be forgiven by his brother, and the rebellion was a foregone conclusion. He ordered Wang Jien to announce the eunuch's confidant, and at the same time rushed to send someone to summon Cheng Dexuan, the medical officer of Kaifeng Prefecture, and sent someone to call the Prime Minister Lu Duoxun to meet him, and then sent Pegasus to inform the Kyoto imperial general manager to join the party, immediately surrounding the various government offices in Kyoto. Wang Jien was told to wait here until the medical officer and the Prime Minister arrived. The emperor sent a wrong message and called the three of them to see the driver together. He went to the outer court by himself to stabilize the others. A little while later, medical officer Cheng Dexuan and Prime Minister Lu Duoxun arrived one after another, and Wang Jien hurried out to report, Cheng Dexuan and Lu Duoxun. Three people walked into Mao's bedroom. At this point, Mrs. Huarui kept crying until she fell into a coma. Guangyi knew that this woman couldn't stay any longer, so Wang Jien hid her temporarily after she died of suffocation, and then ordered the medical officer to prescribe medicine for the emperor, and ordered Lu Duoxun to immediately forge the imperial edict, claiming that the emperor's last words were passed on to Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin. After the emperor took the medicine in a coma, his breathing became weak, his pulse was intermittent and he could not see. At dawn, Zhao Fang, the eldest son of Qin Shihuang, had to hurry. It turned out that the Queen Song of the main palace saw them go in for so long and still didn't come out. She was in a hurry, so she sent for the king of Qin to visit. When everyone entered the tour, Zhao Kuangyin had decided to open his mouth and die suddenly.

They burst into tears, just pretending to comfort, and motioned for Wang Jien to read the fake testamentary edict. They were all surprised when they heard the imperial edict. Wang Jien said, the country can't be without a king for a day. Please ask the king of Jin to ascend to the throne now, and wait for the funeral until the new emperor ascended the throne. Although the Empress Song and others knew that there was fraud, the King Jin was in power. I was a fish and had no strength to compete with him. After the Song Dynasty, I had to cry bitterly to Guangyi: "My mother and son's lives are entrusted to the government." Guangyi squeezed out two tears and said, "You and I are family. Of course, we will share the happiness. Don't worry. "

The next day, Zhao Guangyi called his ministers and held an enthronement ceremony, which was called Song Taizong. Nor did it change the year after the succession to the first year according to the ancestral practice. He hastily changed the nine-year Kaibao with only two months left to the first year of Taiping Xingguo, and awarded his younger brother Zhao Kaibao, the title of Queen of Song Dynasty, the title of Zhao Dezhao, the eldest son, and the title of Xing Yuanyin, the second son. After Zhao Kuangyin's death, the coffin has been parked in the Hall of Long Live, and the emperor's younger brother, empresses, princes, civil and military ministers come to sacrifice in tears every day. In April of the following year, the coffin was transported to the imperial tomb for burial.

There has never been a precedent for the death of a brother and the succession of a younger brother. Zhao Guangyi's killer brother won the throne, but it's hard to hide everyone's opinion. A few years later, with more and more rumors, Zhao Guangyi got a little tired. He also discussed with the confidant minister how to block everyone's mouths. Former Prime Minister Zhao Pu suggested that Madame Du, the Empress Dowager, was highly respected by everyone when she was alive. If Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne through her mouth, you might believe it. So Zhao Pu and I invented the idea of the Golden Chamber Alliance, saying that at the beginning of Mao's accession to the throne, the Queen Mother warned Mao that the short-lived dynasty in the Five Dynasties gave ministers a chance to rebel, because the emperor was too young, and Mao was also an emperor in this way. So a hundred years later, Mao should be ascended to the throne by Guangyi, then his third brother, and then after Zhao Dezhao, Mao's eldest son, to maintain the inheritance of Dasong. Zhao Kuangyin readily agreed, and ordered the then Prime Minister Zhao Pu to record this passage, make it into a letter and seal it in the synopsis of the golden chamber. The imperial edict is still there. People who don't believe can verify it face to face. As soon as this statement came out, the rumors subsided, but the trouble came again. So Zhao Tingmei and Zhao Dezhao became the anointed successors. What shall we do? Emperor Zhao Guangyi is determined to carry it through to the end. His brother can be killed, and his brother can be killed like his nephew. In 972, he forced Zhao Dezhao to commit suicide on the pretext that Zhao Dezhao had a bad start in Youzhou. In 976, he murdered his little nephew Zhao again, but he suddenly died of illness. As for Zhao Tingmei, he was accused of rebellion by Zhao Guangyi and was repeatedly demoted. Finally died of depression in Fuling County. Anyone who threatened imperial power was swept away.

At this point, Zhao Kuangyin's inheritance completely fell into the hands of his younger brother.