In 960 AD, the commander of the Supreme Imperial Army of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin , relied on years of military achievements, was promoted to emperor in Chenqiao mutiny , forcing , who was only seven years old, Chai Zong , and changed the country name to "Song" , which started the prosperous era of the Song Dynasty.
cup of wine to release military power
How did Zhao Kuangyin get the regime? also feared that his subordinates would repeat history and take away the country
So Zhao Kuangyin adopted the method of Prime Minister Zhao Pu , pretending to invite several generals who launched the mutiny together to drink, coerce and induce, and forced them to hand over the military talismans on them.
In addition, Zhao Kuangyin felt relieved after choosing some people who were easy to control and took over the post of the imperial guard general and fired his sworn brother whom he thought could only share the woe and not the same joys.
But he ignored the most critical person, who had long coveted the country and the throne, and even finally took away the regime that Zhao Kuangyin had worked hard to establish.
The reason why this person was missed was because he was different from the sworn brothers of emperors such as Shi Shuxin. He was Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother Zhao Kuangyi .
As the saying goes, brothers fighting tigers, father and son soldiers are in battle. Shortly after the founding of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyi was named the palace by his emperor brother . In order to avoid the title of the emperor brother, he also changed his name to Zhao Guangyi .
At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, the regime was unstable. When Zhao Kuangyin led his troops to the expedition, he kept his younger brother in the capital Kaifeng twice. Because of the good completion of the mission, Zhao Guangyi was trusted by the emperor's brother and obtained some military power.
Zhao Kuangyin is also very close to his younger brother, hoping to exercise his abilities more and share his worries. After their mother, Empress Dowager Du, Zhao Kuangyin appointed Zhao Guangyi as the prefect of Kaifeng .
Kaifeng Prefecture Priesthood has been a very important official position since the Five Dynasties, with the rank of first-rank or second-rank. Most of the people who served as Kaifeng Prefecture Priesthood Priesthood were Choujun , which is a first-rank official title with great power. Like Zhou Shizong, Chai Rong was Kaifeng Prefecture Priesthood before he ascended the throne.
The emperor's brother,
Even if the crown prince is not appointed as the prefect of Kaifeng, he must at least be a prince. It can be seen how much Zhao Kuangyin loves his younger brother.
Zhao Guangyi has a very close relationship with the emperor's brother, but it does not mean that he has no intention.
If he does nothing, when one of his nephews succeeds to the throne in the future, he may not have a good time as the emperor. After all, one emperor will be the emperor and the other will be the minister.
Shortly after the founding of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Guangyi had already coveted the throne, but there was a big stumbling block in front of him - Prime Minister Zhao Pu . The two fought openly and secretly for many years.
html In 1963, Zhao Kuangyin wanted to appoint veteran Fu Yanqing to take charge of the imperial guards, so Zhao Pu stood up and tried his best to stop it.
Fu Yanqing is Zhao Guangyi's father-in-law. Zhao Pu believes that the emperor suddenly wanted to use Fu Yanqing. It must be Zhao Guangyi that blew the wind in the emperor's ears. cannot allow them to expand their power in the court.
The throne is bound to win
So, Zhao Pu was as reliable as his name and actively investigated the relationship between Zhao Guangyi and the ministers. Sure enough, a few years later, found out that the right counselor Feng Zan bribed Zhao Guangyi.
After Feng Zan was punished, Zhao Pu's targeting Zhao Guangyi has not stopped.
If Zhao Kuangyin had always believed in Zhao Pu, there would probably be nothing Zhao Guangyi had happened, and his descendants could succeed to the throne after his death.
can Zhao Pu was too popular in the court, and Zhao Kuangyin removed him from his position as prime minister .
Zhao Kuangyi took the opportunity to take office. Less than a month after Zhao Pu lost power, he climbed to the position of King Jin, with greater power than the prime minister.
Zhao Guangyi used his power to force the young women and others to do a lot of things that made the emperor angry. Zhao Kuangyin warned and scolded him many times, but Zhao Guangyi ignored him.
Because in Zhao Guangyi's view, his brother's country has half of his contribution. His father-in-law Fu Yanqing, , and two daughters, married Zhou Shizong and became the Queen of Fu.
Zhao Kuangyin was able to seize power, and the Fu family gave considerable help . It was with the help of Queen Xiaofu that Zhao Kuangyin took the military power of the Later Zhou Dynasty into his hands.
This is also the reason why Zhao Kuangyin reused his younger brother Zhao Guangyi after he became emperor, but he was not unaware of his younger brother's ambitions.
It’s just that the foundation of the Song Dynasty is unstable and the strength of the royal family is quite weak. He needs to rely on Zhao Guangyi instead of engaging in family strife at the critical moment.
But Zhao Kuangyin Appointed Zhao Guangyi as the prefect of Kaifeng, which was just a temporary solution. When his two sons grew up, he immediately arranged for them to participate in political affairs, and also won over his fourth brother Zhao Guangmei, intending to alienate Zhao Guangyi.
The purpose is to let everyone know that the real candidate for crown prince must be his biological son, not the emperor's brother.
Zhao Kuangyin's approach made Zhao Guangyi very angry, but his identity as a crown prince for many years could not be shaken overnight. His power had long been deeply rooted in the court.
Although his nephews are all adults, none of them has the strength to compete with him.
htmlOn a snowy night in 1976, Zhao Kuangyin summoned Zhao Guangyi to the palace to arrange his funeral. He held him back and no one knew, and he did not dare to eavesdrop on what the two brothers were saying.
But in the end, Zhao Kuangyin was furious and the two parted in disagreement. The next morning, Zhao Kuangyin passed away.
The queen sent eunuchs out of the palace to summon the fourth son of the emperor Zhao Defang into the palace, but what she waited for was Zhao Guangyi . It seems that he had already made full preparations.
At this point, the Song Dynasty finally fell into Zhao Guangyi's hands.
