Zhao Kuangyin seems to have a good reputation after he took office, because he did not embarrass the other founding fathers, but how did he end up facing Chai Rong’s son? It is possible that Zhao Kuangyin’s most jealous may be the descendants of Chai Rong, after all, their threat is still The oldest, in the end, each of Chai Rong's four sons lived to be 20 years old. Of course, Zhao Kuangyin was not merciful at all in this regard, but who did not do so to avoid future troubles? Zhao Kuangyin killed less in relative terms.
The founding emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, has always been a more benevolent monarch in the hearts of later generations. On the one hand, after he established the country, he did not massacre the founders of the country like other founding emperors in order to preserve the emperor's throne. On the other hand, he was especially praised. At the time, he did not slaughter the former and later Zhou clan families, but instead promulgated a decree to treat the descendants of the Chai family forever and never lose the kindness of Chai Rong to him. In this way, Zhao Kuangyin created a sign of a benevolent monarch and a benevolent master. So, how did Zhao Kuangyin treat Chai Rong's heirs in history? Let's take a look.
Zhao Kuangyin always gives people a kind of kindness
According to historical records, the post-Zhou Shizong Chai Rong had a total of 7 sons. Among them, the Yue King Chai Zongyi, the Wu King Chai Zongcheng, and the Han King Chai Zongjun were all killed by the latter when Chai Rong rebelled against the latter. The hidden emperor Liu Chengyou was killed, so when Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao mutiny, Chai Rong had four living sons in the world. They are Emperor Gong Chai Zongxun, Cao Wang Chai Xirang, Ji Wang Chai Xijin, Qi Wang Chai Xizhen, then after Zhao Kuangyin ascended to the throne, how did Zhao Kuangyin treat these heirs of his benefactor Chai Rong?
Chai Rong is better than Zhao Kuangyin. The fierce generation of God of War
1, Chai Zongxun: The fourth son of Chai Rong, Shizong of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and the last emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty during the Five Dynasties. After Zhao Kuangyin usurped the throne, he first made Chai Zongxun the King of Zheng and moved to Fangzhou. In the sixth year of Kaibao in the Northern Song Dynasty (973), Chai Zongxun died at the age of 20 and was posthumously named Emperor Gong.
2, Chai Xirang: formerly known as Zongrang, the five sons of Sejong Chai Rong. When Zhao Kuangyin led his troops to Kaifeng, Chai Xirang disappeared in the chaos in order to avoid Zhao Kuangyin's pursuit.
3, Chai Xijin: the sixth son of Zhou Shizong Chai Rong. Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao almost killed the young Chai Xijin after the mutiny, but the close minister Pan Mei took pity on the child and tried to protect him and adopted him as an adopted son, renamed Pan Weiji. In October of the second year of Gande, Chai Xijin died at the age of about 10.
4. Chai Xizhi: The seven sons of Sejong Chai Rong, there are two kinds of opinions about him. One is that he is the same as Cao Wang Chai Xirang. After Chen Qiao mutiny, in order to avoid Zhao Kuangyin's pursuit and killing, he was missing and whereabouts. unknown. There is also a theory that he was adopted as an adopted son by Lu Yan, the founding general of Zhao Kuangyin, and lived in Yongkang, Zhejiang with his adoptive father Lu Yan.
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