Zhao Kuangyin died in the shadow of the axe candle, is Zhao Guangyi a murderer in the end? Sima Guangdao broke the mystery

Zhao Kuangyin was born in Zhaozhou and was the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. He became emperor, in fact, it was also a coincidence, in the Chen Qiao Mutiny, when drunk, he was added to the yellow robe, and then surrounded by the emperor.

When he became emperor, he did not indulge in wine, but to fight wars, guard the frontier, and unify the country. He successively invaded Jinghu, attacked Houshu, pacified the Southern Han Dynasty, and pacified jiangnan.

Zhao Kuangyin adopted the strategy of "first the south and then the north, and the easy and then the difficult" to gradually unify the country. He strengthened the centralization of power, promoted the development of social economy, made the country present a relatively stable and prosperous situation, and the people also lived and worked in peace and contentment, so that the "rule of Jianlong", which was famous in history, appeared.

Lü Simian once said: Song Taizu's talent is also comparable to that of Zhou Shizong, or it is more stable. It can be seen that Zhao Kuangyin is a rare Ming Jun.

After the unification of the world, it should have sat on the country and the beautiful people. Everything went so smoothly. But the surprise was so unexpected.

Kaibao 9th year 10th 19th night. Zhao Kuangyin summoned his younger brother Zhao Guangyi to drink together in the palace, and that night the two were not monarchs and courtiers, but biological brothers, and the parents were short, and they were really unhappy.

Zhao Kuangyin, who had always been physically strong, was found dead the next day.

As for Zhao Kuangyin's death, the world also has different opinions. Some people say that they were hacked to death by an axe, which is obviously not true, because the axe hacked people to death, and the body will definitely have trauma, but in the "Records of the Continuing Xiang Mountains", it is said that Zhao Kuangyin's body was not injured after his death, but the specifics are only a guess, and there is an allusion to the axe sound of the candle shadow.

Some people have also suggested that Zhao Kuangyin may have drunk too much alcohol and then died of alcohol poisoning. Indeed, that night, Zhao Kuangyin and his brother Zhao Guangyi drank and talked for a long time, would it be that the love was so deep that it was difficult to control, and if he was not careful, he drank too much? Later, this idea was also rejected, and there are historical records that Zhao Kuangyin did hope to drink two cups without problems, but he drank temperately, and he cherished his life more than others.

Could it be that the murderer was Zhao Kuangyin's own brother Zhao Kuangyi? As the saying goes, ben is born from the same root, and it is too urgent to fry each other. For what purpose did Zhao Guangyi kill his own brother? If the murderer is really Zhao Guangyi, then his purpose is only to usurp the throne. In fact, in Sima Guang's "Notes on The Water", the mystery of this ancient doubt was broken.

When Zhao Kuangyin died, Zhao Guangyi was not around, and Empress Song asked the eunuch to inform his two sons to enter the palace, but the eunuch informed Zhao Guangyi, and at that time, Zhao Guangyi was still hesitant, and said that he wanted to consult with his family, and it was the eunuch's urging.

Zhao Guangyi, who was called empress, vigorously developed the economic, agricultural, military, and other aspects on the basis of Zhao Kuangyin, and also recruited sages, and under the leadership of Zhao Guangyi, the country prospered, the society was stable, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

It doesn't really matter whether Zhao Guangyi killed Zhao Kuangyin in the end, what matters is that both of them are Ming Jun, and they didn't let the people suffer cold and starve.