It is said that everything has two sides, even the emperor.
We all know that the emperor in ancient times had supreme power, and was called the supreme ruler of the human world, but also because of the excessive power, many people with ulterior motives would look at this position. Therefore, although the emperor is happy, if he wants to be long-lasting, he must have a certain ability.
Of course, the emperor is not the most dangerous position, because even the most ambitious and powerful general wants to pull the emperor off the horse at will, it is not an easy task. But there is a shortcut, and that is the position of prince.
Compared with other identities, the dangers faced by the prince are too much. Because the crown prince is the rightful heir to the throne, but it does not mean that the emperor will not depose him. Moreover, due to the huge number of harems, the emperor often has several or even a dozen princes, and the rest of the princes have also coveted the throne for a long time, as long as they can pull him off the horse before the prince succeeds to the throne, then the throne may be his turn
Therefore, although the power and status of the prince are high, they have great risks, at least until they successfully ascend the throne. If the prince wants to be his own prince and guard his position, he must have a delicate heart, maintain the relationship between all parties, and absolutely cannot be maliciously slandered, so that the emperor has the idea of deposing himself. After all, if it were abolished, it would basically be impossible to emerge from now on.
However, even so, it is impossible to guarantee their own safety one hundred percent, because the open gun is easy to dodge the dark arrow, and no matter how careful, it is impossible to prevent someone from privately spreading rumors or complaints. And once the emperor is really angry, the end is miserable. At that time, the crown prince of Emperor Wu of Han was maliciously slandered by an official, resulting in himself being forced to rebel and end up with a defeated soldier and committing suicide.
There have been many similar incidents in Chinese history, all of which have proved that the position of prince is more difficult than the position of emperor. Moreover, once the prince is deposed, his father and emperor are better when they are in power, generally just without the position of prince, but there is still a prince in front of him, and he may also be placed under house arrest. However, after the death of the father and emperor, it will not be so simple, and the chance of being given death for various reasons will be doubled.
Of course, not all princes are in such a passive situation, when the position of the prince is threatened, or when they are really itchy, there are also princes who will choose to force the emperor to abdicate and successfully seize the emperor's throne.
Generally, the princes who can do this kind of thing are fierce characters, and there are not many legends at all. However, we are not talking about this kind of prince today, because there is a prince who can be called the most legendary prince in history. He is Zhao Wei.
Zhao Huan's father was Emperor Xiaozong of Song, an emperor with great ability to bring the long-decadent Southern Song Dynasty back to the right path. However, Song Xiaozong was also a poor man, and his eldest son died in his prime. Song Xiaozong, in addition to his grief, has not been crown prince.
However, this kind of thing must be done, in case the emperor dies one day, if there is no prince, it will be a great chaos in the world. Therefore, the Manchu ministers in the court were persuading the emperor to appoint another prince as soon as possible, and the three princes took advantage of this opportunity to constantly lobby and successfully ascend to the throne with the recommendation of the ministers.
However, when the third prince Zhao Xiaozong became the crown prince, Song Xiaozong was only 44 years old, although people's life expectancy in ancient times was not long, but it was obvious that Song Xiaozong was an exception, and when Zhao Xiaozong thought that as long as he honestly waited for a few years, he could survive the death of his father and become emperor, Song Xiaozong was stunned to let Zhao Xiao stay in the position of prince for 18 years.
This seems to be the fine tradition of their family, after all, Song Xiaozong's father and emperor also lived for a long time before it was Song Xiaozong's turn to take the throne.
However, Zhao Huan did not have the patience of his father and emperor, after all, after so many years, the power of the DPRK changed very quickly, and the most important thing was that his brothers had grown up, and the battle for the throne had become more and more intense.
Zhao Huan couldn't wait, so he thought of a way to find his father, and said that the people under him had sent hair dye and did not dare to use it. Of course, Song Xiaozong understood what he meant, but at that time, he deliberately ridiculed and played a haha.
Soon, Emperor Xiaozong of Song took the initiative to abdicate, and Zhao Ascended the Throne. It's just that Song Xiaozong's life was not good after he became emperor, and Zhao Huan waited for so many years to ascend to the throne, so naturally there will be all kinds of small retaliation.