In the history of the Zhao and Song dynasties, the "founding emperor" Zhao Kuangyin was purely a lucky person who held real power and had ulterior motives.
Without a single sword and a shot, he completed the "Chen Qiao Mutiny" and the addition of the yellow robe, and then snatched the throne admired by thousands of people from the hands of the Later Zhou court; then, in a peaceful way, he directed the "cup of wine to release the military power", the military power was quickly stabilized, and the Zhao and Song Dynasties were as solid as gold and the generations were safe.
Obviously, Zhao Kuangyin has assumed the key responsibility of enriching the country and the people and benefiting the eight parties. Unfortunately, his loss of points is precisely because he was once ungrateful and usurped the throne.
Despite this, the overall evaluation of later generations was not low, Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Only the Song Taizu Emperor Shun Tian Yingren, unified Haiyu, Zuo Yan three hundred, the world civilization." Those who have the virtue of the king and the merits of the world are also. ”
Scholars pay attention to the historical celebrities who were born in Yanzhao, and especially want to find out whether there are any emperors in the local area.
At the very least, The Shu Han Emperor Liu Bei and the Zhao Song Emperor Zhao Kuangyin both stopped here, and their ancestral home was quite geographically close.
The "History of Song" records that Zhao Kuangyin was a native of Zhuo County. Of course, Zhuo County at that time could not be equated with ZhuoZhou. According to research, Zhao Kuangyin was born in Qingyuan County, Hebei Province.
Zhao Kuangyin's grandfather, Zhao Jing, and Liu Wenqian's grandfather, Liu Chang, lived in "Baosai", which is now Qingyuan County, before entering the shi, and the two families lived very close.
Although they were ordinary rural people, secretly, Liu Chang always observed Zhao Jing, and others were sensitive to humanity, looking forward to marrying his precious daughter to him, this girl was the later "Empress Jianmu", Zhao Kuangyin's grandmother.
Zhao Kuangyin's father, Zhao Hongyin, met the process of becoming an official, and he first served as the king of Zhao, Wang Rong, and then performed his duties in Later Tang, Later Jin, and Later Zhou. In his early years, Zhao Hongyin lived in his hometown of Baozhou.
The Song Dynasty Fan Zhen's "Records of Dongzhai" records: "Liu Shangshu tried to say: Xuanzu first came from the south of Heshuo to the Dujiazhuang Courtyard, and the snow was even worse, and he avoided the door. For a long time, watch the people of the manor steal food privately. A few days later, I saw that he was strange and diligent, and he was a white master. The master saw and loved it, so he stayed in the manor for many months. The family consulted, thinking that the fourth lady was the son-in-law of the house. The fourth lady was Empress Dowager Zhaoxian. ”
At that time, Zhao Hongyin defected from his hometown to Wang Rong, the King of Zhao. Zhao Hongyin was starved and cold on the way, fell into Dingzhou, was rescued by the Du family, and married Du Shi, a country woman who was Zhao Kuangyin's biological mother, Empress Du.
There is no doubt that the Du family is not how smooth and prominent, but nothing more than a peaceful family in the countryside.
It seems that Zhao Kuangyin's grandfather and father were both promoted from commoners to official eunuchs, and from official eunuchs to commoners. Their really distinctive character is to fight the world with their own efforts.
Wang Anzhong's "On the Repair of the Beiyue Temple" admits: "The traces of the ancestors are really Baozhou. ”
It seems that Baozhou has indeed become the feng shui treasure of the Zhao family, at the very least, the men of the times are proud to keep their hearts and minds, judge the hour and size up the situation; moreover, Zhao Kuangyin's grandparents and fathers have received special women's wing protection and lingering.
The most valuable thing is that these two women have imported intelligence and talent into the Zhao family, after all, they are both well-versed and admirable.
Du married a girl, later "Empress Zhaoxian", her family lived in Dugu Village, Xinle City, 15 years old, married Zhao Hongyin, gave birth to five sons and two daughters. His son Zhao Kuangyin really won glory for the Zhao family.
After all, the "Empress Zhaoxian" of that year was strict and resolute in governing the family, and she was quite familiar with etiquette. He died in 961 at the age of 60. Obviously, her life expectancy is not too long.
In the first year of Jianlong, that is, on the fifth day of the first month of February in 960, Zhao Kuangyin honored his mother Du Shi as the "Empress Dowager" and paid homage to the court.
The empress dowager was depressed, and she confessed: "I heard that 'it is difficult for the king', the emperor is above the hundreds of millions of people, if the country is well-governed, the throne is respectable; once the country loses control, even if you want to be a puppet, it is impossible, this is what I am worried about." ”
Do you still need to ask, the great wealth and nobility did not make the Du family dizzy, even if she personally went to the court and accepted the greeting, she could still say that she was a bit of a person with a bad scenery, and it was no wonder that Zhao Kuangyin was extremely admired by his far-sighted mother-in-law.