The Golden Alliance tells the story of the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, who passed on the imperial secrets of Zhao Guangyi, the Emperor Taizong of Song. For thousands of years, the authenticity of the Golden Alliance has been doubted by scholars. Because the original text of the Golden Alliance is missing, official materials are never recorded and never recognized. There was a debate over the legitimacy of the succession of Zhao Guangyi, the second emperor of the Great Song Dynasty.
Why did Zhao Kuangyin himself take the throne and "pass on his brothers and not his sons"?
Why did Zhao Kuangyin's "Three Transmission Covenants" become "Solo Covenants" 6 years after Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne?
Why was the jiangshan throne laid down by the eldest brother Zhao Kuangyin directly inherited from generation to generation by the second eldest Zhao Guangyi?
It was not until more than 200 years later that Zhao Guangyi lost his fertility in the Southern Song Dynasty and did he return the throne to Zhao Kuangyin?
What is the intention of Empress Du's will and testament, "The Alliance of the Golden Kuai"?
What is the Golden Alliance talking about?
In short, the Golden Alliance is a will. It was the arrangement of the succession order of the Great Song Dynasty before the death of Empress Du, the mother-in-law of Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi. Strange. Before the death of a Song Dynasty emperor's mother, instead of the Southern Expedition and the Northern War, she "usurped power and sat on the throne", and Zhao Kuangyin, who was 35 years old when he was rich and powerful, arranged the aftermath.
Before Empress Du's death, she arranged the events after the death of 35-year-old Zhao Kuangyin?
Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin agreed to the arrangement of the empress dowager. Empress Dowager Du ordered Zhao Pu, the chancellor of the Song Dynasty, to be responsible for recording the contents of the Alliance of the Jin Dynasty.
Oh, through the cabinet. After Zhao Pu wrote it, he sealed it in the cabinet, so it was called the Alliance of The Golden Dagger. That is to say, there are 4 figures in the Great Song Who know the Golden Alliance. Empress Du (about to die), Zhao Guangyi (imperial brother), Zhao Kuangyin (emperor), and Zhao Pu (chancellor).
Remarks: Zhao Pu has no relationship with the Zhao family of the Great Song Dynasty.
The Golden Alliance has 6 major doubts
1. Zhao Pu, a participant in the Golden Alliance
Zhao Pu was a founding hero of the Great Song Dynasty, who was the right and left hand of Zhao Kuangyin's rule of the country, and held a high position as prime minister. Empress Dowager Du died of illness in 961, and Zhao Kuangyin died in 976. After Empress Du's death, in the 15 years before Zhao Kuangyin's death, Zhao Pu repeatedly wrote to weaken Zhao Guangyi's power and used the power of the chancellor to vigorously suppress Zhao Guangyi.
Prime Minister Zhao Pu
Zhao Pu was the first person to confront Zhao Guangyi, and publicly stated to Zhao Kuangyin that he must not move Zhao Guangyi's thoughts. After Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, he sighed to the chancellor, if Zhao Pu was in Zhongshu Province, I would not be the emperor.
Zhao Pu is a witness and author of the Golden Alliance, Zhao Pu has repeatedly suppressed the next emperor, is Zhao Pu tired? Who gave Zhao Pu the courage? Liang Jingru? Zhao Pu fell in love with power all his life, and did not choose to attach himself to Zhao Guangyi, but instead gave Zhao Guangyi a dead hand, which was unreasonable.
2. The time of the announcement of the Golden Alliance
If the alliance of the Golden Treasury was real, why didn't Zhao Guangyi announce it in his first year of ascending the throne, so as to block the leisurely mouths of the people of the world and the civil and military officials of the court.
The first time the Alliance of Jin was announced at the imperial court was in the sixth year of the reign of Emperor Taizong of Song, who had already purged his opponents. The court rose to peace in all directions, and the civil and military officials were all close associates of Emperor Taizong of Song. Even if there were opponents in the court, it would not be able to help Song Taizong.
It was not announced until 6 years after he ascended the throne
The first appearance of the Alliance of Jin was presented by Zhao Pu to Emperor Taizong of Song. Prior to this, Zhao Pu had long since withdrawn from the center of state power, and his career was depressed, and he was suppressed by Emperor Taizong of Song, and the position of prime minister was given to Zhao Pu's political enemy Lu Duoxun, and Song Tai only gave Zhao Pu a false position of "Prince Taibao".
It is very likely that the alliance of the Jin Dynasty was a "political tribute" and "imperial orthodoxy" presented by Zhao Pu to Emperor Taizong of Song.
3. Personnel appointments after promulgation
Because after Zhao Pu presented the alliance of the Golden Dagger to Emperor Taizong of Song, only three days later, Zhao Pu returned from the "scraps" of imperial power to the "center" of imperial power, serving as a situ and a servant.
Zhao Pu re-ascended to the high position of prime minister
Zhao Pu solved the legitimacy of the imperial succession for Song Taizong, and the two old enemies laughed and took the big wine they needed. In return, Emperor Taizong of Song executed Zhao Pu's political enemy, zhao Pu's mortal enemy, the Song Dynasty chancellor Lu Doxun.
Lu Duoxun was song Taizong's right and left hand, and was the person Zhao Pu hated the most in his life. Zhao Pu did as he wished, not only restored the position of prime minister, but also killed his old opponents, and was completely relieved of his former suspicions with Zhao Guangyi.
Fourth, the Alliance of The Golden Dagger has no original text
As written evidence of the succession of the imperial throne of the Great Song Empire, in the future, it will be displayed to the civil and military officials as a "notary in the court" and announced to the relatives of the Zhao family of the Great Song Dynasty, so as not to cause criticism and cause political turmoil.
No original record can be found | the Royal Archives
The Alliance of the Golden Plateau was clearly written by Zhao Pu himself and handed over to the palace people for proper collection. The issue of royal succession has always been a top-secret archive, and it is unbelievable that no original document can be found.
Neither the official Song Dynasty nor the authors of the history of the dynasties have ever recognized the Alliance of the Golden Plateau. Because although the Alliance of the Golden Dagger is known all over the world, there is no material record, which is really incredible.
Fifth, the age contradiction of the Alliance of The Golden Dagger
Modern people have a long lifespan, and ancient people have an early aging, this is the reality. But the ancients of the Song Dynasty were old enough to decline prematurely, and Empress Du would not curse her 35-year-old biological son Zhao Kuangyin to die violently.
At the time of the Golden Alliance, Song Taizu was only 35 years old
The Time of the Golden Alliance was 961, and Zhao Kuangyin's son was 11 years old. Assuming that according to the minimum life length, Zhao Kuangyin lived for another 20 years, which was very normal in the Song Dynasty. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin's son Zhao Dezhao would be 31 years old.
In ancient times, the year of the weak crown was the rite of passage of 20 years old, and 20 years later, the 31-year-old Zhao Dezhao could inherit the throne no matter what. In the "History of Song" presided over by the Yuan Dynasty Prime Minister, it is recorded that Zhao Dezhao was overjoyed, and his mind was far better than everyone else's, and his IQ was superb.
6. The system of succession of the eldest son
The system of primogeniture originated in the Western Zhou Dynasty and was passed down to the Song Dynasty for thousands of years. The primogeniture system is the core guarantee for maintaining the royal patriarchal system. Why did Zhao Kuangyin risk the world and not violate it? Why did Zhao Kuangyin violate the throne of human nature and not pass on his own son to his younger brother.
Zhao Kuangyin hoped that the Great Song Dynasty would be passed down from generation to generation
If Zhao Kuangyin violated the patriarchal system, as the founding prince of the country, he did not abide by the patriarchal etiquette system, how long could the national fortunes of the Song Dynasty last? Zhao Kuangyin hoped that the Great Song Dynasty would be passed down from generation to generation and would not self-destruct the country, so this was also one of the points where the Alliance of The Golden Kuai was in doubt.