Companions are like companions of tigers, beware of the moment, ancient emperors ruled society, the hierarchy was strict, and the emperors were even more moody. Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, is a typical representative of this, and without moving a soldier or a pawn between pushing cups and changing cups, he firmly holds the military power in his own hands. In the author's opinion, the right to release the army is definitely a model between ancient monarchs and subjects, compared to Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bang's wanton killing of the founding heroes, Zhao Kuangyin can also be regarded as a generation of Ming jun.
This is still the case with courtiers, not to mention royal relatives. Zhao Kuangyin's nephew would play on the dragon chair of the Hall of Ten Thousand Years, and after Zhao Kuangyin saw it, he not only did not get angry, but curiously asked his nephew: "Is the Son of Heaven good to sit?"
This child is called Zhao Heng, the third son of Song Taizong, Zhao Heng can play in the Hall of Ten Thousand Years at any time, because he has been intelligent since childhood, and he looks very standard, and when he plays with other royal children, he often calls himself "Marshal", Zhao Kuangyin saw it, he loved this nephew very much, so he took him to the palace and personally raised him.
Zhao Heng has been ambitious since he was a child, and he is curious about anything, once he went to play on the Hall of Ten Thousand Years, saw the dragon chair above the hall, thought of playing the marshal, did not feel the feeling of the emperor, and climbed to the dragon chair to play.
This matter was looked at by Zhao Kuangyin, if it was put into the eyes of other emperors in history, such as Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Bang and others, it would be a violation of the emperor's taboo, and the end would not be good. Zhao Kuangyin not only did not care, but touched Zhao Heng's head and asked him, "Is the Son of Heaven good to sit?" Zhao Heng replied: "By the Ear of Heavenly Destiny" Zhao Kuangyin was very happy after hearing this, and felt more and more that this little nephew was not simple.
Although Zhao Heng was deeply loved by Zhao Kuangyin, as an imperial nephew, he could not inherit the throne, and at most he was rewarded by the emperor and became a carefree prince and nobleman. However, with the occurrence of the "Candle Shadow Axe Sound", an age-old mystery, Zhao Heng became a prince.
Zhao Heng became the crown prince, but he was neither the eldest son nor the empress, and more importantly, because he was raised in the palace from childhood, Zhao Guangyi did not want to see Zhao Heng. Perhaps it is really providence in the underworld, Zhao Heng's eldest brother Zhao Yuanzuo, because of the death of his uncle Zhao Tingmei, went crazy and was deposed by Zhao Guangyi as a shuren. Zhao Heng's second brother Zhao Yuanyuan suddenly died violently. In the first year of the Dao Dynasty, Zhao Heng was made crown prince, just one step away from the throne.
In the third year of dao, Emperor Taizong died, and Zhao Heng ascended the throne as emperor, becoming the third emperor in the history of the Song Dynasty, known as Song Zhenzong. After Zhao Heng ascended the throne, he appointed talents and was diligent in political affairs. He personally led his army north to sign the "Alliance of Liaoyuan" with the Liao State, creating the "Rule of Xianping" in the history of the Song Dynasty.
So have to say. History is sometimes full of coincidences and surprises.