The ancient emperor is the supreme ruler of the country, and many things about the emperor can represent the identity of the emperor and the symbol of imperial power, such as the dragon robe, which is the exclusive costume of the emperor, which cannot be worn by anyone, and the dragon robe is usually embroidered with nine dragon patterns, which is also a situation that cannot appear on anyone's clothing. In addition, there is another significant representative, that is, the dragon chair, which is also the exclusive throne of the emperor. In history, there was a child who sat on a dragon chair, was discovered by the emperor and said four words, and later became the emperor.
Everyone knows the story of Chen Qiao's mutiny, that is, the yellow robe was added, when later Zhou encountered the invasion of the Liao state, and the emperor was still young, politically unstable, and the empress dowager could not take charge, and finally could only ask Zhao Kuangyin to fight in the Liao state. Later, after Zhao Kuangyin led the army out of the city, he was in Chen Qiaoyi, and his subordinates put on yellow robes for him and led all the generals to support him, and then Zhao Kuangyin led the army to overthrow the later Zhou rule and seize power and establish the Great Song.
Although Zhao Kuangyin established the Great Song Dynasty, his next heir was not his son, but his younger brother Zhao Kuangyi. He trusted his brother very much and provided him with a lot of help, and Zhao Kuangyi was also very grateful to his brother and tried his best to repay him. After Zhao Kuangyin became emperor, he has been busy with state affairs. Once, Zhao Kuangyi brought his four-year-old son into the palace, and when he was talking with Zhao Kuangyin, his son Zhao Heng climbed onto the dragon chair to play.
When the two found out, Zhao Kuangyi rushed to stop his son's behavior, not to make reparations to his brother. Zhao Kuangyin did not show anger, but just smiled and asked Zhao Heng: "Do you think it is fun to be an emperor?" When the younger brother heard his brother's words, he knew that there was a hint of insinuation, and if the son did not answer well, there might be serious problems, but Zhao Heng said to Zhao Kuangyin with a naïve and calm face: "Resign yourself to fate." The meaning is: When you become an emperor, this kind of thing depends on the arrangement of god.
After Zhao Kuangyin heard the answer, he laughed happily, and he could see that Zhao Heng was very intelligent. Later, Zhao Kuangyin also carefully cultivated him, which was also for the sake of future planning. Only one of his four sons remained, but for this only son, Zhao Kuangyin felt that it was difficult to take on a big responsibility, and for other reasons, only his younger brother Zhao Kuangyi was suitable to be the heir at that time, and when Zhao Kuangyin planned to give the throne to his younger brother, after knowing Zhao Heng's excellence, he thought of cultivating him as his younger brother's next heir.
Later, the development of things was also as Zhao Kuangyin thought, and his younger brother established Zhao Heng as the crown prince after he took the throne, and finally Zhao Heng also successfully ascended the throne. As to why Zhao Kuangyin gave the throne to his brother, there is a lot of controversy in history, and it is said that he also made a decision after listening to his mother's words, Zhao Kuangyin's son was young, his brother had a good name, and the emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty died because of his young age, so he asked him not to let such a situation occur in the Great Song. Whether this is the case or not, we don't know.