The emperor chose a child to be the prince, and he took a fancy to a fat child, but he kicked the throne
If you want to become a professional emperor in ancient times, you also need to have the ability to temper thousands of hammers, if you take a wrong step in the struggle for the throne, you are likely to pay the price of life, many blood relatives in order to compete for the throne even at the expense of their parents and brothers and sisters. After the Southern Song Dynasty's founding emperor Zhao Shuo seized the throne, he had no heirs who could inherit the throne, and in the end he could only choose suitable people from his relatives to inherit the throne.
Originally, almost all the descendants of Zhao Guangyi who had been inheriting the throne were later captured by the Jin army during the Jingkang Rebellion and became prisoners. The originally strong royal bloodline was facing a situation of near extinction at this time, and Zhao Shuo himself was once a prisoner, but he successfully escaped the clutches of the Jin army with his courage and luck and returned to the country to establish a new dynasty.
Unfortunately, during the long journey of escape, Zhao Zhuo lost his fertility forever, and although he had given birth to a prince before this, he died of illness at the age of three. However, this line of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was abundant, so Zhao Shuo could only choose a suitable boy from it to become his successor.
After the careful selection of the courtiers and the emperor, two boys finally stood out, one of them was relatively thin and looked weak, while the other was obese and looked very blessed, and in the eyes of the ancients, he was obese as an advantage, so Zhao Zhuo took the fatter boy at a glance.
As a result, at the same time, a black cat suddenly emerged from a corner of the palace, and the fat boy was extremely grumpy, and immediately stretched out his foot to kick the black cat a few feet when the black cat passed, which also made Zhao Zhuo instantly lose his good feelings for him, and chose to let another thin boy stay and continue to participate in the election of the prince, he was the famous Zhao Yun.
Zhao Xuan had not yet become the crown prince after 20 years of waiting, in fact, Zhao Xuan still had a fluke for himself at that time hoping to give birth to a son to inherit the throne, and finally naturally did not succeed. Moreover, both the prime minister and the empress dowager at that time were very fond of another heir, Zhao Zhao, so Zhao Zhuo was extremely hesitant between the two, so he decided to compare the character between them to determine the final result.
After Zhao Shuo sent twenty young palace girls to live in the duo's mansion for a while, he examined each palace maid and found that only Zhao Xuan could stick to his principles, and it was precisely because he sat in a disorderly manner that he was favored by Zhao Shuo. Of course, Zhao Yun's ability was indeed outstanding, and he immediately eliminated the ills of the country after taking the throne.