The rumors of Zhao Guangyi candlelight axe shadow k.o his brother Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin seized the throne. There is no basis for this, and seeing the wind is typical of rain. In the sixth year of the Taiping Revival, Emperor Taizong Zhao Guangyi promulgated the Empress Dowager's will, which was the legendary Alliance of the Golden Kuai, through which he stabilized his position.
So what exactly is the Golden Alliance? In fact, it is Song Taizu's mother. Before empress dowager Zhaoxian died, she instructed Song Taizu to make a covenant to pass the throne to the imperial brothers, Zhao Guangyi (the third oldest), Zhao Tingmei (the fourth oldest), and then consider the crown prince (Zhao Dezhao). History is called "Zhaoxian Gu Feng", this secret text related to the inheritance of power is hidden in the Golden Kuai, so it is called the Alliance of the Golden Kuai.
This is the same as the practice of the secret crown prince after the Yongzheng dynasty of the Qing Dynasty, he hid the name of his successor behind the plaque of the imperial palace, which is similar to the Tibetan gold shortage, which is to prevent political turmoil and reduce the transfer of power in the struggle for concubines.
You have to ask why Zhao Guangyi is the third oldest, in fact, Song Taizu is the second oldest, and Taizong is the third oldest? Empress Zhaoxian originally gave birth to five, the eldest and the fifth were dead, leaving only their three brothers, so they became Zhao Da Kuangyin, Zhao Er Guangyi, and Zhao San Yanmei.
Speaking of the unique legend of Zhao Er, it means that the throne is only passed to Zhao Er alone. Empress Zhaoxian did not hesitate and ordered Taizu to pass the throne to Emperor Taizong. As for the three legends, they are the first brothers and then pass on to their sons." Or zhaoxian and Taizu original intention, Gai want taizong to pass on the Tingmei, and Tingmei to pass on the Virtue of Zhao"--"Song Shi Wei Wang Tingmei Biography". Either way, Zhao Er's inheritance rights were the greatest, and it was natural that he would ascend to the throne, and the legal system was like this, so where did the different versions come from?
In the sixth year of the Taiping Revival, Zhao Guangyi promulgated the Golden Alliance, which was problematic, and after his tampering, it meant that the throne was mine, and your other brothers, Zhao Da's son, don't worry about it. The year after its promulgation, Zhao Er's fierce teeth were exposed, and he deposed his brother Zhao Tingmei and exiled him, so that no one could threaten his throne anymore.
Zhao Er harmed Zhao San for no reason. When Zhao Da died, Taizu's wife was ready to find his younger son to seize power, a political conspiracy was foiled by Emperor Taizong, Zhao Er knew very well that the interests of his sister-in-law and nephew were a community, so he gave his sister-in-law a color, and when she died, she did not have the etiquette of the empress to be buried, which was very humiliating.
At this time, Zhao San was appointed as the King of Qi plus the Kaifeng Fu Yin, which was the position that Zhao Er himself made, the standard of the crown prince, and The eldest son of Taizu Zhao Dezhao was actually a county king, but in the fourth year of the Taiping Revival, Zhao Guangyi's Northern Expedition failed, and even went lost in battle, and some ministers in the imperial court elected Zhao Dezhao as the acting emperor, which blew Zhao Erqi up, and Zhao Dezhao, the eldest son of his brother who died as soon as he returned, vented his anger.
It was also because these ministers always wanted to make some moths, and Song Taizong was determined to make his own son the prince, no longer using his younger brother, or the son of his brother, that is to say, he wanted to break the agreement of the Alliance of the Golden Dagger, so he changed the three legends to the single legend, excluded other heirs, and enjoyed the throne exclusively.
After the abolition of his younger brother, his eldest son also had a conflict with himself because of this matter, he did not stop doing two things, deposed the eldest son who opposed him, and established the second son Zhao Yuanyou (元祐) as the crown prince, that is, let him be the Governor of Kaifeng, which is the designated heir. So the Great Song Bloodline reached the bottom of Zhao Er, and it was not until the Southern Song Dynasty bloodline returned to Zhao Da, completing a magical historical reincarnation.
Although the Alliance of Jin Dynasty existed, in the face of Zhao Guangyi, who held the imperial power, all the agreements of the previous dynasty could be changed, and no one could threaten his throne, including his own brother, brother son, and even disobedient son.