As long as The Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi is mentioned, everyone will think of the famous story of the "Candle Shadow Axe Sound" and suspect that he used improper means to seize the throne. Usually, the succession of the imperial throne occurred between the son and the emperor, but this Zhao Guangyi killed all the people who could threaten his throne, including his brothers, which showed that this throne was not honorable.
When Zhao Guangyi snatched the imperial power from his brother Zhao Kuangyin, his life was not easy. In order to deal with the disturbances in the dprk and to get rid of those who threatened his position, he put his own intrigue and trickery to the fullest. Zhao Guangyi not only forced the death of other side branches of the clan, but also the two sons who were most optimistic in his later years also ended up dying and going crazy. Is there really such a thing as retribution?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="4" >, borrowed Zhao Kuangyin's death and successfully ascended the throne</h1>
Emperor Taizong of Song was born in the fourth year of the Later Jin Dynasty and was the third son of Emperor Xuanzong of Song, Zhao Hongyin and Empress Dowager Du. At first, Empress Du dreamed that the gods and immortals granted the sun to her, and it was not long before she became pregnant, until the night Zhao Guangyi was born, the red light in the house rose like fire, and the streets and alleys were full of strange fragrances, which may also doom Zhao Guangyi not to be an ordinary person.
At that time, Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, was able to become the first founding emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhao Guangyi could be said to have contributed to it. After Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, he made Zhao Guangyi the King of Jin, and he also valued his younger brother very much, and he went with him in the Southern Expedition and the Northern War. But Zhao Guangyi is not satisfied with the status of one person below ten thousand people, so the reason for Zhao Kuangyin's death later can't help but make people think about it.
Just after Zhao Kuangyin summoned Zhao Guangyi into the palace to drink together and spend the night together, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly died in the early morning of the next day. There were only two people present that night, no one else, what happened in the middle, we have no way of knowing, but only Zhao Guangyi knows best in his heart.
Some people speculate that Zhao Kuangyin died of excessive drinking, and some people speculate that Zhao Kuangyin was unconscious due to excessive drinking, and finally killed by Zhao Guangyi. Although this matter is only mentioned in the historical record and is not recorded in detail, the famous story of the "axe sound of candle shadow" has been passed down to this day.
The next day, Zhao Guangyi took advantage of Zhao Kuangyin's death and sat on his imperial throne. Although Zhao Kuangyin's death, I don't know if it is related to Zhao Guangyi? What was the situation? But no matter what, Zhao Kuangyin really died, and Zhao Guangyi became emperor in this way.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="10" > second, the eldest son Zhao Yuanzuo was crazy</h1>
After Emperor Taizong of Song ascended the throne, the first thing he had to do was to put the matter of Li Chu on the agenda, and the first prince must be Zhao Yuanzuo, the eldest son of Zhao Guangyi. Zhao Yuanzuo was born in 965 AD, and from an early age he was clever and clever, good at riding and shooting, and very pleasing. In his early years, he also accompanied his father to conquer Taiyuan, made great achievements, and was named the King of Chu. Therefore, in Zhao Guangyi's heart, Zhao Yuanzuo is still the best choice for his successor.
Because after Zhao Guangyi became emperor, his suspicions were very serious, and he always felt that the people around him, just like him at that time, were worried about their imperial thrones. In particular, he suspected his younger brother Zhao Tingmei, so he framed Zhao Tingmei for his rebellious behavior and put him to death.
And his eldest son Zhao Yuanzuo is a very kind, know how to be grateful child, since childhood and uncle Zhao Tingmei is the closest, learned that Zhao Tingmei was framed by his father, manchu Wenwu no one came out to defend Zhao Tingmei, only Zhao Yuanzuo stood up for Zhao Tingmei to defend.
But Zhao Guangyi, who had already made up his mind, would not care about the words of the hairy boy, and he would not let Zhao Tingmei go because of his son's persuasion. After all, the matter that threatened his throne could not be soft-hearted, so Zhao Yuanzuo's efforts were in vain.
Later, Zhao Tingmei was still executed, which made Zhao Yuanzuo, who was about to be crowned prince, unable to accept the fact that his uncle died, suddenly fell into a state of madness, and accidentally stabbed his attendant with a knife. Seeing such a crazy state of the eldest son, Zhao Guangyi also deposed Zhao Yuanzuo's position as crown prince.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="16" > the third and second son, Zhao Yuanyuan, was accidentally poisoned</h1>
Zhao Yuanzuo's crazy downfall also represents the rise of Zhao Guangyi's second son Zhao Yuanzuo. Zhao Yuanyi once thought that the throne had fallen to his head, but Zhao Guangyi did not issue an edict for a long time, but only named him Kaifeng Fu Yin, and this Kaifeng Fu Yin also meant "quasi-crown prince" for a long time. As long as Zhao Yuanxi insisted on surviving until his father died, he could inherit the throne, but everything was just the beauty of imagination.
When Zhao Yuanxian was chatting with everyone in front of the upper court, he suddenly felt that he was very unwell and difficult to breathe, so he decided to go back to the house to rest. After Zhao Guangyi learned that Zhao Yuanyi was ill, he came to visit his house, and when he saw his son, he felt that something was not right and hurriedly passed on the tai doctor. After seeing this strange disease, taiyi was also helpless, but unexpectedly, it was not long before Zhao Yuanyi died in front of his father Zhao Guangyi, which made Zhao Guangyi heartbroken, bedridden, and could not go to the court for five days.
After handling his son's funeral, Zhao Guangyi felt that his son's death was strange no matter how he thought, and that was also because Zhao Guangyi had plotted and calculated his life and harmed countless innocent people, so he was worried that it was retribution. In addition, he also felt that there was a conspiracy inside, and immediately issued an edict for people to find out about it.
Later, the truth was found out because Zhao Yuanxian's concubine saw that Zhao Yuanxian was about to ascend to the throne and wanted to poison Zhao Yuanxian's original partner, push herself, and become the future empress. But who knows, this cup of poison was accidentally drunk by Zhao Yuanxian, and it was Zhao Yuanxian who was finally poisoned.
With this truth, another dark thing surfaced, which was also something that Zhao Guangyi had never dreamed of. Zhao Yuanxian co-opted many courtiers before his death, instigated them to play Zhao Guangyi, and established himself as the prince of the Eastern Palace, not only that, Zhao Yuanxian was also ready for all the plots for power and position.
Zhao Guangyi did not expect that his son Zhao Yuanyi actually imitated himself everywhere, and he did not learn it, and even learned all the darkness. The two most important sons, one crazy, one dead, but really responded to that sentence, the heavenly cycle, retribution is not happy. Zhao Guangyi, who was scheming and calculating, finally suffered the consequences in his later years.
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In Buddhism, "karma" emphasizes the reward of evil and good, and Zhao Guangyi has survived in conspiracies and tricks all his life, hurting and burying many innocent people because of his many scheming and fear that others will seek power and positions. He can control the whole country, but he can't control the fate of his son.
The so-called Heavenly Dao has reincarnation, and he sat on the throne through improper means, but in the end he ended up with two sons going crazy and dying, which is "retribution" in the words of the common people. The world laid down by Zhao Kuangyin was stolen by Zhao Guangyi, so his children and grandchildren could not escape retribution. Zhao Guangyi's story also tells us that people must do more good deeds, must not hurt others with their own selfish intentions, and good people have a peaceful life.