Emperor Taishang, also known as Emperor Taishang, is a title given in ancient Chinese history to an abdicated emperor or a living father of a current emperor, usually given to an emperor who is alive but has ascended the throne. In ancient Chinese history, the first Taishang Emperor was the father of Qin Shi Huang's emperor Yingzheng, The XiangWang of Qinzhuang, and the second Taishang Emperor was Liu Taigong, the father of Liu Bang, the Emperor of Han Gao. However, in fact, before The Xiang King of Qin Zhuang and Liu Bang's father, Liu Taigong, there was a monarch who played a role similar to that of "Emperor Taishang", and this monarch was the most accomplished monarch in the history of the Zhao Kingdom, King Wuling of Zhao.
In the twenty-seventh year of King Wuling of Zhao (299 BC), King Wuling of Zhao was passed on to his son Zhao He, who was King Huiwen of Zhao, and King Wuling of Zhao proclaimed himself the main father. For King Wuling of Zhao, who claimed to be the father of the lord, he was actually equivalent to the Taishang Emperor under the feudal dynasty. So, the question is, if the good King Zhao doesn't do it, why did king Wuling of Zhao in his prime want to pass the throne to King Huiwen of Zhao in advance?
One
First, Zhao Yong, the King of Zhao Wuling, was born in 340 BC, and in 299 BC, King Wuling of Zhao passed the throne to his son. At that time, he was only about 41 years old. For King Wuling of Zhao, who had been a horseman all his life, he was in his prime at this time and had the energy and ability to continue to undertake the work of the monarch of the Zhao State. Moreover, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the monarchs of various princely states often passed on the throne when the monarch was dying. In 299 BC, King Wuling of Zhao was not seriously ill at all.
In this regard, in the author's opinion, King Wuling of Zhao was in his prime, but he passed the throne to his son in advance, and the reasons were mainly divided into the following two points. On the one hand, the reason why King Wuling of Zhao passed the throne to his son Zhao He in advance was that he hoped that Zhao He could help him handle the government, so that he could focus his main energy on foreign conquests. As we all know, in the history of the Warring States, King Wuling of Zhao implemented the "Hufu Riding Shooting" in the Zhao Kingdom, which was the key to the rise of the Zhao Kingdom among the Seven Heroes of the Warring States. After Hu Fu rode and shot, the military strength of the Zhao state was enhanced, so the King of Zhao Wuling naturally needed to lead this elite army to the south and the north.
Two
Among them, as far as the Battle of Zhongshan was concerned, it was a war in the middle of the Warring States Period. From the attack on the Zhongshan Kingdom house in 307 BC to the end of the annexation of the Zhongshan Kingdom in 296 BC, a total of 12 years, the Zhao State not only eliminated the disease of the heart, but also made the north and south of the two places connected, and the expansion of the territory also made the country stronger. In the campaign to destroy the Zhongshan Kingdom, King Wuling of Zhao often needed to leave the capital of the State of Zhao in order to better command the Zhao army, but the government of the State of Zhao naturally also needed king Wuling of Zhao to deal with it.
In the long run, King Zhao Wuling naturally felt more tired. Thus, in the twenty-seventh year of King Wuling of Zhao (299 BC), King Wuling of Zhao was passed down to his son Zhao He, and Zhao He was King Huiwen of Zhao. In 299 BC, the Battle of Zhongshan between Zhao and Zhongshan also entered a critical stage. Therefore, after passing the throne to his son Zhao He, King Wuling of Zhao could concentrate more intently on dealing with the powerful opponent of Zhongshan Kingdom. And this undoubtedly laid a good foundation for the elimination of the Zhongshan Kingdom.
Three
In the third year of King Huiwen of Zhao (296 BC), King Wuling of Zhao launched a major attack on the State of Zhongshan, and the King of zhongshan surrendered, and the State of Zhongshan was destroyed by the State of Zhao. King Wuling of Zhao moved the king of Zhongshan to Fushi (present-day Yulin, Shaanxi), thus completely capturing the territory where Zhongshan was located. In addition to destroying the Zhongshan Kingdom, in the second year of King Huiwen of Zhao (297 BC), King Wuling of Zhao came to the newly captured counties of Yunzhong and Yanmen, and as a result encountered the troops of King Lou fu at Xihe. Through the means of attaching equal importance to Enwei, King Wuling of Zhao successfully subdued Lou Fu and submitted to the State of Zhao, a large number of Lou Fu knights broke away from King Lou Fu and threw themselves into the army of King Wuling of Zhao, which prompted the military strength of the State of Zhao to increase again.
Therefore, it is very obvious that after the early abdication, King Wuling of Zhao did not need to stay in handan, the capital of the Zhao kingdom, and could better conquer the north and south. Moreover, King Huiwen of Zhao was very talented, and with the assistance of Fei Yi and others, he could gradually handle the affairs of the dynasty. On the other hand, the reason why King Wuling of Zhao passed the throne to King Huiwen of Zhao in advance was also because he was worried that he would fight outside and risk sudden death.
Four
Finally, unlike the other monarchs in the Seven Heroes of the Warring States, King Wuling of Zhao himself often personally led troops to fight, not knowing when the accident would be met, and when the time came, the Zhao kingdom would definitely be in chaos. Further, even if Zhao He had been made crown prince before, if he was not familiar with the government and took the throne in a hurry, it was likely that he would not be able to grasp the power. Therefore, in order to reduce this risk, King Wuling of Zhao put King Huiwen of Zhao in charge of the government in advance. On this basis, even if King Wuling of Zhao encountered an accident when leading the army to fight, the whole state of Zhao would not panic, so that the princely states of Qin, Qi, Yan, Wei, Korea, and Chu would not take advantage of it.
However, what King Wuling of Zhao did not expect was that this arrangement of his eventually caused civil unrest in the Zhao Kingdom. In the fourth year of Zhao He (295 BC), Zhao Yong, the king of Zhao Wuling, suffered a rebellion in the dunes and was imprisoned in a palace, eventually starving to death. After the death of Zhao Yong, the monarch, the chancellor posthumously honored "Wuling", and his descendants honored him as King Wuling of Zhao. That is to say, since King Wuling of Zhao chose to play the role of Emperor Taishang in the State of Zhao, he had to accept the result of King Huiwen of Zhao's continuous assumption of power. On this basis, King Wuling of Zhao wanted to take back power and distribute it to his eldest son Zhao Zhang, which would obviously cause a strong backlash from King Huiwen of Zhao's forces, which would lead to his own tragic end.