Short video: Shocking the world

[Was the Chenqiao Mutiny premeditated? How did Zhao Kuangyin die? #History#Song Dynasty]

"Zhao Kuangyin? The Song Taizu of later generations!"

"Why do you say how Zhao Kuangyin died? Did he die unclearly?"

Throughout the dynasties, people who were originally arguing about who was more powerful among Li Shimin, Genghis Khan, and Zhu Yuanzhang changed the subject when they saw the title on the sky curtain.

Zhao Kuangyin, that was Song Taizu, after all, he was the founding emperor.

When Song Taizu himself saw the title of the video, his pupils subconsciously shrank.

He knew very well whether the Chenqiao Mutiny was premeditated.

【“Why was Zhao Kuangyin able to command the world after he occupied Kaifeng during the Chenqiao Mutiny?”】

【“Because after Zhao Kuangyin occupied Kaifeng, he directly controlled all the important officials of the court, and then forced the young emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty to abdicate. To the outside world, Zhao Kuangyin's accession to the throne was legitimate. Moreover, before the mutiny, when Fan Zhi, the then prime minister, faced the sudden news of the Liao Kingdom and the Northern Han Dynasty's massive invasion, he entrusted Zhao Kuangyin with the highest military power and could mobilize troops from all over the country. Therefore, after Zhao Kuangyin occupied Kaifeng, he could directly command the world.”】

【“Was the Chenqiao Mutiny premeditated?”】

[“Although the official history books of the Song Dynasty have always claimed that Zhao Kuangyin had no premeditation before the Chenqiao mutiny, from the entire mutiny process, from the news of the Liao invasion before the mutiny, to the pre-drafting of the edict of the ready-made yellow robe to prepare for the abdication of the throne and the close cooperation of all parties, the Chenqiao mutiny was obviously carefully planned, so it was possible to occupy Kaifeng without bloodshed and then seize power.”]

“The Song people are the most hypocritical!”

“It was clearly a pre-planned mutiny to usurp the throne, but they just said that it was supported by the generals and soldiers and forced to wear the yellow robe.”

Zhao Kuangyin himself had a gloomy face.

Zhao Guangyi in another dimension also had a gloomy face.

【“Why didn’t the vassal states of the Later Zhou Dynasty rise up in rebellion after Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne?”】

【“Because they were simply unable to defeat him. Before Zhao Kuangyin became emperor, he was the chief inspector of the imperial guards, in charge of the most elite troops of the entire Later Zhou Dynasty. The imperial guards were all elites selected from the vassal states’ armies during the reign of Chai Rong, and their combat effectiveness was very strong. Moreover, there were also some who rose up in rebellion. The governor of Zhaoyi, Li Yun, and the governor of Huainan, Li Chongjin, launched a rebellion, but it was quickly suppressed.”】

【“How did Zhao Kuangyin treat the Chai family after he usurped the throne?” 】

【“Zhao Kuangyin first made the young emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Chai Zongxun, the King of Zheng, and then erected a stone tablet, instructing the new emperors of the future generations: that is, the descendants of the Chai family shall not be punished for their crimes. Even if they commit treason, they shall be executed in prison, and shall not be executed in the market, nor shall their relatives be implicated. Moreover, the implementation was very good in later generations. As long as the world still has the surname Zhao, the descendants of the Chai family can keep their wealth forever.”】

“This Zhao Kuangyin is not bad. He did not kill the royal family of the previous dynasty after usurping the throne!”

“Compared with the royal family of the previous dynasty where none of them survived, it is already very good for the Chai family of the Later Zhou Dynasty to receive such treatment! ”

“If someone steals your kingdom and gives you a title of king, do you think he is a good person?”

【“Why did Zhao Kuangyin adopt the strategy of conquering the south first and the north later after he ascended the throne?”

【“Because Zhao Kuangyin was a steady person and was not absolutely sure of recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, he would not go north first. Moreover, the Northern Song Dynasty was a new dynasty after all, and its foundation was not solid. Going north first and south later was too risky. If it succeeded, it would be ok. If it failed, it would likely lead to a total collapse. After conquering the south first, even if the Northern Expedition failed, the Northern Song Dynasty could still There is a strategy for dealing with it. ”]

[“Why did Zhao Kuangyin ignore his younger brother Zhao Guangyi when he released his military power with a cup of wine?”]

[“Because Zhao Kuangyin’s sons were still young at that time, and the Northern Song Dynasty had just been founded, the power of the royal family was not strong enough, Zhao Kuangyin needed his younger brother Zhao Guangyi to help him govern the country. Zhao Kuangyin wanted to let his two sons participate in politics after they came of age, but he didn’t expect that when his two sons came of age, Zhao Guangyi’s power in the court was already deeply rooted, and his sons could not compete with him at all.”]

Seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin frowned.

He couldn’t think of how he died before.

Now, he thought of a result.

There is no father and son in the royal family, let alone brothers.

【“Why didn’t Zhao Kuangyin appoint a crown prince during his reign?”】

【“Because when Zhao Kuangyin first ascended the throne, his sons were still young, and during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, many countries were destroyed because the crown princes were too young and unable to influence the government. In order to avoid similar incidents, Zhao Kuangyin had to support his younger brother Zhao Guangyi as a backup and slowly train his sons after they came of age. But he didn’t expect that Zhao Guangyi’s power would be very strong after his sons came of age, and Zhao Kuangyin passed away before he could train his sons.”】

【“Was Zhao Kuangyin killed by Zhao Guangyi?”】

【“Although the history books do not clearly record that Zhao Kuangyin’s death was related to Zhao Guangyi, judging from the abnormal behavior of Zhao Guangyi, eunuch Wang Jie’en, imperial physician, and the queen on the day of the incident, Zhao Kuangyin should have been killed by Zhao Guangyi in order to usurp the throne.”】

The video ends here, and Zhao Kuangyin’s anger can no longer be stopped.

He actually died at the hands of his own brother!

And eunuchs, imperial physicians, and even his queen were involved!

Zhao Guangyi in the dimension of Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty was also unable to stop his anger.

Once the news of killing his brother to seize the throne came out, no matter whether he did it or not, the whole world would believe that he did it.

"The queen and her brother-in-law killed their husband together. Even the opera dare not sing this!"

"How could a founding monarch end up like this!"

"Impossible, Taizu was definitely not killed by Taizong!"

"Fake! People in later generations are telling lies!"

[The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun have not been recovered yet, but he has already released the military power with a toast. ]

[If he doesn't release the military power with a toast, the Song Dynasty will fall as soon as he dies! ]

Zhao Kuangyin: Although I am very angry now, I cannot deny that you are right!

[A natural coward, it's a pity that Chai Rong died early. Chai Rong's goal was to defeat the Liao Kingdom first, recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and then unify the country to the south. ]

[It's better to praise Li Cunxu than Chai Rong. ]

[He only bullied orphans and widows. If Chai Rong was still alive, he wouldn't dare to do it even if he had ten guts! ]

Chai Rong: I am still alive. Even if I die, I will take Zhao Kuangyin's family with me.

[It's a pity for Chai Rong, otherwise there wouldn't be any cowardly Song. ]

A Song Dynasty emperor who didn't want to reveal his name: Cowardly Song? People in later generations don't know anything, they just talk nonsense after reading some history books.

[Fortunately, there was an old Zhu four hundred years later! ]

Zhu Yuanzhang: The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun were recovered by us! Those emperors of the Song Dynasty were not good enough.

[It's a pity that I don't have military power. ]

[It's useless to have military power. You must have a certain prestige. You can't have no prestige without prestige. ]

[Can you have no prestige if you have military power? ]

Emperors of all dynasties: What's the point of having military power? Are you learning from Zhao Kuangyin?