Chapter 20 3. That thrilling event

The model of "adding the imperial robe to the body" is not new, but Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao's mutiny can succeed, and there are indeed intriguing determinants. In July 959 AD, the seven-year-old prince Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne and became the third emperor of the Later Zhou Empire. The new emperor Chai Zongxun naturally lacked the ability to manage politics, and Fan Zhi, Wei Renpu and others made decisions on military and state affairs. The first task of the new monarch and the New Deal is to adjust the cadres. The first ones to be adjusted are several heavyweights who hold the power of the army.Wang Renhao, the Jiedu envoy of Xingzhou, was transferred to be the Jiedu envoy of Xiangzhou, and he was granted the title of Kaiguo Duke in Jin; ; Li Jixun, the commander of You Yulin and the Taibao of the school, was released as the Jiedu envoy of Xingzhou, and he was named the Taifu of the school; State Jiedu Envoy and Prosecutor Tai Fu Han Lingkun was promoted to be the Marquis of Ma Bujun, the bodyguard, and Chenzhou Jiedu Envoy, and was appointed as the Prosecutor Taiwei; Jiang Hujie Left Chamber Commander, Yuezhou Defense Envoy, and Prosecutor Situ Gao Huaide were promoted Served as Jiedu envoy of Kuizhou, and concurrently served as the commander of the bodyguard Ma Jundu and the inspector Taibao; Jiang Hujie Zuoxiangdu commander, Changzhou defense envoy, and inspector Sikong Zhang Lingduo was promoted to Suizhou Jiedu envoy and concurrently served as the commander of the guard infantry Envoy and inspector Taibao; the military governor of Yunzhou, the commander of the Mabu Army, the inspector Taifu, and the servant Li Zhongjin was released from Yangzhou to Yangzhou as the Huainan Jiedu envoy, the inspector Taiwei, and the servant, and still served as the guard The command envoy of the Mabu Army; the Jiedu Envoy of Xiangzhou, the Taiwei of the Inspection School, and Tongping Zhangshi Xiangxun were transferred to Luoyang to serve as Yin of Henan Province, and he was also left behind in Xijing, and he was named the Taishi of the Inspection School and concurrently a servant; The envoy and the deputy commander of the Ma Bujun, the deputy commander of the guard, the Taiwei of the school, and the Tongping Zhangshi Han Tong were transferred to be the Jiedu envoy of Yunzhou, and he is still the commander of the deputy capital of the Ma Bujun of the guards; Lieutenant, Tongping Zhangshi, and Consort Duwei Zhang Yongde were transferred to Xuzhou Jiedu envoy, Jin was granted the title of Founding Duke; ; Huainan Jiedu envoy and deputy capital in front of the palace will be inspected, and Murong Yanzhao, the Taibao of the school, will be transferred to Chanzhou Jiedu envoy and Taifu, and he will still be inspected as the deputy capital in front of the palace. Commander, Jiangzhou defense envoy, inspector Sikong Shi Shouxin was transferred to Huazhou Jiedu envoy, inspector Taibao, and still served as commander in front of the palace.There are other people who have also carried out promotions, promotions, and land changes one by one.

Among the long list of names above, many people will become historical figures, and we will describe them later in the document. After the generals were transferred, the civil servants were adjusted, mainly to add official titles.Shou Situ, Tongping Zhangshi, Grand Bachelor of Hongwenguan, Advisor to the Privy Council, Fan Zhi was granted the seal of Kaifu according to the standards of the three divisions, and Jin was granted the title of Xiao Guogong; Menxia servant and minister of the Ministry of Rites, Tongping Zhangshi, supervisor of national history, and advisor to the Privy Council Shi Wang Pu was granted the title of You Servant She, and Jin was given the title of Founding Duke; Wei Renpu, a privy envoy, Zhongshu Shilang, Tongping Zhangshi, and a scholar of Jixiandian, concurrently served as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and was still a privy envoy; Wu Yanzuo, who was also a privy envoy, was granted the title of Qing Guogong; the envoy of the South Xuanhui Court, Zan Jurun, the official of the Kaifeng government, was appointed as the inspector;Li Gu, who was recuperating at home, was granted the title of envoy of the third division, and Jin was named Zhao Guogong.Take Dou Yi, a scholar of Duanming Palace and Minister of Rites, as the Minister of the Ministry of War; Zhang Zhaojin, the Minister of the Ministry of War, was named Shu Guogong.

The addition of officials and promotions is nominally to express the preferential treatment of the new emperor. In fact, it also has a purpose to adjust the distribution of power and change their defenses, especially the generals who hold military power, so as to prevent the tail from becoming too big. There was nothing to do in the winter months, mainly to bury Zhou Shizong Chai Rong according to the lengthy and complicated procedures.Chai Rong did not leave his last words of keeping things simple like Guo Wei did, nor did he leave any tricks or ancestral precepts to his young son.The Zhou Empire made a big fuss about Chai Rong's funeral.

Just after the Spring Festival in 960 A.D., the Hebei war report came, and the Han and Liao allied forces in the Northeast of Hebei made a large-scale southward attack on the Central Plains. The Hou Zhou Empire did not neglect and dispatched troops to the Northern Expedition to meet the enemy.This time, it was neither Li Chongjin, the number one general in Hou Zhou, nor Zhang Yongde, the second general, nor Han Tong, the third general, but Zhao Kuangyin, who was in charge of the battle this time. Zhao Kuangyin has already been promoted to the first echelon of General Zhou Zhou with his military exploits, and he is not inferior to others, but he is not the top gold in rank.Now the number one general, Li Chongjin, is dispatched to Huainan, and the second general, Zhang Yongde, stays away from the imperial guards. Only Zhao Kuangyin, the leader of the imperial guards in front of the temple, is duty-bound to leave the army, while Han Tong, the actual leader of the guards, stays in the capital.

Zhao Kuangyin led the army of the Later Zhou Empire, braved the cold early spring north wind, and set off for the Northern Expedition.The vanguard officer of this Northern Expedition was Murong Yanzhao, the deputy inspector in front of the palace. He took the lead in the first batch of troops to set off, and then Zhao Kuangyin led the army to set off.Zhou Jun left the city from Fengqiu Gate in Bianliang in mighty force, and when he reached Chenqiaoyi in the north of the city, it was already late.Several armies stopped to rest.Chenqiaoyi is a large official post, and generally receives garrison troops.More than ten years ago, Emperor Shi Chonggui at the end of Jin Dynasty was defeated in battle and was captured by Khitan and taken to the northeast. When he bid farewell to Kaifeng, the capital, he stayed overnight at Chenqiaoyi.General Du Chongwei of the Jin Kingdom surrendered to Khitan, and his 100,000 troops were placed in Chenqiaoyi by Yelu Deguang, and they were almost massacred by Yelu Deguang.

The army stayed at Chenqiaoyi. The company is like a wave, and the setting sun is like a fire. At this time, there was a man sitting behind the tent door, pointing at the setting sun.A group of military schools surrounded him.I only heard the man in the middle say: "Look, why is there another sun under the sun?" The man who spoke was named Miao Xun. .At this time, Miao Laodao is the commander of the scattered members in front of the hall, the first on the right, and a small leader.Sitting next to Miao Laodao was Chu Zhaofu.Chu Zhaofu is talented, and Zhao Kuangyin asked for it from Liu Ci, the Jiedu envoy of Huazhou.Liu Ci is very good at cultivating cadres. He first recommended Zhao Pu and then Chu Zhaofu.

All the military academies followed Miao Laodao's finger, and gradually the sun in the western border was half-obscured by smears of burning clouds. It seemed that there was indeed a round bright spot under the sun.Everyone asked Miao Laodao what kind of astrology this was. Miao Laodao has always been well-known for being good at observing the sky, and he can even pinch and count and predict the future.At this time, he was very serious, frowned, counted with his fingers, and then said solemnly: "The so-called sky has no two, and the people have no two masters. This abnormal celestial phenomenon shows that a new king will be established."

As soon as Miao Laodao said this, all the military academies stuck out their tongues and shrunk their necks, reminding Miao Laodao to be careful when speaking. If such words are heard by the court, they will lose their heads. Miao Laodao lowered his voice even more mysteriously and said: "Look, the black clouds cover the sun above at this time, which means that the sky is really about to change." Everyone also whispered, who could it be?These days, emperors are like leeks, changing crops one by one.I don't know who will suffer again.Well, who cares, whoever can make us get promoted and make a fortune, we will follow whoever.At this time, someone said: "The little emperor is so young, let's go to war with our heads up. Even if we have done meritorious service, the little emperor won't understand. It's better to let the inspector be the emperor. Let's go to war with him and win the battle. He will definitely not treat us badly." Then someone echoed: "That's right, Mr. Inspector has led us through life and death for so many years, and he has won many opportunities for us to be rewarded." There was a lot of discussion for a while.

The two suns finally sank into the earth, the sky darkened, the stars hung on the sky, and there were snoring sounds from the camps, occasionally accompanied by sleep talking or teeth grinding. In the silent dark night, the stars are moving, and the drums are beating five drums, and the sky is approaching dawn. Suddenly, there was a noise at the gate of the post station, and a group of people were shouting, as if to say: "We want to support Dian Jian as the emperor!" How unreasonable to be an emperor!Then I heard people like generals rushing over to stop the noisy crowd.However, the more these generals stopped, the louder the noise became.The two sides were at a stalemate, and they kept arguing at the gate.

At this time, the white belly appeared in the east, and the sky brightened.At this time, more and more people were making trouble at the gate. These people poured into the gate, went straight to the building where Zhao Kuangyin lived, surrounded Zhao Kuangyin's bedroom, and declared loudly: "Check, there is no one in the world now, a seven-year-old baby What do you know? We are willing to support you as the emperor." The noise was one after another, and the discussion was fierce. Zhao Kuangyin has a hobby, he likes to drink, he drinks a lot, but he often gets drunk.That night, Zhao Kuangyin drank with a group of subordinates again. He drank too much and fell asleep.

Zhao Guangyi and Zhao Pu hurried over and knocked on the door for a long time, but Zhao Kuangyin didn't agree.Zhao Guangyi slammed the door open and walked into Zhao Kuangyin's bedroom. He saw Zhao Kuangyin was still lying on the bed, rubbing his eyes in a daze, as if he hadn't woken up yet.After Zhao Guangyi came in, he closed the door and asked the guards to guard it strictly outside.He said to the sleepy Zhao Kuangyin: "Brother, the soldiers outside have mutinied!" Zhao Kuangyin was taken aback and asked, "Mutiny? Why?" Zhao Guangyi replied: "The officers and men thought that after Sejong's death, it would be difficult for the young emperor to govern the world, and he would not be able to bear high expectations. They all asked you to be the emperor." Zhao Kuangyin thought he heard it wrong, opened his mouth and looked at his younger brother in surprise, and asked in surprise and anger, "How did this happen?" Zhao Guangyi hesitated a little, lowered his head, then raised his head to look at Zhao Kuangyin, and said, "People's hearts must not be violated. If you violate it, your life will be in danger." Zhao Kuangyin got up, put on his clothes, and walked straight out the door.He opened the door, looked at the noisy crowd outside, and was about to yell loudly, when suddenly everyone raised their arms and shouted: "Long live, long live." At the same time, several military schools rushed in front of Zhao Kuangyin, tightly sandwiching Zhao Kuangyin, Someone put a yellow dragon robe on Zhao Kuangyin forcibly.At this time, the voice of "long live" is louder and louder.Zhao Kuangyin was shocked by this sudden change. His tall body struggled hard, trying to get rid of the imperial robe and the military academy that was holding him hostage.But four or five military academies hugged Zhao Kuangyin tightly hand in hand like zongzi.At this time, someone brought Zhao Kuangyin's war horse over, and everyone couldn't help but hurriedly carried Zhao Kuangyin onto the horse. There were more and more military academies blocking the gate, including generals from various military branches. There were already thousands of people. When everyone saw Zhao Kuangyin, who was tall and wearing a royal robe, he fell to his knees.There are still some who didn't kneel down, surrounded Zhao Kuangyin with swords in their hands, which meant that if Zhao Kuangyin didn't agree to be emperor today, they would probably kill Zhao Kuangyin. "There is no master in the army, no master in the world, we are willing to support Dian Jian as the emperor!" "Long live Long live Long live!" After all, Zhao Kuangyin has been through the battlefield for a long time and has seen countless crisis scenes. He calmed down and knew that if he resisted everyone's refusal in today's scene, he might lose his life.There have been many cases of this kind of disorderly army killing the master in the past.In desperation, Zhao Kuangyin silently succumbed to the hostage of the military academies. Surrounded by all the military academies, the brigade was about to set off.Suddenly Zhao Kuangyin took the silk rein, stopped in his tracks, glanced at the crowd thoughtfully, then coughed, and said: "You are forcing me to be the emperor, can you obey my order?" All the generals and soldiers kowtowed and said, "We will obey His Majesty's orders. We will do whatever you say." Zhao Kuangyin announced loudly: "The queen mother and the current emperor, I used to be their subject, you must not invade them; the court ministers of Chinese and military affairs are all my colleagues, you must not bully them; Plagiarism. If you do as I say, there will be a heavy reward. Anyone who violates these three prohibitions will be killed." All the generals and soldiers said one after another: "Yes, we must follow orders." In this way, Zhao Kuangyin wore the imperial robe, and under the support of the heavily armed army, he returned to the capital from Chenqiaoyi and came to Kaifeng. Just one day after the Northern Expeditionary Army left the capital, they suddenly returned with banners and banners unfurled!This is an appalling event.Zhou Jun walked to the Guochenqiao gate outside the imperial city, but the guards refused to open the gate.Zhou Jun shouted upwards that the Generalissimo and the Taiwei were all inspecting Zhao Kuangyin's army and asked the guards to open the city.One of the leaders of the military academy on duty in the city was surnamed Lu and the other was surnamed Qiao. They replied: "Yesterday, I only received an order from the imperial court to send the Taiwei out of the army, but I did not receive an order from the Taiwei to return to the army. Shoulder, can't open the door!" Without further ado, time is life.The army supporting Zhao Kuangyin as the emperor must enter the city as soon as possible and complete the procedures for the new emperor's ascension to the throne in order to gain legal authority.Otherwise, they are rebels, and the danger increases with every delay.Facing the closed city gate, Chen Qiaoyi's Zhou army did not dare to attack forcefully.Kaifeng's defenses are tight, and if they attack hard, they may not be able to take it in a few days. Moreover, once the war starts, they will really become rebels.Zhao Kuangyin would never agree to do this. The Northern Expedition Zhou Jun had no choice but to go around the city wall and come to Fengqiu Gate.After arriving outside the city gate, the Zhou army of the Northern Expedition shouted to the city: "The new emperor has been born, and now he has come to the city, why don't you open the gate quickly?" The soldiers guarding the gate of Fengqiu Gate saw the black army crowding the gate of the city. The rumor of "checking to become the emperor" yesterday came true. They hurriedly opened the gate to welcome the new emperor and the Northern Expedition army into the city. After Zhao Kuangyin entered the city, he led people straight to the palace without stopping. Zhao Kuangyin sent cronies to surround the palace and control the core part of the Great Zhou Dynasty.Then, Zhao Kuangyin ordered tens of thousands of troops to return to their camps and not to disturb the market.He himself was stationed at the office of the government office in his capital.Although the Northern Expeditionary Army surrounded the palace, no one was allowed to enter without the emperor's order.Entering the palace privately is regarded as rebellion and treason.Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin did not dare to trespass in the palace, but, like Guo Wei, Liu Zhiyuan, Shi Jingtang, and Li Congke who had usurped the throne before, first stayed at home or in the office before taking further action. What are the next steps? It is to fulfill the formalities of changing the emperor as soon as possible. Zhao Kuangyin anxiously waited for the news in the yamen of the capital inspection office. Has the order in the capital been brought under control?Are there any civil and military ministers who refuse to accept it?How will the guard army who stay in the imperial city react?Will there be trouble in getting rid of the little emperor?What happens if things don't work out? When Zhao Kuangyin was restless, a school lieutenant named Wang Yansheng ran into the government office and reported to Zhao Kuangyin that he had killed Han Tong, the deputy commander of the guard's army.When Zhao Kuangyin heard the news, his heart "thumped", and he was taken aback.He asked eagerly, "Why did you kill Taifu Han?" While wiping the sweat all over his face, Wang Yansheng couldn't hold back his excitement, and impassionedly narrated the story.When Zhao Kuangyin led the army into the city, the morning meeting of the imperial court was not yet over. After hearing the news, the civil and military ministers were panicked and at a loss.Fan Zhi grabbed Wang Pu's hand and said, "I sent a general in a hurry. I chose the wrong person this time. It's my fault." Fan Zhi's fingernails were too hard and pinched into the flesh of Wang Pu's palm .Wang Pu's lips turned purple, he closed his lips tightly and didn't know what to say.The deputy commander of the guards' army surprised Han Tong, he never imagined that Zhao Kuangyin would actually rebel.Shocked, Han Tong rushed out of the court hall to go to the government office to gather guards and troops to defend the court and the emperor.On the way, Han Tong ran into an army horse that was entering the city from the Northern Expedition. Just when Han Tong turned his horse and prepared to go another way, the Northern Expedition army led by Wang Yansheng recognized Han Tong.Wang Yansheng and his men rushed up immediately.Although Han Tong is a general, except for a few personal guards, he has no army and no combat weapons.Seeing that the situation was not good, Han Tong urged his horse to run towards the mansion.Wang Yansheng believed that Han Tong's escape was to mobilize the guards to stop Zhao Kuangyin.So, Wang Yansheng chased after him, and chased him to Han Tong's house in one go.Han Tong ordered people to close the gate of the mansion urgently.Just as the gate of the Han Mansion was about to close, Wang Yansheng had already arrived, and he led someone to break in. Han Tong drew his long sword from his ribs to fight the Northern Expeditionary Army, but he was outnumbered.A generation of generals was cut to pieces by Wang Yansheng and other Northern Expeditions, and Han Tong's family was wiped out by the Northern Expeditions. The commander of the bodyguards and pro-guards made Li Chongjin far away in Yangzhou. Han Tong, as the highest officer in charge of the bodyguards and pro-guards, if he ordered the mobilization of the bodyguards to stop the Northern Expedition, a bloody battle would be inevitable.Wang Yansheng thought he had made a great contribution and removed the biggest obstacle in the capital for Zhao Kuangyin.Therefore, Wang Yansheng was beaming with excitement while narrating. Zhao Kuangyin has a wide network of high-level contacts in the military circles of the Later Zhou Empire, and he is good buddies with many senior generals, but his relationship with Han Tong has not been very good.Han Tong is a person with deep qualifications. He followed Guo Wei in the South and North Wars very early on.Han Tong's nickname is "Han Bingyan", which means he has a bad temper, is arrogant and irritable, and bullies his subordinates.But Han Tong didn't have any cunning strategy, he was a typical martial artist.He has a disabled son who suffers from rickets and is known as "Camel".This child has extraordinary knowledge. He has long seen that Zhao Kuangyin is not an ordinary person and will not stay under others for a long time, so he persuaded his father Han Tong to consciously establish a good relationship with Zhao Kuangyin.But Han Tong was very proud and didn't listen to his son's words at all. Han Tong is in charge of the bodyguards and pro-army troops, and Zhao Kuangyin is in charge of the palace garrison.Although Zhao Kuangyin took most of the combat troops out of the capital and incorporated them into the Northern Expedition Army, people's hearts may not obey Zhao Kuangyin.Now Zhao Kuangyin is risking the world's displeasure by entering Beijing to force the palace. If Han Tong fights against him, the consequences will be disastrous. After listening to Wang Yansheng's narration, Zhao Kuangyin closed his eyes and said, "Although Han Tong doesn't agree with me, there is no need to kill him. Well, no matter what, there will be no future troubles." Zhao Kuangyin originally wanted to solve the crisis of the succession of the throne peacefully and smoothly, and he didn't want to put Han Tong to death. Besides, he had ordered not to kill indiscriminately before entering the city, but his confidant Wang Yansheng, who supported him as emperor, had killed Han Tong without authorization out of loyalty.Due to the current situation, Zhao Kuangyin had no choice but to acquiesce, and Wang Yansheng could not be held accountable, but Zhao Kuangyin still had a bad feeling towards Wang Yansheng in his heart. Just when Zhao Kuangyin finished listening to Wang Yansheng's report on the situation, several generals surrounded a person into the government office, and Zhao Kuangyin took a closer look and found that the person who was surrounded was the chief prime minister of the dynasty, Fan Zhi, followed by Wang Pu , Wei Renpu and other first-rank senior members of the two classes of military and political affairs of the imperial court.Seeing that all the people who had the final say in the imperial court were present, Zhao Kuangyin staggered to Fan Zhi and the others, held Fan Zhi's hand and wept bitterly, complaining his grievances with snot and tears: "Fan Xiang, I Thanks to Sejong's great kindness, this time I was harmed by these rebels. They kidnapped me in the middle of the night at Chenqiaoyi, made me a dragon robe and forced me to wear it, and made me the emperor. Not only that, but they also killed me Forcing each other, saying that if I don’t do it, I will be in danger of my life. I am really forced to do nothing, what do you think I should do?” While crying, Zhao Kuangyin tugged at the dragon robe that fit him with his hands, stomped his feet and beat his chest, looking very innocent and annoyed, but he just refused to take off the dragon robe. Old Fan Zhi blinked his eyes and looked Zhao Kuangyin up and down.Although in recent years he has also heard some rumors about Zhao Kuangyin's miraculousness, although there were rumors in the capital on the day Zhao Kuangyin became a teacher, and although Zhao Kuangyin was radiant and powerful, Fan Zhi felt that Zhao Kuangyin was loyal, bold and unrestrained, and did his best to be king. Like treacherous plotters, people fighting for power and profit.Today, the tall and tall Zhao Kuangyin wearing a dragon robe suddenly stood in front of him. Fan Zhi felt an indescribable feeling, which was both familiar and unfamiliar. Fan Zhi stood dumbfounded and did not speak.At this time, Luo Yanhuan, the captain of the Northern Expedition Military Academy, raised his epee and put it on Fan Zhi's neck, shouting loudly: "We lack a leader, and today we must make the Taiwei the emperor!" Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly reprimanded: "Back off, don't be rude!" However, Luo Yanhuan and other military academies didn't seem to listen to Zhao Kuangyin's order, and still followed Fan Zhi's hand. Zhao Kuangyin spread his hands, and said helplessly to Fan Zhi and others: "Fan Xiang, look, these arrogant soldiers are very stubborn, and they will never give up until they achieve their goals. I can't help it." Fan Zhi, Wang Pu, and Wei Renpu looked at each other, you look at me, I look at you, these top intelligent heads in the world are running fast, but they really can't think of a perfect plan.Fan Zhi has a stubborn personality and dares to fight against anyone.Wang Pu and Wei Renpu have sufficient IQs, but they are not treacherous people who play tricks. They both have kind and tolerant characters. They have almost no political enemies, and they have not formed cliques to form cliques.Especially Wei Renpu is too familiar with the scene in front of him, because he edited the earliest version of the play.In desperation, Wang Pu first bowed and kowtowed.Then Fan Zhi sighed, knelt down with Wei Renpu and others, saying "Long Live".It is considered to have recognized Zhao Kuangyin's emperor status. The general trend is ahead and the coercion is behind. Fan Zhi and others had to submit to Zhao Kuangyin and drafted an edict for the little emperor Chai Zongxun. The situation is changing and the dynasty is changing. This is the general trend, and the reason is the same. I am a young child, my family fortune is interrupted, people's hearts are scattered, and the country's destiny has a new ownership. I heard that Zhao Kuangyin, who returned to the German army and inspected Zhao Kuangyin in front of the palace, was born with a saint He has the appearance of the gods and martial arts. He once assisted Emperor Taizu, and later served Emperor Sejong. He conquered east and west, and made outstanding military exploits. The ghosts and gods of heaven and earth obeyed the holy virtue, and the rumors and prisons obeyed Daren. Now, I want to Respond to the sky and obey the people, follow the example of Emperor Yao and give the throne to Emperor Shun, relieve the burden of work, and make way for a capable person to be emperor, alas! This is the destiny!" This document has only a few words, and it takes the position of emperor away from Chai Zongxun's buttocks and puts it under Zhao Kuangyin's buttocks.There are not many reasons, that is, those who are capable will go up and those who are mediocre will go down.To put it bluntly, this imperial edict is far inferior to the edict issued when Zhou Taizu Guo Wei took the throne.It can also be seen that these top intelligent civil servants were reluctant to go along with Zhao Kuangyin, and had no choice but to write a few hastily. No matter how you say it, it is better to have such an imperial edict document than not at all, at least it can save each other in face. In the afternoon, Fan Zhi summoned civil and military officials to the Chongyuan Hall of the Imperial Palace for a meeting.Hanlin Chengzhi Tao Gu took out the drafted abdication edict of the young emperor Chai Zongxun, and read it to Zhao Kuangyin and the civil and military officials.Zhao Kuangyin bowed and kowtowed, accepted the imperial edict, and proclaimed himself emperor.This time Zhao Kuangyin did not wear the Chen Qiao version of the imperial robe, but wore the special dress and crown used for the emperor's enthronement ceremony.I don't know where I got these clothes, but they are so timely and fit. Changing the emperor during the Five Dynasties was like changing the prime minister in a modern country. Everyone took it for granted, and there was no fuss. Today is Zhang San, and tomorrow is Li Si. Anyway, anyone can be emperor.Being an emperor may not be so great, and I don't know how long I can do it.In the end, he was not as dispirited and ruined as the abdicated emperor.But the emperor is the lord of the world after all, and once he succeeds, he will gain a lot of money, so there are still people rushing to the throne one after another.Ever since Zhu Quanzhong destroyed the Li-Tang Empire and pierced through the window paper of usurping the throne, being an emperor has become a common thing. After a cadre meeting was held to announce the new emperor's enthronement, the titles of monarchs and ministers were determined.The new emperor Zhao Kuangyin began to issue orders. The first thing is how to settle the old emperor's family.This time Zhao Kuangyin was simple, and there was no such complicated etiquette for meeting the empress dowager.He directly ordered that the emperor and empress dowager be moved out of the palace and moved to Tianqing Temple.Tianqing Temple was built and specially named to commemorate Chai Rong's great achievements.The name of Chai Zongxun was lowered from the emperor to King Zheng, and Xiao Zhou was honored as Queen Mother Zhou. The old emperor and empress dowager moved out of the palace, so Zhao Kuangyin could move into the palace. Zhao Kuangyin led people into the palace. At this time, the palace had received the news and it was in chaos.The remaining concubines and several younger princes hugged each other, shrank, cried, and stood in the hall, waiting for an unknown fate.Zhao Kuangyin asked, "Who is this child?" A concubine answered tremblingly, "It's the late emperor's youngest son." Zhao Kuangyin turned his head and asked the people behind him: "What do you think should be done?" Behind Zhao Kuangyin are the prime ministers Fan Zhi, Zhao Pu, Pan Mei, Shi Shouxin, Zhang Lingduo, Gao Huaide and others.Zhao Pu replied: "Get rid of it." Zhao Kuangyin looked at the others again, and saw that Pan Mei was clasping her fingers tightly to the pillars of the hall, bowing her head in silence.Zhao Kuangyin asked Pan Mei: "Pan Mei, what's your opinion?" Pan Mei still bowed her head, not daring to answer. Zhao Kuangyin's eyes changed slightly, and he asked, "Do you think it's not possible?" Facing Zhao Kuangyin's persecution, Pan Mei said in a low voice: "Both the general and your majesty were courtiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If the general persuades your majesty to get rid of this child, you will be in the late Emperor Sejong's kindness. If the general prevents your majesty from getting rid of the child This child, His Majesty will definitely suspect that the general has ambiguity towards you, so the general dare not answer." Zhao Kuangyin nodded, expressing his understanding of Pan Mei's words and mood.He turned his head back and sighed, "I can't bear to kill other people's descendants after I replaced someone else's throne." Zhao Kuangyin pointed to this child, and said to Pan Mei: "Take this child home and raise him well. He is Sejong's son, he can't be your adopted son, so he can be your nephew." Pan Mei cupped her hands and said, "Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." From then on, the child grew up in Pan Mei's family and changed his surname to Pan.After Zhao Kuangyin became emperor, he never asked about this matter again, and Pan Mei never mentioned it again, as if nothing had happened.The child's later name was Pan Weiji, and his descendant Pan Feng was also a famous general in the Song Dynasty, with a temperament and style very similar to Chai Rong. This Pan Mei was a good general in the Song Dynasty, with both ability and political integrity.I don't know why, but Pan Mei is said to be a heinous treacherous official in the folklore, and she is jokingly turned into Pan Renmei, the grand master in the storytelling "The General of the Yang Family". Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor at the age of thirty-three. Zhao Kuangyin's Chenqiao Mutiny is almost the same as Zhou Taizu Guo Wei's Chanzhou Mutiny. There are only a few records in history, and the storyline is almost identical.Only this time the imperial robe replaced the yellow flag.Since the emperor is supported by his subordinates, the subordinates must be very powerful. They can help Zhao Kuangyin up, or they can push Zhao Kuangyin down. The key depends on whether these generals who have won enough support in this big gamble Interests. One person soars, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. This is the main reason for the previous support mutiny. Why was it that when Shi Jingtang, Liu Zhiyuan, Guo Wei, and Zhao Kuangyin were proclaimed emperors, most of them devoted their allegiance to low-level military academies?Because they benefited the most after they supported the emperor successfully. They could jump from a low-level official to a high-ranking official of the empire, and even go in and out to sit in the vassal town.Therefore, these people have the lowest "advocacy cost" and the greatest benefits, and the temptation to seek wealth and insurance is enough to motivate them to vote spontaneously or be instigated by others.In contrast, those civil and military officials who are already close to the top of power will not do this kind of thing easily, let alone risk their lives to carry a sedan chair for a person who is only half a step taller than themselves.Therefore, in the bloody storm of usurping the throne, it is rare to see officials of the first and second ranks leading the charge for the new emperor.Their strategy is often to sit back and enjoy the success.No matter who becomes the emperor, they will not treat them badly. The first month of 960 AD. Zhao Kuangyin proclaimed himself emperor.Since Zhao Kuangyin served concurrently as the governor of Guide in the past, the governor's office was in Songzhou, so the name of Jianguo was Dasong, and the name of Yuan was changed to the first year of Jianlong.According to the matching of yin and yang and five elements, the country uses red as the main color.Zhao Guangyi, the younger brother of the emperor, was made the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace, and Mrs. Du was respected as the empress dowager. Sitting on the dragon chair, Zhao Kuangyin promulgated an edict to honor the benefits, and rewarded hundreds of officials and soldiers inside and outside the court. Add bonus.Posthumously named Han Tong as the order of Zhongshu, and ordered to be buried with national ceremony. After the general amnesty award, the key figures who have contributed to the support will be given key awards.Shi Shouxin, the Jiedu Envoy of the Yicheng Army and the commander of the Dianqian, took over Han Tong's post as the Jiedu Envoy of the German Army and the Deputy Commander of the Ma Bujun of the Guards; Commander Gao Huaide served as Jiedu envoy of the Yicheng Army and deputy capital in front of the palace, and took over Murong Yanzhao's post; Zhang Lingduo, commander of the Wuxin Army Jiedu Envoy and Guards and Infantry, served as Jiedu envoy of the Zhen'an Army , the guards and the guards of the Ma Bujun Duyuhou; Wang Shenqi, the Duyuhou in front of the palace, was the Taining Army's Jiedu envoy and the commander of the palace, and took over Shi Shouxin's squad; The Jiedu Envoy of the Jiangning Army and the Ma Jun of the bodyguards were all commanders, and Zhao Yanhui, the commander of the right wing of Longjie, was the Jiedu Envoy of the Wuxin Army.It can be seen from this that these generals made great contributions in Zhao Kuangyin's seizure of the throne, and they were all promoted to important positions in the Imperial Guard. Han Lingkun, who was far away in Bazhou, and Murong Yanzhao, who had arrived in Zhenzhou earlier, were both good buddies of Zhao Kuangyin. Zhao Kuangyin sent someone to inform them, saying that brothers, I became emperor, and named Murong Yanzhao as the front inspector and co-inspector. In the event of Pingzhang, Han Lingkun was also appointed as the Tianping Jiedu envoy, and he was named the commander of the bodyguard and pro-army.The two buddies immediately sent congratulatory letters and telegrams, expressing their support and saying that this should have been the case long ago.Han Lingkun is the commander of the guards and the army, so what about Li Chongjin?Zhao Kuangyin promoted Li Chongjin to Zhongshuling. Official uniforms, rhinoceros jade belts, pommel horses and other valuables are bestowed on the prime ministers in the court, privy envoys, and military academies participating in support activities. The other former civil and military ministers of the Zhou Empire held important positions and were in important places, and their influence cannot be underestimated. Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin also appeased them.Fan Zhi is still a Situ and a servant, but he no longer knows the affairs of the Privy Council; Wang Pu is Sikong and his servant, and Tongzhongshu's servant; Pingzhang things; Wu Tingzuo is still the privy envoy and the second rank of Tongzhongshu.Zhao Pu was appointed a direct bachelor of the Privy Council.The Jiedu envoy of the Tianxiong Army and Wei Wang Fu Yanqing were granted the title of Taishi; the Jiedu envoy of the Xiongwu Army Wang Jing was granted the title of Taibao and Taiyuan County King; Jingnan Jiedu envoy Gao Baorong was conferred the title of Grand Tutor, and the others were also promoted and rewarded one by one. So far, Zhao Kuangyin sat on the throne smoothly.