Chapter 272 Chapter 271 Taizong Zhao Guangyi

Song Taizong, first named Kuangyi, then changed his name to Guangyi, and changed his name to Jiong two years after he ascended the throne.He is the younger brother of Taizu, and his mother is Du Shi, Empress Zhaoxian.Born in the fourth year of Tianfu (AD 939) in the Later Jin Dynasty, and died in the third year of Song Zhidao (AD 997). After years of hard work, Zhao Kuangyin made outstanding achievements in the later Zhou Dynasty, and his status was rising day by day.Kuang Yi, who is 12 years younger than him, is only known to the priests, but he is still a little-known little man.Kuang Yi was born in a family of generals, and his father and brother were both generals.So he also learned to bow and horse since he was a child, and participated in some battles.According to Taizong's own recollection later, when he was 16 years old, he followed his father Zhao Hongyin to the south and stationed in Yang, Tai and other states.He confronted the enemy generals many times, and the enemy generals were often shot down by him.Zhao Kuangyin was stationed in Liuhe at that time, and he was very happy to hear that his younger brother was so capable.When Kuangyi was 18 years old, he followed Zhou Shizong and Zhao Kuangyin to attack Xiawaqiao Pass, Yingzhou and Mozhou.Later, Zhao Kuangyi, then 22 years old, played an important role for his brother Zhou Zili.As the younger brother of the party involved, Zhao Kuangyi is the most suitable to come forward, communicate with the inside and outside, make friends with soldiers, and calm the hearts of the people.Kuang Yi and Zhao Pu deployed generals to surround Kuang Yin's dormitory and "force" him to wear a yellow robe.Because Zhao Kuangyi acted as the protagonist of the front stage, Zhao Kuangyin, who was planning to seize the throne, could play a more detached role.

Therefore, as soon as Zhao Kuangyin became emperor, he appointed Kuangyi as Marquis of Yu, the capital in front of the palace, and the defense envoy of Muzhou.In May of the first year of Jianlong (960 A.D.), Taizu personally conquered Ze and Lu, and crusaded against Li Yun, that is to say, he let Kuang Yi temporarily serve as the inspector of the inner capital and stay in Bianjing.In August, Kuangyi took the post of Jiedushi of the Taining Army.In October, Taizu Nanzheng took Li Chongjin, who was resisting in Yangzhou, and Kuangyi deployed for the inner capital, but he still stayed in the capital.In July of the second year of Jianlong, Taizu appointed Kuang Yi as Kaifeng Yin, and he was in the same position as Zhang Ping.At this time, in order to avoid the taboo, Kuang Yi changed her name to Guang Yi, and Kuang Mei changed her name to Guang Mei.

Empress Dowager Du loved her second son Guangyi very much, but her requirements were stricter.Every time Guangyi goes out, the Queen Mother always asks him to be with Zhao Pu, and depicts the time when Riying agreed to return. Guangyi never dares to violate his mother's order.Empress Dowager Du asked Guangyi to get in touch with Zhao Pu more, firstly, so that Guangyi could learn how to deal with Zhao Pu, and secondly, because Zhao Pu was an important minister of the country that the Taizu relied heavily on, and making friends with him could consolidate and improve Guangyi's status.These are also the far-reaching intentions of Queen Mother Du.

Serving as the prefect of Kaifeng is of great practical significance to Zhao Guangyi.As the chief executive of the country's capital, the Governor of Kaifeng plays a role in directing the country's military and government affairs.From the first year of Jianlong to the first year of Kaibao (976 A.D.), Guangyi served as the governor of Kaifeng for 16 years, and exercised his ability to actually handle government affairs.He took advantage of his position as governor of the Kaifeng government to spread out the handsome men in the Kaifeng government, and gathered a group of staff and military academies, both civil and military.Through a wide range of party members and internal and external communications, Guangyi's power, prestige, and wings gradually flourished when he was in Kaifeng, which laid a solid foundation for him to compete for the throne and govern the country in the future.

Zhao Kuangyin is kind and kind, and has a lot of affection for Brother Guangyi.Once Guangyi fell ill, Kuangyin, as the emperor, still burned the moxa for him with his own hands.Guangyi cried out in pain, Kuangyin probably wanted to share the pain for his younger brother, so he also took moxa for self-moxibustion.In case of major military affairs, we also discuss with them more.However, as politicians, the two are not inseparable.Their contradiction can be seen through one thing.When Guangyi was in Kaifeng Mansion, a man from Qingzhou came to the capital with a teenage girl. Guangyi saw her outstanding beauty and wanted to buy her, but the Qingzhou man refused.One of Guangyi's subordinates, named An Xi, volunteered to complete the matter. He secretly bought the Qingzhou woman into the Kaifeng mansion by means.Later Taizu learned of this and ordered Anxi to be hunted down. Anxi had to hide in the Jin Palace, and he didn't come out until Guangyi became emperor.Taizu's strict arrest of Anxi was clearly a warning to Guangyi.

On October 20th of the ninth year of Kaibao, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin died suddenly, so Guangyi ascended the throne in front of the coffin by the will. Regardless of whether the Queen Mother Du's edict is true or not, Zhao Guangyi's succession to the throne as the emperor's younger brother is not justifiable from the perspective of orthodox feudal hereditary system.Moreover, Zhao Guangyi did not make any achievements in Taizu's unification war to pacify the vassal states.He felt that in order to consolidate the throne and subdue the hearts of the people, he must establish his own prestige.After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, Chen Hongjin, the envoy of the Pinghai Festival of the Southern Tang Dynasty who ruled Zhangquan, went to Kaifeng in person to pay tribute.Emperor Taizong appointed Chen Hongjin as the grand master of the school.Wu Yue Li Qian Chu then decided to submit a table, donate the land under his jurisdiction, household registration and army, and cut off the title of Wu Yue.Emperor Taizong named Qian Chu the king of Huaihai, and many of his children held official positions.The officials who opposed Natu in the old land of Wuyue were resolutely suppressed by Emperor Taizong.At this point, the Song Dynasty completely unified all parts of the south, so Taizong turned his main force to the Northern Han and Liao dynasties in the north.

In the fourth year of Taiping Xingguo (979 AD), Song Taizong ordered to attack the Northern Han Dynasty again.Ren Panmei recruited envoys for Beiludu, led brave generals Cui Yanjin, Li Hanqiong, Liu Yu, Cao Han, Mi Xin, Tian Chongjin, etc., and sent troops from four directions to attack Taiyuan separately, besieging Taiyuan city tightly.Song Taizong learned the lessons of previous failures, and sent Guo Jin, the judge of Xingzhou, to deploy in Taiyuan and Shiling Pass to intercept the reinforcements of the Liao Dynasty. Liu Jiyuan, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, saw the Song army coming to attack, and hurriedly sent envoys to Khitan for help.In the eighth year of Kaibao, the Liao Dynasty had a peace treaty with Song Ting.Because the Song Dynasty was busy unifying the south at that time, it adopted a reconciliation attitude towards Liao to avoid being attacked on both sides.Khitan is also busy with internal affairs, and both sides are happy to maintain a good relationship.Anticipating that the Khitan would send troops to help the Han, Emperor Taizong issued an imperial edict in April and led Yanmei to wait until Taiyuan to supervise the battle. He built a long wall outside the city of Taiyuan to cut off all supplies in the city.The two sides fought hard until May, when Guo Wanchao, the commander of the Northern Han Dynasty, sneaked out of the city and defected to the Song camp, and many guards under Liu Jiyuan also surrendered.With the fall of the Northern Han Dynasty, the so-called separatist regime of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms came to an end.

Taking advantage of the remaining prestige of destroying the Northern Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong led a large army to Yizhou in June of the fourth year of Taiping Xingguo.Liu Yu, the governor of the Liao Dynasty, was originally a Han, and he dedicated his city to the Song camp.Emperor Taizong left thousands of soldiers to defend Yizhou, and then attacked Zhuozhou. Liu Houde, the judge of Zhuozhou in Liao Dynasty, was also a Han, and he returned to Kaicheng to accept surrender.Emperor Taizong of Song Dynasty was very happy to see the victory of the flag opening and the two cities in a row. He took advantage of the victory and led his troops to the south of Nanjing (now Beijing) in Liao Dynasty.The guard Yelu Xuegu resisted desperately, and Taizong personally supervised the battle.However, the Song army was exhausted from besieging Taiyuan for a long time, and now it is unable to attack the city, so it has been slack.At this time, the Liao Dynasty had sent reinforcements to rescue.The scouts reported that Liao general Yeluxiu was the forward, and he had arrived at Gaoliang River.Taizong ordered the army to pull out the camp and go to the Gaoliang River to meet the enemy.When approaching the river, tens of thousands of Liao soldiers came across the river. The two sides formed a formation, the golden drums were beating, and the flags were flying. The Song army fought fiercely. The Liao soldiers suffered heavy casualties and gradually retreated.Taizong saw that the Liao army was about to be unable to support, so he ordered the Song army to attack fiercely.Just at this moment, two more groups of Liao soldiers rushed forward from left and right.The left wing is Liao general Yelu Xiezhen, and the right wing is Liao general Yelu Xiuge.Both were good generals of the Liao Kingdom and were good at using troops. The Song army couldn't resist and retreated one after another.Brother Yeluxiu took the opportunity to directly attack Taizong, Taizong hurriedly ordered to escort him, but the generals were divided and scattered by the Liao army, and Taizong was in a panic. Fortunately, Fu Chao, Hu Yanzan and others rushed to cover and defend Taizong. .

In the first month of the third year of Yongxi (986 A.D.), Emperor Taizong ordered a personal conquest in an attempt to reverse the passive situation of frequent beatings after the defeat of Gaolianghe and save his own face.However, the disastrous defeat of the previous personal conquest, especially the experience of being captured by the Liao army in the battle of Gaolianghe, made Taizong still lingering.At this time, Li Zhi, who was also involved in political affairs, took the opportunity to say that the capital is the foundation of the world, and that the emperor never leaves his chariot, but orders him to go out, which can appear calm.Taizong pushed the boat along the river and decided not to go out in person, but dispatched 300,000 troops to attack Liao northward in three routes: east, middle and west.Cao Bin and Mi Xin left Xiongzhou, Tian Zhong entered and left Feihu, and Pan Mei and Yang Ye (that is, Liu Jiye, a famous general in the later Han Dynasty, restored his original surname Yang after he fell to the Song Dynasty) left Yanmen.

The Song army progressed smoothly in the initial battle, with successive small victories.However, due to the improper command of the Song army and the lack of cooperation among the various armies, they failed one after another.Yang Ye and his son led the remnant soldiers to fight to the death in Chenjiagu, but no reinforcements were seen, so they ordered their son Yang Yanzhao to fight a bloody road and beg for help on a flying horse.Liao soldiers came all over the mountains and plains, and most of Yang Ye's subordinates died in battle.Yang Ye himself suffered dozens of wounds, and was finally captured by the Liao army. Regardless of the threats and lures of the Liao army, he went on a hunger strike for three days and died.

Yang Ye was defeated and died, and the border was shaken.The generals of Yun, Ying, and Shuo states all abandoned their cities and fled, and the three states were again occupied by the Liao army.The Liao army took advantage of the victory to enter the Song Dynasty, went deep into Shen (now Shenxian County, Hebei), De (now Shandong Dezhou), Xing (now Xingtai, Hebei) and other states, looting and causing heavy losses to the border people of the Song Dynasty.The news of the defeat spread to the Song court, Taizong lost a good general, and issued an imperial edict to praise Yang Ye.General Pan Mei, who lost the battle, and Wang Yu, the supervisor of the army, missed the opportunity to fight. They were demoted to three ranks and dismissed respectively.In terms of warfare, Song Taizong was far behind Taizu.Zhao Kuangyin was born in the army, has experienced hundreds of battles, and has rich practical experience in the battlefield.Zhao Guangyi, on the other hand, has basically never experienced major battles and lacks training in this area.However, he prided himself on being clever and self-willed. In addition, in order to control the generals, he personally drew up the battle plan before each battle, which seriously restricted the hands and feet of the front-line generals. In the autumn and August of the first year of Duangong (988 AD), three consecutive alarms were issued on the northern border, followed by the fall of Zhuozhou, Qizhou, and Xinle.With a sad face, Emperor Taizong said to his officials, "Khitan refuses to withdraw troops and often harasses Heshuo. It seems that a large-scale Northern Expedition has to be made." determination.Some ministers in the DPRK began to put forward two different political views: main harmony and main war.The main peace faction asked Taizong to subdue himself for peace.Prime Minister Li Fang and other ministers led the way, citing stories from the Han and Tang Dynasties to illustrate the importance of making peace with the outside world.However, Taizong could not emotionally accept those claims that obviously required humiliation and peace.He said to Zhao Pu and others: "It is not someone else's idea to restore the old Xinjiang, it is my consistent ambition. The failure of the Liao expedition was only caused by the general's military command mistakes." You Zhengyan, Hubu doctor Zhang Ji and other main combat factions Then they successively launched the Imperial Army Policy, suggesting to strengthen the military power of military generals in the border areas, appoint talents to repair politics, provincial officials and livestock people, select and encourage soldiers, and go north to attack Liao again to regain lost land.Although Taizong appreciated these propositions, he did not intend to implement them. In Taizong's later years, the guiding ideology of the policy of keeping internal and external has been formed.Therefore, from offense to defense against Liao, prepare for reconciliation.However, the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Dynasty was worried about the Song Dynasty's repeated northern expeditions, threatened Song with an offensive, and helped Li Jiqian continue to weaken the Song Dynasty.In order to defend, Song Taizong ordered the Song army to dredge and open up border rivers on the plains along the edge of Hebei, starting from the northwest of Baozhou (now Baoding, Hebei) in the west, and reaching Nigu Haikou in the east. Yu Chi, as a barrier, twists and turns, 900 miles from east to west.Along the pond, 28 villages, 125 military stores, more than 3,000 soldiers, and more than 100 warships were deployed to patrol the police to prevent the Liao cavalry from rushing.Regarding the invasion of the Liao army, "but the walls were cleared and the field was cleared, no troops were allowed, and troops were not allowed to be sent out as a last resort. They were only allowed to cover the city and set up formations, and they were not allowed to kill each other before the battle." As a result, the army was at a loss.The generals guarding the frontier had no choice but to muddle along, "when encountering the enemy, the only strategy is to close the base and block the door." There are only a handful of generals who can really fight against the Liao army.Since then, the combat capability of the Song Dynasty army has become weaker and weaker. Song Taizong is the first non-warrior emperor since the Five Dynasties.At the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he also emphasized martial arts, because the situation at that time required him to inherit the unification cause of Taizu. Since the martial arts were not prosperous, he turned to emphasizing literature.After many failures in defeating Liao Dynasty, Emperor Taizong lost his vigor in the past; but in terms of Wenzhi, he did have a lot of uniqueness.He created, repaired, and perfected the various laws and regulations of the Song Dynasty, making them basically custom-made during his reign, and laid the foundation for the Song Dynasty's political, military, cultural, and economic systems, so that it would not be like the five dynasties. Such a short life.People in the Song and Song Dynasties talked a lot about "the law of the ancestors". This "law of the ancestors" refers to Song Taizu Song Taizong. , and focused on the establishment of a set of laws and regulations in terms of culture and economy. Although the imperial examination system began in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, it was truly perfected in the Northern Song Dynasty.By the early Song Dynasty, the clan system no longer existed, and the imperial examinations were widely open to literati and intellectuals.Song Taizong expanded the scale of the selection of scholars, and the number of Jinshi admitted in each imperial examination far exceeded that of the Tang Dynasty and Song Taizu.Taizong also promoted the strictness and completeness of imperial examinations and Jinshi.After Song Taizu opened the treasure six years (AD 973), the palace examination became a custom.Taizong further stipulated that after the palace examination, "rolling names" in front of the palace, the emperor would respectively bestow the honors of "Jinshi Jidi", "Jinshi's background", and "Jinshi's background".Taizong implemented the method of obfuscating the name of the examination papers, which effectively prevented the examiners from using the examination papers to cheat.Song Taizong also strictly controlled the imperial examinations and re-examined himself. Taizong attached great importance to the development of cultural undertakings.Since the Five Dynasties, Zhaowen Hall, History Hall, and Jixian Hall have been divided into three halls. In the northeast of Shichangqing Gate, there are only dozens of huts. Death, noisy next to it", the conditions are very poor, whenever the third library is ordered to write, it will be moved to other places.During the Taizu period, there was no improvement.In the second year of Emperor Taizong's accession to the throne, he personally inspected the third hall. Seeing the shabby situation, he sighed to his attendants: "How can we store the world's books and treat the world's virtuous men?" The site is the new site of the third hall.Hit envoys urge craftsmen to work day and night.The buildings and pavilions in the three halls were all planned by Emperor Taizong himself. They are exquisite and magnificent, comparable to the buildings of the imperial palace.One year later, the project was completed and named Chongwen Academy.In Taizong's later years, the collection of books in Chongwen Academy and Secret Pavilion was very rich.Taizong said to the ministers quite conceitedly: "After I came to the throne, I cleaned up in many ways, copied and purchased, and now there are tens of thousands of volumes. The way of fighting chaos through the ages is in it." While extensively searching for books, Emperor Taizong successively organized a group of literati to compile several large-scale books.In March of the second year of Taiping Xingguo (AD 977), Emperor Taizong, who had just ascended the throne for a few months, ordered more than 10 people including Hanlin scholars Li Fang and Hu Meng to compile "Taiping Guangji" and "Taiping Yulan" and other books.Due to the long history and the change of dynasties, most of the books collected during the Song Taizong period have been lost today, but the three major books compiled at that time, "Taiping Guangji", "Taiping Yulan" and "Wenyuan Yinghua" are not. It has been handed down, so the contents of many ancient classics are preserved.The three major books compiled by Song Taizong have become valuable materials for future generations to study ancient Chinese history and literature. Taizong was fond of reading, which is rare among emperors since the Five Dynasties. This is related to Taizong's father Zhao Hongyin.Zhao Hongyin and his eldest son Zhao Kuangyin are both Jiezhou warriors, but this military family hopes to have someone who is educated and knowledgeable in the future.When Zhao Hongyin led the army in Huainan, he did not take any property when he conquered prefectures and counties. He always tried to find ancient books and handed them to Kuangyi, and constantly urged him to study.Therefore, Kuang Yi is proficient in literature and has many artistic talents.He can compose poems, master rhythm, is good at calligraphy, and likes to play chess.When Emperor Taizong went to Chongwen Academy to study, he often asked the princes and prime ministers to read it together, and personally answered the difficult questions in the book.Sometimes Wang Liyu and others are called to visit.Taizong pointed to the numerous books and said to Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty: "I heard that you are good at studying in the south of the Yangtze River. Many of the simple policies here are your old things. Are you still studying recently?" Just thanks.In September of the third year of Chunhua (992 A.D.), Emperor Taizong wanted the generals to experience the prosperity of literature and Confucianism. He called Fu Qian, the capital of the horse infantry, Dai Xing, the commander of the front of the palace, and others to the secret pavilion to look at the books. The emperors of the Song Dynasty paid more attention to drawing lessons from history, which can be said to have started with Taizong.In November of the eighth year of Taiping Xingguo, Emperor Taizong said to his ministers: "I have read the books of the previous dynasties, and found that when the monarch and the ministers are in harmony, there is probably harmony in the relationship, so there is nothing to hide, and speeches can be used. As my eyes and ears, if there is a defect in governance, you should explain it carefully, and I will never rely on my dignity to make people dare not speak." Taizong was more diligent in his administration. In order to consolidate the ruling foundation of the Song Dynasty, he personally selected talents, even forgetting his hunger and thirst.By summoning and asking questions to observe their talents, the outstanding ones will be promoted and reused.He said to his neighbors: "Every time I see a talented and aspiring among the commoners and gentry being promoted, I am happy for his parents." Taizong went to the Changchun Palace every morning to receive court, and after listening to the government affairs reports of all the officials, he went to the Chongzheng Palace. to deal with politics.By noon, there was no time to eat. The inscriptions and plaques written by Emperor Taizong can still be seen today. He has a solid foundation in calligraphy, and he has been instructed by famous masters and practiced diligently.It was recommended that Zhaozhou Longping's master book, Wang Zhu, has a family history in calligraphy. Taizong called him to be Weiweisi Chancellor and Shi Guanzhiwai, and ordered him to define the rhymes in detail. Taizong said that he didn't like hunting, which is indeed true.In September of the first year of Duangong (988 A.D.), he said to his courtiers: "Every time I read the precepts of the ancients on the famine of birds, from now on, apart from paying respects to the time, I will not go hunting in Jindian." All the hawks and dogs raised in the temple were released, and an edict was issued to the world not to come and donate again.In October of the third year of Chunhua, the general Zhe Yuqing paid tribute to Huaying, and Taizong let him be released. Taizong's attitude towards religion was basically tolerant.After the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to win the support of all social classes in the south, a protection policy was adopted for Buddhism, because Buddhism was very popular in Wuyue, Southern Tang, Houshu and other small southern separatist countries.Taizong believed that Buddhism "benefits politics", so he deliberately advocated the construction of temples in Wutai Mountain, Emei Mountain, Tiantai Mountain and other places, and set up a translation institute in Kaifeng, the capital, to interpret and translate Buddhist scriptures.The Tripitaka began to be engraved and printed in Yizhou during the Kaibao period of Taizu, and the engraving was completed during the reign of Emperor Taizong, and the first collection of Buddhist scriptures in my country was printed.When the Song Dynasty was founded, there were no more than 60,000 monks from all over the country, and it increased to 240,000 during the reign of Emperor Taizong.Taizong's attitude is to emphasize Taoism and despise Buddhism. The general policy of Taizong's ruling was loose and honest.However, in order to effectively maintain social stability, Emperor Taizong also personally handled some cases in terms of punishment and prison.He ordered the establishment of a court of justice in the ban.Cases filed in various places are first handed over to Dali Temple by the Judicial Court, and the Ministry of Punishment will make a final reply, and then handed over to the Trial Court for detailed deliberation and ruling.The court of justice is not under the command of the prime minister, but directly under the emperor.In the fourth month of summer in the sixth year of Taiping Xingguo (AD 981), Emperor Taizong issued an edict: "If the chief officials do not personally handle major cases in various states, often the subordinate officials are traitors, and the case cannot be closed after years of delay. Handle a case once, and the verdict can be decided after verification.” In order to prevent unresolved cases across the country, three time limits for handling cases were stipulated, 40 days for major cases, 30 days for medium cases, and 10 days for minor cases. Easy to handle should not exceed 3 days.It also stipulates that if prisoners should be interrogated, they should gather officials to participate together, and cannot entrust subordinate staff to torture and plunder.In the fourth year of Chunhua (993 A.D.), a farmer on the outskirts of Tokyo went to the government to beat Dengwen drums in order to lose a pig.Taizong heard that he was given a thousand dollars to the farmer and repaid the pig money.Emperor Taizong said to the prime minister: "It would be ridiculous to spend so much effort to settle the case for such a trivial matter. But if you put this heart into the world, there will be no wrongdoers." Emperor Taizong accepted the lesson of the eunuch's monopoly since the Tang and Five Dynasties, and controlled the eunuchs more strictly, forbidding them to intervene in politics.The eunuch Wang Jien once served as an envoy to recruit peace in Liangchuan, Jiannan, and led troops to quell the uprisings of Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun.Taizong refused, saying: "I read the history books of previous dynasties, eunuchs interfering in political affairs is a taboo of the country, so eunuchs are strictly prohibited from interfering in political affairs. Xuanhui envoy is the beginning of participating in politics. You can only confer other titles." The prime minister insisted that Wang Jienli If you have made great achievements, it is not enough to reward you without Xuanhui envoys.Taizong was angry, he blamed the prime minister deeply, and asked him not to discuss the official name, and finally created a title of Xuanzheng envoy, which was awarded to Wang Jien. Several prime ministers appointed by Emperor Taizong were also more upright.Kou Zhun was upright by nature, once he played a question to Emperor Taizong, Taizong was not happy and stood up to leave, Kou Zhun grabbed the emperor's sleeve and asked him to sit down again, and he did not stop until the matter was resolved.Taizong sighed and said: "This is the real prime minister!" It took more than ten years of painstaking efforts for Taizong to ascend to the throne.After he became emperor, he devoted a large part of his energy to securing the throne and preventing accidents.On the one hand, guard against the general's monopoly, and on the other hand, guard against his own family. In the Battle of Gaoliang River, Zhao Dezhao, the son of Taizu's son of Wugong County, conquered Youzhou.When the Song army was defeated, Emperor Taizong was separated from the main force. The generals suspected that the emperor was killed.Later, knowing that Taizong was still alive, he let it go.Although the matter was not completed, Taizong found out that it happened to violate the taboo, and he was very unhappy.In previous battles, after returning to the division, rewards were given out according to the merits.This time Taizong returned to Beijing for many days, but he did not see the reward for the battle in Taiyuan.Dezhao was straightforward, fearing that the morale of the army would fluctuate, so he went to see Taizong, and please reward the generals for their meritorious deeds.Taizong didn't wait for him to finish, and said angrily: "What credit is there for returning from defeat? What rewards are there?" Dezhao argued: "Although the conquest of Liao failed, the Northern Han Dynasty was pacified. Besides, the armies can't do it. Generally speaking, Your Majesty should be evaluated separately and rewarded according to merit." Taizong was furious, and shouted: "It will not be too late to reward you when you become emperor yourself!" Dezhao was very frightened, bowed his head and wept, and left the palace silently.Originally, his position was very delicate, but seeing his uncle now clearly suspected that he had ambitions to seize the throne, he went back to his residence and meditated on the early death of his parents, without any support. Although he had his stepmother Song and younger brother Defang, Song was Moving to the West Palace, there is no freedom of movement in and out; my younger brother is still young and ignorant, and feels that he is full of secrets and has nothing to talk about, so he suddenly has a short thought.He asked the waiters on the left and right: "Which one of you has a knife?" The left and right quickly replied that the palace dare not carry a knife.Dezhao went out of the room to search around, and saw a fruit-cutting knife on the tea and wine pavilion. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was looking, he took the knife and closed the door, stabbing himself in the neck.When someone opened the door to rescue him, he was already dead in a pool of blood.The palace hurriedly reported to Taizong, and Taizong also felt that it was unexpected. He went to visit and saw the tragedy. He hugged the corpse and cried, "Silly boy, I just say a few words to you, and you are like this!" So he ordered a thick burial and issued an edict Posthumously presented Dezhao as Zhongshuling, posthumously titled King of Wei.Dezhao left behind five sons. When Taejong first came to the throne, Yeonmi's son was also called the prince, like the sons of Taejo and Taizong, and his daughter was called the princess.In the fourth year of Taiping Xingguo (AD 979), Yanmei was granted the title of King Qi, and later King Qin.Like Guangyi, Yanmei also became the governor of Kaifeng, and concurrently served as the order of Zhongshu, and was on the prime minister.Public opinion from the outside world says that the throne will be passed on in turn.It was not until Dezhao committed suicide, and a year later, 23-year-old Defang died for no apparent reason, that Yeonmi began to feel uneasy. One day, Chai Yuxi, Zhao Rong, and Yang Shouyi, Taizong's old bureaucrats when he was the king of Jin, suddenly entered the palace and told Taizong that Yanmei was arrogant and lawless and wanted to stand on her own. Prime Minister Lu Duoxun had a close relationship with Yanmei. , there may be communication issues.This remark touched Taizong's suspicion, so he called Zhao Pu to conduct secret business.Zhao Pu said: "This minister is an old minister of the founding of the country. He once died with the Queen Mother Wen Zhaoxian and was favored by the court. However, because of his straightforward character, he was slandered by Quan Xing." Slandering Jin Wang Guangyi, Zhao Pu once defended himself, and Taizu stored the memorials in the golden chamber.However, Taizong didn't know it, so he had always been worried about Zhao Pu. Now, after hearing what Zhao Pu said, he ordered his servants to find Zhao Pu's former Shangshu. Ten, I have known all the wrongdoings for forty-nine years. From now on, I will know Qingzhong." So Zhao Pu was appointed Situ and servant, named Liang Guogong, and ordered secret inspection of Yanmei affairs.Zhao Pu and Yanmei had no previous grudges, but in order to retaliate against Lu Duoxun for exposing his disciples' corruption and bribery to Taizu, and secondly to win Taizong's favor, they had to start with Yanmei.Not long after, it was discovered that Lu Duoxun privately sent the hall officials to Yanmei, and the report said that Lu Duoxun hoped that Emperor Taizong would die, Yanmei would ascend the throne, and Yanmei would give Lu Duoxun private bows and arrows.Taizong was furious, and immediately ordered Lu Duoxun to be Minister of the Ministry of War, sent to Yushi Prison, and arrested Zhao Bai, an official of the Zhongshu Hall who participated in the incident, and Yan Mi, an official of the Qin Palace, and ordered Hanlin scholars to accept the order Li Fang and others. In the interrogation, Lu Duoxun, Zhao Bai and others pleaded guilty one by one.Emperor Taizong ordered Yanmei to be the county magistrate of Fuling, and his family moved to Fangzhou (now Fangxian County, Hubei Province).Yanmei faced Gudeng alone, desolate and helpless. He silently chanted Cao Zhi's seven-step poem, and also couldn't figure it out: "Since they are born from the same root, why should we be too anxious!" In Fangzhou.The obituary was played to the court, Taizong sobbed and said to the prime minister: "Yanmei has been headstrong since he was young, and he has become more vicious when he grows up. Because he is a close relative, I can't bear to put him to justice. Let him temporarily move to Fangzhou and think about his mistakes behind closed doors. If you want Tween to restore his old position, who would have expected him to die so soon, you can't be heartbroken!" An imperial edict was made posthumously named King of Fuling, and he was bestowed with the posthumous posthumous title of Mourning.From then on, those who competed with Taizong for the throne were completely eliminated.At this time, Taizong did not hesitate to distort the facts for the needs of political struggle, insisting that Yanmei and himself were not of the same mother.At that time, four of Taizong's five brothers had died, and Empress Dowager Du was no longer around. No one dared to refute Taizong's words. Taizong's eldest son, Yuan Zuo, was born to Concubine Li. He was intelligent since childhood and looked like Taizong. Taizong always liked him very much.When he was old, he had martial arts skills and was good at riding and shooting. He followed Emperor Taizong to conquer Taiyuan and Youji in the north.When his uncle Yanmei offended Emperor Taizong, Yuan Zuoli tried to rescue him and repeatedly asked him to be forgiven, and was repeatedly reprimanded by Emperor Taizong.Later, when he heard the news of Yanmei's death, he was filled with grief and indignation, and became mad.If there are small mistakes left and right, they must be slashed with swords; servants pass by the court, and they often shoot at them with bows.Taizong himself gave strict instructions, which remained the same, and became more and more powerful.Taizong was very sad, so he asked the imperial physician to extend the treatment, and it got better.Taizong was very relieved to hear that, and gave a special amnesty to the world. On the Double Ninth Festival on September 9, Emperor Taizong was in a good mood. He sent his ministers to Li Fang's house for a banquet, and invited all the kings to have a banquet in Sheyuan.Because Yuan Zuo's illness was not completely cured, he was not allowed to participate.In the evening, the kings went back after the feast, and passed by Yuan Zuo's mansion, and Yuan Zuo happened to be outside the door. Knowing this, he was very angry, and simply set fire in the courtyard. Rolling, the flames were soaring into the sky, and by the time everyone came to rescue them, most of them had already been burned.It burned until dawn, but it has not been extinguished.Taizong heard that there was a fire in the palace of Chu, and guessed that it might be caused by Yuanzuo.Taizong was furious, and sent Wang Renrui to say: "As a prince, you are extremely rich, why are you so vicious! The country's constitution cannot be violated privately, and the relationship between father and son will be cut off from now on." They all went to Howl to rescue, Taizong wept and said: "Every time I study, I see the former emperor's grandson who disobeyed the family education, and I feel resentful and resentful. I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen in my family!" People, resettled in Junzhou.Song Qi and others led all the officials to pay homage to the watch, and asked Taizong to forgive him for his madness and stay in the capital.Taizong's remaining anger still persisted, so he didn't allow it.Song Qi and others asked for it again and again, and Fang issued an imperial edict to call it back.At that time, Yuan Zuo had already traveled to Huangshan Mountain. After being called back to Bianjing, he was placed in Nangong, under the guardianship of others, and could not communicate with foreign affairs.All the bureaucrats in the King's Palace of Chu came forward to plead guilty, and Taizong said: "I teach him that he will not obey, how can you praise him?" In the first year of Dao (995 A.D.), Empress Kaibao, the wife of Taizu, Song, died of illness. Taizong refused to wear filial piety, and even his officials did not die.At that time, Taizong Li Yuankan was the prince.After the imperial edict was promulgated, the crown prince performed the rites to the temple. On the way back to the palace, scholars and people in the capital rushed to watch and cheered "Young Son of Heaven" in unison.When Taizong heard about it, he was very unhappy, so he summoned Kou Zhun to meet him, and said to him: "All the hearts of the prince belong to the prince, what position do you put me in?" Sure enough, it is supported by the people, which is the blessing of the country!" Taizong finally turned his worries into joy.The crown prince entered the palace, and all the concubines and concubines came to celebrate. Taizong was very excited, so he made an exception and called Kou Zhun to drink together until he was very drunk. At this point, the issue of succession to the throne since Taizong's succession was finally resolved.Yuan Kan is the later Zhenzong.From Zhenzong to Gaozong in the Southern Song Dynasty, the eight emperors of the six generations were all descendants of Taizong.Until Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou, because he had no children, he adopted the seventh grandson of Taizu, that is, the sixth grandson of King Zhao Defang of Qin, and established him as the prince.There were 9 emperors in each of the Northern Song Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty. Brothers Kuangyin and Guangyi were called "ancestors" together, and 8 of their descendants became emperors each.The two brothers took turns to be emperors, and their descendants also took turns to go back and forth, no one more, no less, and the Northern Song Dynasty died in the hands of Taizong's family, and the Southern Song Dynasty died in the hands of Taizu's family, it can be said to be evenly divided. Taizong died in March of the third year of Zhidao at the age of 59.