Some people say that Zhao Kuangyin usurped the imperial power from the hands of orphans and widows, which is not righteous enough;Some people say that Zhao Kuangyin failed to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, which is not a great unification in the real senseSome people also say that Zhao Kuangyin's cup of wine released the military power and pushed the emperor's wisdom to the peak.
Regarding Zhao Kuangyin's comments, there have been different opinions and mixed opinions since ancient times, and today we will talk about the emperor's mind from nine different aspects.
The first aspect is the attitude towards life.
When Zhao Kuangyin was young, he became friends with Han Lingkun and Murong Yanzhao, and they often traveled together. On this day, the three of them were playing chess in an earthen house, and when the game was rising, a flock of birds came from outside the house, chattering and arguing. The three of them walked out of the house depressed, Han Lingkun was about to use a wooden stick to drive away, but Zhao Kuangyin proposed to use a slingshot to fight, so that he could also try to see who had better archery skills.
Han Lingkun and Murong Yanzhao only hit one, but Zhao Kuangyin hit three at once. While the three of them were cheering, the earthen house suddenly collapsed. Han Lingkun and Murong Yanzhao didn't know what to do about this sudden situation, but Zhao Kuangyin looked very remorseful with the birds in his hand, he said that these birds knew that the house was going to collapse, and they deliberately shouted to remind them to leave, but they took revenge on killing these birds, which was too unrighteous. In the end, Zhao Kuangyin dug a pit and buried the bird before leaving.
It can be seen from this story that Zhao Kuangyin not only kills, but also has a grateful attitude towards life, which is really not easy to do in ancient times.
The second aspect is the attitude towards enemy generals.
After Zhao Kuangyin established the Great Song Dynasty, Li Yun united with the Northern Han Dynasty to rebel. Emperor Liu Jun of the Northern Han Dynasty sent Wei Rong to assist Li Yun in defending Zezhou. After the city of Zezhou was broken, Li Yun raised fire**, Wei Rong resisted desperately, and was finally captured by the Song army because he was outnumbered and escorted to Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin cherished his talent and persuaded Wei Rong to surrender, Wei Rong said sharply: "You dare to bear Zhou, I will live up to Han!."These two sentences angered Zhao Kuangyin, and he ordered the sergeant to slam Wei Rong's forehead with a hammer, and Wei Rong was immediately bleeding, but he still refused to give in and shouted: "What are you afraid of death?"The husband must be worthy of his heart and die as he deserves!”
Zhao Kuangyin was a little moved, moved by compassion, asked people to bring a plaster to Wei Rong, sent someone to take care of him, and appointed him as the secretary of Taifu, and Wei Rong finally surrendered.
It can be seen from this incident that Zhao Kuangyin is indeed more benevolent, and the emperors of the Song Dynasty do not like to kill, probably because Zhao Kuangyin has made a good start.
The third aspect is the attitude towards the admonitions.
After Zhao Kuangyin calmed down the world, he slowly became lazy. On this day, Zhao Kuangyin was shooting birds in the imperial garden, and he was very interested. Suddenly, the inner servant came to report that Zhang Ai had an urgent matter. Zhao Kuangyin's Yaxing was disturbed, and he was very annoyed, but because there were people around him, he endured it and didn't have a seizure.
When Zhang Ai saw Zhao Kuangyin, he began to talk eloquently, talking about trivial things, and then Zhao Kuangyin couldn't sit still, and scolded: "Such a trivial matter is also worth reporting?"”
Unexpectedly, Zhang Ai was also stubborn, and replied: "No matter how small the matter is, it is also related to the country's social affairs, and it is much more important than you fighting birds." ”
Zhao Kuangyin was suddenly furious, took the jade axe in the hand of the chamberlain, hit Zhang Ai in the face, and immediately knocked out Zhang Ai's two teeth.
Afterwards, Zhao Kuangyin also felt that he had done something inappropriate, and took the initiative to apologize to Zhang Ai, saying that Zhang Ai was his own Wei Zheng, and rewarded him with a lot of gold, silver, and silk.
From this, it is not difficult for us to see that Zhao Kuangyin is obsessed with bird hunting, and there are times when he loses his mind with playthings, but fortunately, he is open-minded and can get lost in time.
The fourth aspect is the attitude towards the love general.
One day, a common man in Guannan came to the capital to sue the emperor, saying that Li Hanchao, the warden of soldiers and horses, had robbed his daughter and did not pay back the money.
Zhao Kuangyin asked him: "Who is your daughter married to?"”
The man replied, "Married to a farmer." ”
Zhao Kuangyin said: "Your daughter is not much better than serving a farmer for Li Hanchao's concubine?"What else are you not satisfied with?”
The man was silent.
Zhao Kuangyin asked again: "When Han Chao didn't come to Guannan, did the Liao people come to harass him?"”
The man replied: "When General Li did not come, the Liao people invaded every year, and the people were miserable. ”
Zhao Kuangyin said: "In that case, why do you still have to sue?"That's it this time, and there will be a next time, and I won't be spared. ”
Afterwards, Zhao Kuangyin personally wrote a letter to Li Hanchao, in which he said: "You hurry up and return the people and money together, if you are short of money, tell me, don't embarrass the people." ”
After reading the letter, Li Hanchao was grateful, and immediately sent the robbed woman back and wrote a letter to apologize.
From this incident, it can be seen that Zhao Kuangyin's clever means of dealing with the problem, and the combination of grace and power made all parties convinced.
The fifth aspect is the attitude towards the close ministers.
Speaking of close ministers, I have to mention one person, that is Zhao Pu.
Zhao Kuangyin followed Chai Rong to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, and he had no time to take care of his father, so it was Zhao Pu who served feces and urine beside the sickbed and did his filial piety for him. When Zhao Kuangyin was full-fledged, it was Zhao Pu who planned the Chen Qiaoyi mutiny and made him in a yellow robe. Zhao Kuangyin regarded Zhao Pu as his brother, and Zhao Kuangyin's mother recognized Zhao Pu as her godson, and sent someone to invite Zhao Pu to his house every few days. It can be said that there is no longer a monarch and a minister who are so close in history.
Here are a few stories to take a deeper look at this relationship.
After the Southern Han Dynasty was pacified, Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was very panicked, and some of his subordinates asked him to bribe Zhao Pu. So Li Yu sent someone to send 50,000 taels to Zhao Pu in private. Zhao Pu felt that this matter was important and did not dare to hide it, so he told Zhao Kuangyin truthfully.
Zhao Kuangyin just smiled faintly and said, "Although Aiqing takes it and enjoys it, remember to write a letter to thank Lord Li." ”
In this way, Zhao Pu obtained a legal huge sum, 50,000 taels**, which is enough for ordinary people to squander for a few lifetimes.
Zhao Kuangyin likes private interviews with microservices, and once came to Zhao Pu's house after turning around. Zhao Pu's family was busy carrying pots and jars to his home.
Zhao Kuangyin asked, "What's in the jar?"”
Zhao Pu replied: "This is some seafood given to his ministers by Qian Yu (chu), the king of Wuyue. ”
Oh?Wu Yue's seafood is quite delicious, and I want to taste it. ”
Zhao Pu didn't dare to resist the order, so he opened the jar.
Zhao Kuangyin took a look, what kind of seafood is this, it is obviously Huang Cancan's gold.
Zhao Pu was shocked, and hurriedly knelt down and said that he hadn't opened it yet, and he didn't know the details, so he didn't have time to report it.
Zhao Kuangyin was very calm, and said: "Since it is given to you, then you can accept it, presumably all the major affairs of my dynasty are handled by you, naturally someone gives gifts, and this is no wonder to you." ”
Since then, Zhao Pu has been nervous, but Zhao Kuangyin really did not suspect him, and still trusted him as before, which shows that Zhao Kuangyin is open-minded.
As for Zhao Pu's later loss of power and being demoted, it was completely because he was insatiable and took the blame on himself.
Sixth, conspiracy and conspiracy.
Zhao Kuangyin has always wanted to swallow the big fat of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but he is afraid of one person in his heart - Lin Renzhao, a famous general of the Southern Tang Dynasty, he knows very well that as long as Lin Renzhao is alive, he will not be able to easily recover the Southern Tang Dynasty.
It just so happened that Li Yu's younger brother Li Congshan sent an envoy to the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhao Kuangyin had a plan.
He found a painter, disguised himself as an envoy to meet Lin Renzhao, and took the opportunity to paint his portrait. When Li Congshan came to see him, he hung the portrait on the wall and asked the receptionist to ask Li Congshan if he knew the person in the painting. Li Congshan said that this person was my country's general Lin Renzhao, and the person who received him told Li Congshan that this person had surrendered to the Great Song Dynasty, and he would come over in a few days, and send his portrait first, and the emperor was going to seal him a thorn history.
Li Congshan actually believed it and wrote a letter to tell Li Yu about it. Li Yu immediately feasted Lin Renzhao and poisoned the wine, so a generation of famous generals came to an end. Of course, there are also different views on this issue, some people think that Li Yu knew that Lin Renzhao was framed, but under the pressure of Zhao Kuangyin, he had to kill Lin Renzhao. But no matter what, Li Yu destroyed the Great Wall after all, and he was not far from tragedy.
The seventh aspect, is it a gentleman or a villain?
Meng Chang, the queen of Shu, was escorted to Kaifeng with his family, and Zhao Kuangyin was very happy and specially met in Chongyuan Palace.
In order to show his broad-mindedness, Zhao Kuangyin named Meng Chang as the inspector and the secretary of the school, and awarded the title of Duke of Qin. Meng Chang's mother and concubines were also rewarded.
When Zhao Kuangyin's eyes saw Mrs. Hua Rui, he couldn't take his eyes off, and his brain began to become sluggish, and he couldn't even speak clearly.
In the next few days, Zhao Kuangyin didn't think about tea and food, and his mind was full of Mrs. Hua Rui. He really wanted to keep it for himself, but this Mrs. Hua Rui was Meng Chang's concubine after all, and she openly occupied it, and she was afraid of losing her identity.
Gentleman or villain?After thinking about it, Zhao Kuangyin still decided to be a villain.
One night, Zhao Kuangyin set up a banquet to entertain Meng Chang, and the two drank until midnight. The next day, Meng Chang fell ill, and after the treatment was ineffective, he died in a daze. Zhao Kuangyin abolished the dynasty for five days to show mourning.
Meng Chang died in humiliation, but his mother Li was much braver than him. Facing his son's corpse, Li Shi did not cry and shout, but poured the wine on the ground and said loudly: "When the country was broken, I advised you to die for the community, but you chose to live in secret. I've been alive because of you, and now that you're dead, it's time for me to go. After saying that, Li died of hunger strike.
Zhao Kuangyin got Mrs. Hua Rui as he wished, which also stained his life.
The eighth aspect, brotherly rivalry, is it connivance or fate?
Zhao Kuangyin is 12 years older than Zhao Guangyi, and he always loves his younger brother very much. Every time he went out to fight, Zhao Kuangyin left Zhao Guangyi to take care of his mother and younger siblings.
After ascending to the throne, Zhao Kuangyin made Zhao Guangyi Kaifeng Yin, this position is too special, and only the prince can hold it. Zhao Kuangyin's move undoubtedly dug a big hole for himself.
In the sixth year of Kaibao (973), Zhao Kuangyin named Zhao Guangyi as the king of Jin, ranking above the prime minister. Not only that, Zhao Kuangyin said in front of the minister: "The king of Jin is a tiger, and he is born differently, he will be the son of peace, and his fortune is beyond my reach." These words invisibly created a momentum for Zhao Guangyi's usurpation.
Under the connivance of Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Guangyi's power is getting bigger and bigger, and there was originally a Zhao Pu who could compete with Zhao Guangyi, but with Zhao Pu's loss of power, the court became the dominant family of Zhao Guangyi.
Zhao Kuangyin was keenly aware of this, but unfortunately he was too soft-hearted to be ruthless to his younger brother. In desperation, he came up with a strategy to move the capital to Luoyang, but unfortunately the Manchu Dynasty was opposed by both civil and military forces, and finally failed.
In the last year of his life, he also deliberately trained his son Zhao Dezhao to preside over the ceremony to welcome Qian Yu (chu), the king of Wuyue, into the court. But it was this move that angered Zhao Guangyi and made him murderous.
On the night of October 19 in the ninth year of Kaibao (976), heavy snow fell, and Zhao Kuangyin was irritable, so he invited Zhao Guangyi into the palace to drink. The wine was hot, and I saw the sound of the axe chiseling, the shadow of the candle shaking, and then everything fell silent.
After dawn, news came out in the palace that Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty, died, and according to the agreement between the brother and the brother, Zhao Guangyi successfully ascended the throne and changed the Yuan Taiping to rejuvenate the country.
Zhao Kuangyin usurped the throne of Chai Zongxun, but was taken away by Zhao Guangyi, and he also responded to the sentence: "There is reincarnation in the way of heaven, and the sky spares whom." ”
The ninth aspect is Zhao Kuangyin's romanticism.
Zhao Kuangyin is a very affectionate person, whether it is a playmate when he was a child, or a brother who followed him to fight the country, he has given him generous treatment, and truly achieved "Gou is rich and noble, and he never forgets each other". Even the later release of military power with a glass of wine is much better than the rabbit and dog cooking of many founding emperors.
For his own relatives, he is extremely caring. One of Zhao Kuangyin's younger sisters was named the princess of Yanguo, and due to the early death of her husband, she became a widow at a young age. Every time she attended a party, everyone else was smiling, but she was the only one who frowned and even cried alone.
Zhao Kuangyin, who was as careful as a hair, soon discovered this problem, and he also knew the reason for the princess's sorrow, so he decided to find another wishful husband for his sister.
At this time, Gao Huaide, the deputy inspector in front of the palace, lost his wife, and Zhao Kuangyin asked Zhao Pu to match the two, and finally the princess of Yanguo also lived a happy life.
Zhao Kuangyin misses his hometown - Luoyang Jiama Camp very much, every time he returns to his hometown, he has to ride a horse and run there a few laps to find his childhood memories.
In the spring of 976, he returned to his hometown after wanting to move the capital. He vaguely remembered that when he was a child, he had buried a small toy stone horse under a tree, so he ordered someone to look for it, and sure enough, he found the little stone horse.
On the way back to Tokyo, Zhao Kuangyin went to Yong'an Mausoleum to pay tribute to his parents, he looked up at the sunset that was setting, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Life is like a white horse, and there must be a place to go." After speaking, he crossed his horse and whipped forward, and on the way he took out a ringing arrow and headed towards the northwest.
The arrow flew for a long time before falling by the wind, and Zhao Kuangyin said to the entourage: "The place where the arrow fell is the place where I will be buried in a hundred years." After saying that, he ordered someone to bury the stone horse here as a marker, and named it Yongchang himself. This is the origin of Yongchang Mausoleum.
The story of Zhao Kuangyin's use of arrows to set the mausoleum is undoubtedly full of romanticism, and it also drew an end to Zhao Kuangyin's life.
There are many rumors about Zhao Kuangyin, whether true or false, they have all become historical relics. After reading this article, is the image in your mind becoming clearer and clearer?