The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 349: Candle Shadow and Axe Sound: Eternal Mystery
[On October 976, AD, Emperor Taizu of Song suddenly passed away at the age of only .]

【On October 21, Jin Wang Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne.】

[On the 22nd, the era name was changed to the first year of Taipingxingguo]

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Great Qin.

Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and had some thoughts in his mind.

According to ritual system, after the death of the previous emperor, the successor emperor would immediately ascend the throne in front of the coffin.

Because a country cannot live without a king for a day.

Then, the successor monarch must pay homage to the ancestral temple and announce the beginning of the new month on the first day of the first lunar month of the following year, thus ending the reign title of the previous monarch.

This year was the first year, and the ceremony of ascending the throne was held.

Then the problem is coming.

Why is he in such a hurry?
Instead of using the old number, you can’t wait to change the era name the next day?
What is he in a hurry for? What does he want to declare?
……

[However, according to some later historical books and essays, there are several different accounts of Emperor Taizu's death.]

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Big man.

"If you say so, Naigong will be very interested!"

After wiping his mouth, Liu Bang threw the fruit core in his hand away.

Start looking attentively.

……

On the canopy.

The perspective of the picture is different from before.

But he was looking through an open window to the front right, and it looked like a person was in a room looking into the distance.

The place where they were watching was exactly where the emperor's bedroom was.

Snow and hail fell suddenly and the cold wind howled.

The door to the inner hall in the distance was closed.

Two blurry figures appeared in the candlelight.

One person raised his glass repeatedly, as if he was urging others to drink.

The other person stood up and left from time to time, waving his hands.

An attitude of retreat and incompetence.

Wait until three o'clock.

Suddenly, there was a sound of metal colliding!
The figure who was originally holding the cup picked up the axe at hand and stabbed the ground with the handle.

Then he said loudly: "Good job! Good job!"

……

The emperors of the previous dynasty were confused.

The picture has changed slightly again.

……

It was still the same place, the same two people, and the same persuasion and avoidance of drinking. The difference was that after three o'clock in the morning, the tightly closed door of the inner hall opened.

It was snowing heavily at this time, and the snow in the courtyard was several inches thick.

Zhao Kuangyin walked out of the hall with a bronze axe in his hand.

The axe poked into the snow, making a crackling sound.

He turned around and said to Zhao Kuangyi behind him:

"Easy to do! Easy to do!"

Then he walked into the bedroom, snorting like thunder.

The blizzard was getting heavier and heavier, and the wind was blowing coldly.

The candlelight in the Wansui Hall flickered and became dimmer and dimmer.

As the night deepened, the candle went out and the long night was dark.

……

[On the night of October 976, AD, heavy snow fell.]

【Song Taizu ordered Zhao Kuangyi to enter the palace to pour wine, dismissed his attendants, and drank with him.】

[The palace maids who were accompanying him could only see from afar that Zhao Kuangyi would sometimes leave the table under the candlelight, as if he was being modest and retreating.]

[At three o'clock in the morning, Taizu suddenly hit the ground with a pillar axe in his hand and said to Guangyi loudly: "Good job, good job!" Then he took off his belt and went to bed, snoring like thunder.]

【At 4:00 a.m., Emperor Taizu of Song died suddenly.】

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The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
Liu Qi shrank his shoulders. For some reason he felt a little cold.

"It's easy...it's easy...what does Emperor Taizu of Song mean?"

Liu Heng's face was gloomy, and he shook his head and said:
“There are too few known conditions.”

“This phrase can be understood in two completely different ways.”

“One for doing good, and one for the good you do.”

Liu Qi stretched his head and looked at the sky.

"Father...when did Zhao Kuangyi leave the palace?"

His face paused, Liu Heng instantly understood something and let out a long sigh.

"I am a lonely man... Emperor Taizu of Song is truly a lonely man!"

……

[Empress Song ordered Wang Jie'en, the chief eunuch, to summon Zhao Defang, the second son of Emperor Taizu of Song.]

【Wang Jie'en thought that Taizu had always intended to pass the throne to the Prince of Jin, so he went to Kaifeng Prefecture to summon the Prince of Jin, Zhao Kuangyi, without announcing Defang.】

[I saw Cheng Dexuan, the left yamen official who was skilled in medicine, sitting at the gate of the mansion, so I asked him the reason.]

【Cheng Dexuan said: "At the second watch, someone knocked at the door and said that the King of Jin was calling for me. I went out and no one showed up. This happened three times. I was afraid that the King of Jin was really ill, so I hurried here."】

【Wang Jien informed him of the important events in the palace, and they went to see him together.】

【Zhao Kuang Guangyi was shocked and hesitated, claiming that he would discuss it with his family. Wang Jie'en urged him, "If time passes, it will be owned by others."】

【The three of them walked into the palace. Wang Jie'en wanted Zhao Kuangyi to wait in the palace while he went to report. Cheng Dexuan said, "Just go in, why wait?" The three of them went to the bedroom. 】

[When Queen Song heard Ji'en's voice, she asked, "Is Defang here?" Wang Ji'en replied, "Prince Jin is here."]

[When Empress Song saw Zhao Kuangyi, she was shocked and pale, calling him Your Majesty, saying, "Our lives, mother and son, are in your hands."]

[Zhao Kuangyi replied while shedding tears: "We will protect our wealth together. Don't be afraid."]

[The next day, he ascended the throne as Emperor Taizong of Song.] [This incident is known in history as "the candlelight and the axe sound."]

【This is one of the world's great mysteries.】

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{Didn't they say he was killed with an axe?}

{Zhao Kuangyi: Don't talk nonsense. My brother is sick. I cracked a walnut for him to eat. What's wrong? (dog head)}

{Hahaha! From "The Greatest Chaos in History"!}

{There are two types of pillar axes, one for military officers and one for civil officials. The one in Zhao Kuangyin's hand is for civil officials. He used it to hit people and knocked out their teeth.}
{Song Taizu's death was definitely an unnatural one. Before his sudden death, he was very energetic and frequently went on tours, even as far as Luoyang, the Western Capital. Until mid-October, there was no record of him being ill or ministers visiting him. The claim that he died of illness is obviously wrong.}
{As for the theory that he died suddenly from excessive drinking, it is even less worth refuting, because Taizu always said, "If you indulge in alcohol, how can you be a human being?" He drank very moderately.}
{This doesn't explain the problem. After losing, gamblers often say they will never gamble again, but a few days later they become addicted to gambling again.}
{Just because you say something doesn’t mean you can do it. Saying things like quitting drinking or smoking is especially unbelievable.}
{When Zhao Kuangyi asked his ministers to look upon the remains of the emperor, the "Continuation of Records of the Mountains and Rivers of Xiang" wrote: "The color of the body was warm and translucent, as if it had just emerged from a hot spring."}
{Sima Guang should have fully understood the truth of this period of history. Sima Guang's good friend Lü Hui and Lü Gongzhu's ancestors Lü Duan and Lü Mengzheng were all important officials in the reigns of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong. It is very likely that Sima Guang learned the truth from these people.}
{It was deliberately omitted to maintain the dignity of the royal family, but out of the conscience of historians, foreshadowing was left everywhere in the records.}
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Big man.

Liu Bang stroked his beard, thought for a while, and looked at Lu Zhi.

"E'er, what do you think?"

Lu Zhi tucked the clothes of little Liu Heng and wiped the mouth of big Liu Ying.

Glancing at him, he said calmly:
"Zhao Kuangyi's throne is definitely in doubt."

"We can infer this from what Queen Song said and did."

"When he learned that Emperor Taizu of Song had died suddenly, he did not declare Zhao Kuangyi, but his son."

"This shows that Emperor Taizu of Song did not have a will regarding the succession of the throne, nor did he confirm that Zhao Kuangyi was the undisputed successor."

"On the other hand, this can also explain that Emperor Taizu of Song's death was not a normal death and was related to his drinking last night, so Zhao Kuangyi was not summoned."

"Because only in this way, when it was Zhao Kuangyi who came, she would be frightened and worry about the lives of her and her son."

"Otherwise, if Emperor Taizu of Song died normally and Zhao Kuangyi succeeded to the throne normally, she wouldn't have to worry about it."

Liu Bang nodded in agreement, and then said seriously:

"That's not what I'm asking. I'm asking how you think Zhao Kuangyin died?"

Lu Zhi turned her head and said impatiently:
"How should I know? I didn't kill him! What does it have to do with me?"

Liu Bang folded his arms helplessly.

"Look at you, you're anxious again. It's boring."

"Heng'er, how do you think he died?"

Little Liu Heng sighed repeatedly in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face, and said quietly:

"I think he was killed with a pillar axe."

Liu Bang was stunned and touched his chin subconsciously.

"Why do you think so?"

Little Liu Heng looked at the sky and said:

"Since the pillar axe can hurt people, it means that its weight is unclear."

"Whether it's hitting the ground or poking it into the snow, both imply the sound of the axe."

"Moreover, if you use poison to harm someone, the physical reaction cannot be blocked by bathing."

"It's a warm jade color, like coming out of hot springs. It's obviously to destroy the evidence."

"And Queen Song must have seen the miserable state of Emperor Taizu of Song, which is why she is so afraid of Zhao Kuangyi."

Liu Bang felt that some parts of it were unreasonable, but generally speaking it was acceptable.

"But Zhao Kuangyin snored loudly when he slept!"

Little Liu Heng asked back:

"So when did he leave?"

"Does Emperor Taizu of Song have to die at his hands?"

"Everyone here, except Queen Song, is Zhao Kuangyi's man?"

Liu Ying on the side mechanically stuffed the barbecue into his mouth and whispered:

"Mother... do you understand?"

A trace of helplessness flashed across Lu Zhi's eyes, and then she touched his head and said:
"Those two are crazy, leave them alone."

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Datang.

"Such a promising emperor died in such a confusing way. It is full of questions and confusion."

Li Shimin stood up from the dragon throne, put his hands behind his back and looked at the ministers and said:
"What do you think was the cause of Emperor Taizu's death? Did he die of alcoholism?"

The people below felt helpless.

Are you curious about the significance of this?

Does it have anything to do with you?

Besides, it has been such a long time and the records are unclear, who knows how he died!

"I think he was poisoned to death."

Fang Xuanling was the first to coax the emperor.

"Cheng Dexuan has been sitting at the gate of Kaifeng Prefecture all night. If you are worried that he might be ill, why don't you go into the palace to see him?"

"Sitting at the door on a snowy night, he must have been waiting for good news from the palace on behalf of Zhao Kuangyi, so it was difficult to make up his lie."

"Moreover, Wang Jie'en dared to risk his life to disobey the Queen's order."

"While Zhao Kuangyi was pretending to be polite, he also tacitly reminded him that "it will belong to someone else after a long time". The two of them obviously had a tacit understanding beforehand."

"And the first thing Zhao Kuangyi said to Queen Song was "together protect wealth and honor", which shows that he knew about this and came prepared!"

……

[The details of the candle shadow and axe sound are unknown.]

【All I know is that Zhao Kuangyi's position has always been treated as the crown prince. 】

[However, since 976 AD, Zhao Kuangyin seemed to be interested in supporting the two princes, Dezhao and Defang, and even considered moving the capital.]

[The "Song History: Taizu Benji" only has one sentence about Zhao Kuangyin's death: "On the evening of the Guichou year, the emperor died in the Wansui Hall at the age of fifty. He was buried on the west steps of the hall."]

[The "Song History: Taizong Benji" also briefly mentions Zhao Guangyi's succession to the throne: "Guichou year, Taizu died, and the emperor ascended the throne."]

[The cause of Zhao Kuangyin's death is unknown. ]

[All records, whether official or unofficial, deliberately avoided this difficult question and did not give a definite conclusion.

[However, the Liao Kingdom was not under the control of the Song Dynasty, so there were not so many taboos. ]

[The History of Liao, Chronicle of Emperor Jingzong: In the eighth year of Emperor Jingzong of Liao (976 AD), "in November, Emperor Kuangyin of Song died, and his younger brother Kuangyin established himself as the emperor and sent an envoy to inform us."]

[The word "self-reliance" directly and clearly states that he is not a normal "successor".]

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(End of this chapter)