Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Both Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi are people who are good at personnel matters.

For Zhao Guangyi, after knowing that he had actually ascended the throne, he was only momentarily ecstatic, followed by overwhelming panic and confusion.

Because whether it is the criticism of later generations or the bizarre records, it all shows one thing: the death of the emperor's brother must be kept secret.

Of course he also had various conjectures about this, and killing was the one he was least willing to face among all the conjectures.

In the palace, accompanied by the royal brother inside and surrounded by forbidden troops outside, who will kill whom?

Zhao Guangyi, who had a bright back, smiled bitterly, tried his best to calm down and said:

Since I have been serving my brother for thirty years, I know very well what his temperament is. How can I become such a person that is worse than a pig or a dog?

Brother, if you want to get rid of the trouble, you can take action now. I will never resist!

Zhao Pu raised his head with an expressionless expression, but his ears were raised as hard as possible, trying to miss every word in the hall.

When I heard what Zhao Guangyi said, I immediately shook my head in my heart. What a move to turn retreat into advance!

The most taboo thing for a king is to be punished for not teaching, and the King of Jin also expressed his brotherly love.

In this way, the officials will hesitate, and the King of Jin will be temporarily safe.

Sure enough, Zhao Kuangyin, who had already stood up quietly at some point, weighed the new jade ax in his hand, but finally shook his head and sat down again.

Zhao Guangyi in the front had no idea what was going on, and he still looked like he was just about to kill him.

But at this time, no one dared to remind him. The chamberlain beside him had long been silent and only dared to immerse himself in copying and did not dare to say a word.

Even so, Zhao Kuangyin was still alert in his heart. This religion, which was mentioned several times in later generations, may also need to be supervised by a department, and should not be left unchecked and allowed to have a hand in everything.

But... if Monk Wen Ying hadn't brought up this great fairy, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so interested in his afterlife. In a sense, it would have helped him? Zhao Kuangyin was immediately conflicted.

Furthermore...according to what later generations said, he only has two years left to live?

This news also made Zhao Kuangyin a little breathless...

Two years, two years will not be enough to achieve what he wants to do!

Therefore, at this time, Zhao Kuangyin was facing the light screen with the same urgency, because he really wanted to know how he died? Is there any way to avoid danger?

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In the palace of General Chang'an of the Han Dynasty, the clear killing light curtain made the scene completely quiet.

The son kills the father, the minister kills the king, and the one who kills the superior is called regicide.

Not to mention that it now seems that Song Taizu Zhao Er is the emperor's minister and younger brother. How dare he really act like this?

Liu Bei, Kong Ming and others all had different expressions and were deep in thought. Some wanted to restore the appearance of the Song Dynasty based on current knowledge, or they were thinking about how to avoid this emperor changing history.

For a while, the hall seemed quiet, which made Zhang Fei feel very uncomfortable. He twisted his neck and saw that Ma Chao was also bored, so he simply chose to chat with the nearby Ma Chao:

Meng Qi, do you think this person who had the title of Taizong in the later Tang Dynasty had to kill something?

A question mark slowly appeared on Ma Chao's head: ?

Zhang Fei said enthusiastically:

You see, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty killed his brothers, and Taizong of the Song Dynasty also killed his brothers. I'm afraid the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties will not be able to avoid this.

What kind of truth is this? Ma Chao laughed:

The words of the three generals are quite nonsense. If what later generations say is true...

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Fei approached his head and covered his face like lightning and asked:

Then please ask Meng Qi to respect me as the vanguard when we leave Tongguan.

Ma Chao was caught off guard and said angrily almost subconsciously:

That being the case, am I still afraid of you?

When he saw Zhang Fei sitting back with a smile, Ma Chao patted his thigh:

Damn it, I forgot to mention what to do if what I said was not true, and I fell into this black guy’s trick!

But soon Ma Chao felt that he was worrying too much:

When future generations are full and full, will they tell all the Taizongs of the past dynasties again?

[First of all, let’s make it clear that Zhao Kuangyin really died in October 976, and it was an unnatural death.

According to official historical records, Zhao Da's schedule in 976 was quite intensive. He either went to order the imperial guards at the school, inspected the courtyard, or summoned envoys or relatives.

Even in March, Zhao Da had a leisurely trip to Luoyang for a whole month, and there was no sign of a terminal patient at all.

Until September, the official history still recorded that Zhao Da first inspected the state-owned textile printing and dyeing factory of Ayajinyuan, then ran to Chengnan Pond to see the scenery, and then went for a tour of Lixian's house.

This Lixian Mansion is an interesting work of Zhao Da. He initially approved a piece of land in Bianjing and built several finely decorated mansions with the intention of selling them to his defeated opponents who surrendered to him.

In order to obtain the right to live here, Qianchu, the king of Qiantang, the leader of South Vietnam mentioned earlier, not only helped Zhao Da destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty, but also gave away more than 20 ships of gold, silver and jewelry. It can be said that it was the most successful real estate transaction in the Song Dynasty. Business.

It's a pity that Zhao Da died too early, so these Lixian Houses made a huge profit from Zhao Chu. Otherwise, maybe this Lixian House could become the Song Dynasty version of Gongdelin.

This is a long way to go. In short, Zhao Da was still alive and kicking in September. Even until October 6th, half a month before his death, the official history still recorded:

Xingxi teaching field, watching Feishan Sergeant's engine stone

Although some people speculate that Zhao Da drank to death, according to the excavations, distilled liquor, a high-alcohol liquor, did not appear until the Southern Song Dynasty. In the early Northern Song Dynasty, it was still a low-alcohol liquor, making it difficult to get drunk to death.

Zhao Da himself also said, If you indulge in alcohol, how can you be a human being? If you reflect on yourself, the possibility of death from drinking is quite low.

As for the speculation about the cause of Zhao Da's death, there were inferences during the Ming and Qing Dynasties: He may have died from Zhao Er's poisoned wine.

After all, there were too many unknown deaths in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty. Meng Chang, the leader of the Later Shu Kingdom, died in seven days, and Qian Chu, the leader of the Wuyue Kingdom, died suddenly after falling from a meteor. It is recorded that both of them died suddenly on their own birthdays, and the cause of death was probably the emperor's jealousy has not been eliminated, and he used the wine on his birthday to shady his death.

However, Meng Chang died quite early, and Hou Shu was destroyed by Zhao Kuangyin's troops, so he had nothing to do with Zhao Guangyi. But if Meng Chang really died on his own birthday, then he can only sigh about the origin of Zhao and Song family studies.

In the same year that Qian Chu died suddenly, Li Yu, who was imprisoned in Bianjing, also died suddenly on his birthday at the age of forty-two. In the Silent Notes written by Wang Zhi, a civil official of the Qing Dynasty in the late Northern Song Dynasty, it was said unceremoniously that Li Yu died in Zhao Dynasty. Jiong was given the opportunity to drink wine.

Probably because of these three unlucky ghosts who died on their own birthdays for no apparent reason, Li Tao's attitude was very hesitant when he was writing Changbian. He did not directly refute the sound of the candle shadow and ax as false rumors, but corrected it and added A note of More details awaited was added.

There is no way, it's not that Li Tao doesn't believe you Song Taizong, it's Zhao Er that you are too suspicious.

But to find out the truth of this matter, another angle is to look at what the people around Zhao Er were doing when Zhao Da died. 】

Zhao Kuangyin watched helplessly as later generations were trying to unravel the cause of his death, and for a moment he felt very strange.

However, when he heard that poisoned wine was involved, he pondered for a moment and then simply said:

In Prince Jin's Mansion, can Cheng Dexuan understand the principles of poison?

Zhao Guangyi's standing body swayed and he tried hard:

Cheng Dexuan turned himself in as a disciple, saying that his good medicine can cure all kinds of diseases. I was suffering from my brother's drinking too much, so I stayed in the house for fear of feeling unwell...

At this point, it seemed like the description was getting darker and darker, so Zhao Guangyi simply stopped talking.

Zhao Kuangyin had lost his patience and simply turned to the chamberlain and ordered:

Send someone to the Prince of Jin's Mansion to ask the doctor Cheng Dexuan if he knows any medicine that can lead to the disease.

The chamberlains looked at each other, and finally the chamberlain standing at the front asked carefully:

What if the officials know how to use the medicine?

Zhao Kuangyin said impatiently:

Leave this matter to the Forbidden Army. If they know how to pull the secret, they can just temporarily imprison them in Taiwan Prison. Do you still need my guidance?

The chamberlain responded aggrievedly and crawled about to go out to give orders.

But Zhao Kuangyin thought for a moment and added:

If he doesn't know how to take the medicine, we still need to keep him outside the Jin Palace.

So the chamberlain hurriedly crawled back, bowed, and then went out from the side door of the palace to order the imperial guards.

For a moment, Zhao Guangyi's heart felt like it was falling into an ice cave, and he almost laughed angrily at his brother's order:

Since both the left and right are being imprisoned, why ask?

However, he did not dare to defend himself. After all, it was almost impossible to protect himself at this time, and it was difficult to pay attention to other people at all.

He is just a doctor, so he should not dare to blame himself at will.

After sighing, Zhao Kuangyin sighed a little for this Lixian house.

It can be seen that no matter when, he has always wanted to reunite the world, and for this reason, he did not hesitate to use such means to raise money for the country, but...

Staring at his brother's back, Zhao Kuangyin secretly made up his mind.

Regardless of whether the sound of the candle shadow and ax was true or false in the end, King Jin needed to take a good rest.

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Poison wine...hey.

Li Shimin shook his head, with undisguised disappointment on his face.

Sun Simiao was very interested in the medicine that caused the poison. Now he also knew that if he understood the theory of poison, he must first understand the theory of medicine. If there was a prescription for this poison, he might be able to deduce two prescriptions for curing diseases and saving lives.

At this moment, seeing Li Shimin's bored expression, he smiled and said:

What do you want your majesty to do with the sound of the candle shadow axe?

Li Shimin said without thinking:

Of course, chop off the head with a sharp ax...

As soon as he said the words, he felt inappropriate, so Li Shimin coughed and said:

However, we still don't know whether it is true or not. Of course, I still hope that these two people, Zhao Da and Zhao, are true brothers and sisters.

Then Li Shimin sighed in his heart: When did we need to add the word true to the words brothers, friends and brothers? This future life is really harmful!

Du Ruhui shook his head and commented:

If all these poisonous wines are true, then the beginning of the Song Dynasty has gone wrong.

The monarchs and ministers of Ganlu Palace almost unanimously nodded in approval.

After all, these kings are all prisoners, so what are they afraid of? If it can be repeated, you have defeated it the first time, why can't you defeat it the second time?

If you use poisonous wine out of suspicion, you are doing it as a mediocre person and not like a king!

Wei Zheng frowned and cursed.

Li Shimin smiled and shook his head:

Wait a minute and see if it's true or not.

[On the night of Zhao Kuangyin’s sudden death, the official history of the Northern Song Dynasty recorded the more intriguing movements of the three people.

First of all, there are two cronies of Zhao Er in the Jin Palace: Cheng Dexuan, who is good at medicine, and Ma Shao, who is good at dancing. 】

Zhao Guangyi felt that his heart would never beat again.

In a state of confusion, he heard the orderly instructions from his brother behind him:

If you go and add our instructions to the Imperial Guards just now, then Cheng Dexuan doesn't need to ask for the medicine, he can just arrest him.

There is also this Ma Shao. We must search out Prince Jin's Mansion and keep him under strict guard!

Also, order the imperial army to temporarily surround Prince Jin's palace and prohibit people from entering or exiting.

Zhao Pu glanced at Zhao Guangyi with concern, and then looked at the officials on the other side who were also completely unable to listen to his advice.

Then he sighed softly:

He had told the officials several times about cutting off the wings of the King of Jin, but he didn't expect to have to act hastily when encountering such a thing today.

I just hope everything goes smoothly.

[Generally speaking, there are now three major mysteries in the early Northern Song Dynasty, namely the Chenqiao Mutiny, the Sound of the Candle Shadow and the Axe, and the Golden Chamber Alliance.

The Alliance of the Golden Chamber will be mentioned later, but the history textbook of the Chenqiao Mutiny will not go into details. In short, Zhao Da did not win the throne very gloriously, so after he succeeded to the throne, he directly ordered to prohibit private dances among the people.

This is easy to understand. After all, Taoism has set guidelines since the beginning of its establishment: insist on rebellion and never waver!

In the early Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin was quite afraid that these people would jump out and state the destiny and cause trouble, so he simply banned them.

In this case, Ma Shao can become Zhao Guangyi's confidant, which itself can explain Zhao Er's attitude towards the throne and his thoughts towards his eldest brother.

On the night of October 19th, just one day before Zhao Kuangyin died suddenly, Ma Shao suddenly visited Cheng Dexuan.

Cheng Dexuan was very surprised by the sudden visit of this great fairy, and directly asked him what he was doing here.

Ma Shao went straight to the point: Tomorrow is the day for King Jin to see you, so I came to tell you.

This was definitely considered heartbreaking at the time. Cheng Dexuan's first reaction was to be startled, and then he locked up Ma Shao and got up to find Zhao Guangyi.

In the annals of history, Zhao Guangyi was also shocked. He first praised Cheng Dexuan for doing the right thing and must continue to keep Ma Shao in good custody.

Then he said that it was already late today and I would report the matter to my brother tomorrow, so Cheng Dexuan went back to sleep with peace of mind.

On the night of the 20th, things became even weirder. First, someone knocked on Cheng Dexuan's door at night to let him into the palace. Then Cheng Dexuan tidied up at about two or three in the morning. Instead of entering the palace, he went to Zhao Guangyi's place. And he didn't even enter Prince Jin's Mansion. He just waited quietly in front of Prince Jin's Mansion at three or four in the morning.

Soon, the palace chamberlain Wang Jien came out of the palace to go to the palace of Prince Jin. Cheng Dexuan, who was waiting here, stopped him and asked what was going on in the palace. Wang Jien said that the official family died and asked Prince Jin to come to the palace to take care of his life.

It’s a bit convoluted, but in short there are two points:

Ma Shao's sudden prophecy and Cheng Dexuan's strange behavior in the early Northern Song Dynasty when there was no nightlife all indicate that these two close associates of the King of Jin had anticipated or knew what was going to happen.

The appearance of Wang Jien, the chamberlain, to ask Zhao Guangyi to succeed him is even more strange and contrary to the system.

As for Wang Jien, Sima Guang stated in Sushui Jiwen that the Queen of the Song Dynasty wanted to welcome Zhao Defang after learning about Zhao Kuangyin's death. Wang Jien, the chamberlain, quite boldly intervened in the debate about the Queen's heir, and pretended to greet Zhao Defang secretly. He left the palace and brought Zhao Guangyi in so that Zhao Er could successfully ascend the throne.

Sushui Jiwen is a collection of information prepared by Sima Guang for writing Zizhi Tongjian Houji. This record is Sima Guang's interview with Qian Gongfu.

Qian Gongfu once served as Zhizhigao and was regarded as a half-step prime minister, so this information is also quite accurate. 】