Chapter 214: Starting from Chen Qiao’s mutiny

Uncle Zhang Qingfang brought a cup of tea, put it on his mouth and took a sip, just like drinking. After drinking this sip of tea, he began to talk about the culture of the Chinese nation. After thousands of years of evolution, it was created in the Zhao Song Dynasty. Although the military of the Song Dynasty was weak, the culture was beyond the reach of the Han and Tang Dynasties, reaching the highest peak of ancient Chinese culture. Mr. Shao Yong was a person of that era. The reason why the culture of the Zhao Song Dynasty was so prosperous was inseparable from its historical background. When Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin launched a mutiny in Chenqiao and captured the world of the Later Zhou (Emperor Gong), Emperor Gong of the Later Zhou Dynasty was only eight years old at the time. Emperor Gong's father Zhou Shizong Chai Rong was a very amazing figure. In fact, it can be said that the real founder of the Zhao Song Dynasty was not Zhao Kuangyin, but Zhou Shizong Chai Rong, who was stepping on the giantThe man's shoulders reached the peak, and the building up the bridges and roads for him, laying the foundation for him was the short-lived emperor who crossed the historical sky like a meteor. Chai Rong, the late Zhou Shizong, was the most wise monarch in the Five Dynasties period and one of the most influential figures on the course of Chinese history. He carried out drastic reforms to eliminate the political ills since the Tang Dynasty, vigorously developed the economy, and quickly strengthened the national strength. He rectified the arrogant generals and lazy soldiers, and personally led troops to fight in the north, almost invincible. Unfortunately, God only gave him five and a half years. However, in the last stage when he was almost unifying the world, this wise and courageous hero, unfortunately fell into illness on the way to the Northern Expedition of the Khitan at the age of 39 (959), and Zhao Kuangyin died suddenly in 960 AD, the year after Chai Rong of Zhou Shizong,The Chenqiao Mutiny was launched to capture the Later Zhou Dynasty, which was founded by Zhou Shizong and established the Zhao Song Dynasty. This is somewhat unkind!

My uncle, who has always been very interested in Chinese history, tell me about the Chenqiao mutiny, and what other cups of wine to release military power. I have learned all these in history textbooks, but I want to listen to you again!

Uncle Zhang Qingfang continued to talk about the fact that in 959 AD, Chai Rong, the Later Zhou Dynasty, died of illness. Emperor Gong, who succeeded to the throne, was only seven years old. Therefore, political unstable at that time. In 960 AD, on the first day of the first lunar month, suddenly news of the Liao Kingdom's invasion in the Northern Han Dynasty. Empress Dowager Fu, who was in charge of the government, was a young woman (only fourteen years old) had no idea. When he heard about this, he was at a loss and he finally surrendered to seek help from Prime Minister Fan Zhi. In this way, the imperial majesty was gone, and Prime Minister Fan Zhi was not a person who could really entrust major events. He secretly thought that only Zhao Kuangyin could rescue the crisis. Unexpectedly, Zhao Kuangyin refused to be a major general and could not go to war. Fan Zhi had to give the highest military power of the country to Zhao Kuangyin, so that Zhao Kuangyin could mobilize the country's troops. A few days later, Zhao Kuangyin led a large army out.At that time, the army had just left, and there was a rumor in Tokyo that Zhao Kuangyin would be the emperor. However, most people did not believe it. The civil and military officials in the court knew a little about it, but no one could believe it, but they were already panicked. Although Zhao Kuangyin was not in the court at this time, he knew everything that happened in Tokyo. And this was also his masterpiece. When Zhou Shizong was in power, he used this plan to make his son-in-law Zhang Yongde removed from the position of the prefect of the palace and took over. On the third day of the first lunar month, Zhao Kuangyin led the army to leave the capital and stayed at Chenqiao Post 20 kilometers northeast of Kaifeng. The mutiny plan was put into practice. That night, some of Zhao Kuangyin's confidants spread discussions among the soldiers.Now the emperor is young and weak and cannot rule. We serve the country and defeat the enemy. Who knows? It is better to support Zhao Kuangyin as the emperor first, and then set out to fight north. The soldiers' mutiny was quickly incited. At this time, Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother Zhao Kuangyi and his confidant Zhao Pu saw that the time was ripe, so they instructed the soldiers to put a prepared yellow robe for the emperor to ascend the throne on Zhao Kuangyin who had just woken up. They all bowed to the court. The shouting of long live can be heard several miles away, so they supported him as the emperor. Zhao Kuangyin pretended to be forced and said: You are greedy for wealth and honor, and you can make me the emperor. If you can follow my fate, you can't be like the master. Otherwise, I can't be like the master.

The supporters all expressed their orders and listened to them. Zhao Kuangyin announced in public that after returning to Kaifeng, he would not be shocked to the Empress Dowager and the Little Emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty, he would not be invaded by the ministers of the Later Zhou Dynasty, he would not be invaded by the treasury of the treasury of the court, and those who obeyed orders would be rewarded, and those who violated the orders would be punished. All the soldiers agreed. So Zhao Kuangyin led the mutiny team back to Kaifeng. The main imperial guards who guarded the capital, Shi Shouxin, Wang Shenqi and others were all Zhao Kuangyin's past brothers.After learning that the mutiny was successful, he opened the city gate to meet him. At that time, among the imperial generals of the Later Zhou Dynasty in Kaifeng, only Han Tong, the deputy commander of the cavalry and infantry, wanted to lead troops to resist in a hurry, but before the army was summoned, he was killed by Wang Yansheng, the military academy. The soldiers of the Chenqiao mutiny controlled the capital of Kaifeng without bloodshed. Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother Zhao Kuangyi and the chief secretary of the Guide Army, Zhao Pu, instructed the soldiers to put the yellow robe on Zhao Kuangyin and supported him as the emperor. On the fourth day of the first lunar month, Zhao Kuangyin led his army back to Kaifeng, forcing Emperor Gong to abdicate, easily seized the power of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and changed Emperor Gong Chai Zongxun to the King of Zheng. Because Zhao Kuangyin was the vassal state where the governor of the Guide Army in the Later Zhou Dynasty was Songzhou (now Shangqiu, Henan), he used Song as the country and established the capital of Kaifeng and established the Zhao Song Dynasty. This is the Chenqiao Military Rebellion in Chinese history.