yellow robe added to the body

When Emperor Gong of Zhou reigned, he was too young and was assisted by Chancellor Fan Qi and Wang Pu. The political situation of the Later Zhou was unstable. In the capital, there were many rumors that Zhao Kuangyin (yìn) would soon take over the throne.

Zhao Kuangyin was originally a powerful general under Zhou Shizong, followed Zhou Shizong to fight in the north and south, and achieved a lot of war success. When Zhou Shizong was alive, trusted Zhao Kuangyin and sent him to be the commander of the forbidden army, the official name of the front of the Palace. The forbidden army was one of the most elite troops in the latter Zhou.

Once the death of King Shizong, military power fell into the hands of Zhao Kuangyin. During the Five Dynasties, there were many cases of military generals seizing the throne, so it is not surprising that people have this speculation. In the Spring Festival of 960 A.D., when the court of Hou Zhou was holding a pilgrimage ceremony, it suddenly received an urgent war report from the border, saying that the lord of the Northern Han and Liao Dynasty had joined forces and attacked the border of Hou Zhou.

The ministers were in a panic, and later Fan Qi and Wang Pu made the decision to send Zhao Kuangyin with troops to resist.

When Zhao Kuangyin received the order to send troops, he immediately dispatched his troops and after two days, he set off from Bianjing with a large army. He was followed by his brother Zhao Kuangyi and his trusted strategist Zhao Pu.

That night, when the army arrived at Chenqiao Stage, 20 miles away from the capital, Zhao Kuangyin ordered the soldiers to camp on the spot and rest. The soldiers fell back to sleep, but some generals gathered together and discussed quietly. Someone said: "Now the emperor is so young, we work hard to fight, who will know our merits in the future, it is better to support the Zhao point of view as the emperor now!"

Hearing this, the group agreed with this opinion and pushed an official to tell Zhao Kuangyi and Zhao Pu this opinion first.

Before the official could finish his speech, the generals barged in, shining their swords and shouting, "We have already decided to ask the inspector to become the emperor."

Zhao Kuangyi and Zhao Pu were secretly happy to hear this. On the one hand, they urged everyone to stabilize the army and not to cause confusion, and on the other hand, they quickly sent people to tell Shi Shouxin and Wang Zaiqi, the generals who were staying in the capital.

It didn't take long for the news to spread throughout the barracks. The generals all rose, and everyone crowded to the post house where Zhao Kuangyin lived, and waited until the sky was white.

Zhao Kuangyin drank some wine overnight and slept well. When he woke up, he heard a cacophony of people outside, and then someone opened the door to his room and shouted, saying.

"Please ask the inspector to be the emperor!"

Zhao Kuangyin quickly gets up, before you have time to speak, a few people put on a long-prepared yellow robe, and seven hands were on Zhao Kuangyin's body. The group fell to their knees and kowtowed a few heads, shouting "long live". Then, push and pull, and help Zhao Kuangyin on a horse, and invite him back to the capital.

Zhao Kuangyin was on his horse when he said, "Since you have made me the Son of Heaven, can you all obey my orders?"

The generals replied in unison, "Naturally, I will obey Your Majesty's orders."

Zhao Kuangyin then issued an order: After arriving at the capital, they were to protect the Empress Dowager and the young lord of the Zhou dynasty, not to infringe on the court ministers, and not to loot the state storehouses. Execution of the order will have a heavy reward in the future, otherwise, it will be severely punished.

Zhao Kuangyin was the commander of the forbidden army, and with the support of the generals, who dared to disobey the order! The generals lined up and drove to the capital. On the way to the capital, the army was neat and tidy, and no offense was committed.

When they arrived at Bianjing, with Shi Shouxin and Wang Zaiqi as the inside man, the capital was taken without much effort.

The generals brought Fan Qi and Wang Pu to the city. When Zhao Kuangyin met them, he pretended to be in a difficult situation and said, "Shizong has treated me with great kindness and righteousness. Now I am forced into this state by the generals, what do you think?"

Fan Qi and others did not know how to answer. One general shouted in a stern voice.

"We have no master. Today, we must ask the inspector to be the son of heaven!"

Fan Qiu and Wang Pu were so frightened that they quickly bowed down.