On the night of the 19th, it was snowing heavily, and Mao ordered Wang Jinguang, who was then Kaifeng Prefecture, to enter the palace. After Guangyi entered the palace, Taizu abdicated and had a drink with Guangyi to discuss state affairs. The ladies-in-waiting and eunuchs outside shivered in the shadow of candlelight, seeing Guangyi from a distance, sometimes leaving, sometimes waving, and sometimes retreating, as if avoiding or rejecting something. They also saw Mao he poking the ground together, and the sound of the axe was clearly audible. At the same time, these ladies-in-waiting and eunuchs also heard Taizu shouting, "All right, all right." They drank until late at night, and Guangyi left, and Mao took off his clothes and went to bed.
However, in the early morning, Mao still died. After learning of Mao's death, Queen Song immediately ordered eunuch Wang Jien to call Prince Fang into the palace. However, Wang Jien went to Kaifeng to ask Guangyi, and Guangyi had already arranged Cheng Dexuan, a confidant with excellent medical skills, to wait outside Kaifeng. Cheng Dexuan claimed that at two o'clock the night before, someone called him out, saying that the King of Jin had summoned him, but when he went out, he saw no one, so he came to see him because he was worried that the King of Jin was ill. They went to see Guangyi in knock knock. Guangyi was surprised to learn that he was summoned, but hesitated to go. He also said that he would discuss it with his family. Wang Jien urged: "After a long time, I am afraid that others will get there first." Three people braved the heavy snow and rushed to the palace. Outside the Imperial Palace, Wang Jien asked Guangyi to wait outside and report by himself, but Cheng Dexuan advocated going in directly, without waiting, and broke into the temple with Guangyi.
When Empress Song learned that Wang Jien had returned, she asked, "Is Fang here?" Wang Jien said, "The King of Jin has arrived." Empress Song was shocked when she saw Guangyi, but she was in charge of the palace and knew politics, so she cried and shouted, "We are mother and son, entrusted by the government." Butler is the title of emperor. When she called Guangyi this way, she admitted that Guangyi became the emperor. Zhao Guangyi also said with tears: "* * * Keep your wealth, don't worry." So, Zhao Guangyi became the emperor.
It's strange that Taizong died, but it's true that Taizong reached the pole before Fangde. Taizong's succession left many puzzling mysteries, so there has always been a saying that Taizong poisoned Taizu. Mao himself was in good health, and it was only two or three days from illness to death. Obviously, Mao died suddenly, and Guangyi seems to know the date of Mao's death, otherwise Cheng Dexuan, a close friend, would not be allowed to wait outside.
After the unexplained death of Emperor Taizong, in order to show the legitimacy of his accession to the throne, Emperor Taizong threw out the saying that his mother Du Taihou died, the so-called "Golden Chamber Alliance". On his deathbed, Du Taihou called Zhao Pu into the palace and recorded his death. It is said that Mao was there at that time. Du Taihou asked Mao how to win the world. Mao said it was the kindness and blessing of his ancestors and the queen mother, but the queen mother said, "You are wrong. How can you win the world if Zhou Shizong passes on his youngest son to others? " You should learn a lesson. In the future, the throne will be passed on to the light righteousness, light righteousness and light beauty, and light beauty and virtue. In this way, the monarch is a blessing to the country. "Mao cried and worshipped the lesson. Du Taihou asked Zhao Pu to write the will as an affidavit and hide it in the synopsis of the golden chamber.
However, due to the long history, the dense fog of the "Golden Chamber Alliance" has not been uncovered. Later generations speculated that it was invented by Emperor Taizong and Zhao Pu to hide people's eyes and ears. So, does Taizu mean to pass on the throne? It is said that every time Mao went out or went out, he let Guangyi stay in the capital, and Guangyi participated in premeditated and decision-making for military affairs. Mao once wanted to build Luoyang as the capital, but his ministers opposed it, but Mao didn't listen. Guangyi personally told him what was at stake, which made Mao change his mind. Guangyi was ill, so Taizu went to visit him personally and burned wormwood to treat him. If Guangyi felt pain, Taizu experimented on himself to see the curative effect, which was quite touching. Mao also said to people, "You are born with foresight. He will definitely be the Taiping Emperor in the future, and even I can't compare with him. " Some people speculate that Taizu wanted to pass on the throne to his younger brother Guangyi. But such a statement can hardly stand scrutiny, and it is nothing more than speculation of future generations.