"Although the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms have been replaced by the Song Dynasty, some people's secret conspiracy has not ended."

In our eyes that seemed to understand what we didn't understand, Juekong slowly opened his mouth and said to us with deep meaning.

"Zhao Kuangyin fought all his life, but he was seriously ill in the second year after the pacification of the Southern Tang Dynasty and died in the prime of life, and his death can be described as confusing, I believe you should have heard the story of the so-called candle shadow axe."

When I heard the words "Candle Shadow Axe", my eyes suddenly lit up.

It seems that we have come into contact with another mystery for the ages.

The wheel of history rolls forward, it never stops because of anyone, in Juekong's words, we know that Zhao Kuangyin is the person who bears the emperor's order, and he also has the help of King Yama, and finally, he successfully established the Northern Song Dynasty, ending the chaotic period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms.

During his reign, Zhao Kuangyin, according to the strategy of Prime Minister Zhao Pu first in the south and then in the north, first easy and then difficult, successively destroyed many separatist forces in the south, completed the unification of most of the country, and solved the situation that led to the demise of the Tang Dynasty by releasing military power.

But after Zhao Kuangyin pacified Li Yu's Southern Tang Dynasty, he did not make a single effort to completely pacify the world, because in the second year, he died mysteriously.

Regarding the death of Zhao Kuangyin, there have been different accounts for thousands of years, and the history books simply write that he died in the Hall of Long Live, but surprisingly there is no specific record of the cause of death.

Some people say that Zhao Kuangyin died of excessive drinking, and some people say that Zhao Kuangyin died of a swollen and sore attack under the abdomen.

However, it should be noted that no matter what the specific cause of death is, there is only one person who will benefit from Zhao Kuangyin's death, and that is Zhao Guangyi, who was later known as Song Taizong.

According to historical records, in October of the ninth year of Kaibao, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was seriously ill and summoned his fourth son Zhao Defang into the palace to discuss the future, and Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, heard about it, and stopped the summons of his subordinates, because Zhao Guangyi was the younger brother of Zhao Kuangyin, so his subordinates obeyed his stop, and did not summon Zhao Defang into the palace to discuss matters.

After preventing Zhao Defang from entering the palace, Zhao Guangyi came to the palace without notice to talk to Taizu in detail, because the specific content of the two talks about was not heard left and right, so by now, this content has already become a mystery for the ages, and future generations have no way of knowing.

According to rumors, between the conversation between the two, someone once saw Zhao Guangyi in the candlelight from afar and sometimes left the table, and then heard Taizu seem to poke the ground with a pillar axe, and said loudly: "Good for it."

This sounds like a bizarre scene, which is known as the "Candle Shadow Axe" of the strange case in China.

I don't know the specific process, but I know that the Taizu died that night, and the queen ordered her subordinates to invite Zhao Defang, the king of Qin, to come, and at this moment, Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, came again, and the queen was surprised to see Zhao Guangyi, and begged to spare the life of the mother and son, Zhao Guangyi cried and replied, "Protect wealth together, don't worry!" ”

Subsequently, Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, ascended the throne as the emperor, known as Song Taizong in history, and changed the Yuan Taiping to rejuvenate the country.

Obviously, in this account, one can easily see some clues. 3a Reading Network

Throughout the dynasties of Shenzhou, when every emperor faces the matter behind him, the heir he wants to choose is often his own child, and it is very rare that there will be a situation where the brother dies and the brother dies.

In this record, the first person Zhao Kuangyin thought of after his serious illness was obviously not Zhao Guangyi, but his fourth son, Zhao Defang.

However, when he sent his subordinates to summon Zhao Defang to discuss the future, his subordinates were blocked by Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Defang did not know about it, so naturally he would not come to the public, and then, Zhao Guangyi directly entered Zhao Kuangyin's bedroom without notification, leaving behind the eternal mystery of the candle shadow axe.

Regardless of whether this matter is related to Zhao Guangyi or not, in short, after Zhao Kuangyin's death, he successfully inherited the throne and finally sat on the position above the ten thousand people.

And, after Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, he personally presided over the compilation of the Taizu Record, and revised some of its contents three times.

As for Zhao Kuangyin's fourth son Zhao Defang, who really wanted to inherit the throne, he died of illness in the sixth year of Taiping Xingguo, only 22 years old.

To sum up, Zhao Guangyi's throne does not seem to be so justifiable, and the reason why he will make subsequent moves should also be to maintain his image and eliminate some evidence that can prove his misdeeds.

But also in mind, Juekong would not mention useless things to us, and if the candle shadow axe was just fiction, he would definitely not ask us about it.

And since Juekong took the initiative to mention this matter, it proves that the so-called candle shadow axe does exist, and since this matter really exists, it also proves that on the night of Zhao Kuangyin's death, Zhao Guangyi did do some things, and it was these things that led to Zhao Kuangyin's final death.

At the same time, I know in my heart that if it is a simple struggle for imperial power, Juekong will not take it to heart, and now that he has taken the initiative to mention this matter, it can only prove that behind Zhao Guangyi, there should be a force, and this hidden force is the culprit of everything.

Thinking of this, I suddenly realized that the choice in front of us did not seem to be complicated.

Guanshan, Weak Water, Emperor Xudu, King of Yama.

There is no doubt that Guan Shan has been working hard to maintain the tranquility of Shenzhou, and he will never take the initiative to get involved in royal disputes, whether Zhao Defang sits on the throne or Zhao Guangyi replaces him, there is no difference to Guan Shan.

King Yama would not do this, Zhao Kuangyin was assisted by him to ascend to the throne, how could he make such a backshit?

What's more, after solving the impact of the Netherworld Aura on Shenzhou, the dynastic flow of Shenzhou is no longer what King Yama needs to pay attention to, and King Yama's real goal is actually only one, that is, to find the whereabouts of Emperor Xudu.

And Emperor Xudu had intended to hide his traces, he already knew that the prince of Yama had come to Shenzhou to find himself, so he would definitely not cause more trouble and expose his whereabouts, how could he make such a move to interfere with the national fortunes?

Thinking of this, the real initiator behind the candle shadow axe is actually extremely obvious.