The opening inventory of the top ten young emperors

[Reply 18, continued from So, Your Majesty Qianlong. Although there are many reasons for the decline of the Qing Dynasty since you, the increasing corruption of officials and the blind arrogance of the Celestial Empire are important reasons.]

【Reply 19 continued. Later, the Qing Dynasty oppressed the people at home and closed the country to the outside world. It also obtained a large amount of silver from the trade of porcelain and silk, and its technological level was far behind that of the West. Naturally, it became a fat piece of meat full of gold in the eyes of the West. 】

Fat meat with gold everywhere?
Hearing this description, Qianlong shifted his attention away from Heshen and looked at the Tianjuan.
Has my Qing Dynasty become fat meat?
[Reply 20 continues like this. Because the Westerners could not earn money from the Qing Dynasty through normal trade, they began to import drugs such as pornography from the Qing Dynasty. Movie theaters were everywhere in the Qing Dynasty, and they were even called FU Shou GAO. ]

【Reply 21: This is something that once you get into it, you can’t live without it. It is extremely addictive and can erode your body. At the beginning, Westerners sold it at a very low price, and even gave it away at a discount.】

【Reply 22 to continue But once people get addicted, Westerners change their attitude and start selling at high prices. As a result, many people lose everything, their families are broken up, and some even sell their children just to get a bite of this thing.】

[Reply 23 continued: Not only that, this kind of thing also spread to the army. By the time the Qing court noticed it, it was already too late.]

The Westerners have evil ambitions and want to destroy the foundation of the Qing Dynasty!
At this time, the background of the scroll had been replaced with images from the late Qing Dynasty. Looking at the skinny people on it, Qianlong's eyes were red with anger.

This will make my Qing Dynasty have no more soldiers to fight and no more people to use. It will make my country morally corrupt and shameless, and pull out the backbone of the Qing Dynasty!
If this continues, the country’s fall and the family’s ruin are just around the corner.

Didn't the imperial court know about this at the time, and didn't the emperor care? How could the Qing Dynasty have such a foolish emperor?

[Reply 24 continued: In order to prevent the further spread of this substance, the Qing Dynasty began to ban smoking. ]

Yes, it should have been banned long ago!
Qianlong's fists gradually clenched and his brows furrowed.

This kind of thing must be destroyed. We cannot let him destroy the Qing army and civilians again.

[Reply 25 continued But because of this, the Westerners were not happy. They immediately sent strong ships and powerful guns across the sea and used cannons to blast open the door of the Qing Dynasty. ]

Wait, what does that mean? Send strong ships and powerful guns across the sea?
Then, after firing a few shots, the Qing officials and soldiers let these Westerners in.

【Reply 26 From then on, China was engulfed in war for nearly a hundred years. It was only then that our people discovered that when the Qing Dynasty closed its doors to the outside world, the world had undergone tremendous changes.】

[Reply 27: From being a citizen of the Celestial Empire, we have become pariahs that can be trampled upon by any barbarians.]

Qianlong wanted to post a comment, but no one responded, and he couldn't leave a message, which made him feel so depressed that his chest ached. So he couldn't help but curse: "Are the officers and soldiers of my Qing Dynasty just decorations?"

Heshen, who was still kneeling on the ground, did not dare to respond, but just kept his head down, inevitably shocked in his heart.
The Westerners just fired a few shots and rushed into the country? Even if an adult hits a child, the child will have to hit back a few times.

This Tian Juan is definitely exaggerating.

But when the two were about to listen further, they heard Tianjuan speak again.
[Reply 28 is going off topic again. Anyway, Your Majesty Qianlong, just as the up master advised Renzong, there are some things you have to do well yourself, don't just put your hopes on future generations. Because future generations may not be as good as you. ]

Having said that, Lei Xiaomeng ended the topic and continued to answer the next question, which was the eighth message from the last time.

It was at this time that Qianlong suddenly had an idea and said, "The Emperor's Garden."
Then he saw a small scroll appear in the lower right corner, and someone had left a message in it.

[@子控凶残老父: Is the old lady here? I want to ask what disease my queen died of, and why my eldest grandson Zhu Xiongying died? And why did my Biaoer die again? Do you have a way to turn the bad into good? ]

But apparently, the old lady didn't reply to this message, and this message has been there for a while. Now, inspired by this person, I immediately posted a message.
【@十全老人涂怪: When Westerners attacked our Qing dynasty, did our Qing dynasty not fight back? How could they just come in like that? 】

But this time, still no one answered. Qianlong guessed that it was because the old lady was replying to the questions and had no time to read the chat content in the Emperor Garden.
He had to suppress his anxiety temporarily and wait quietly.

On the other side, Lei Xiaomeng had already read out the eighth message.
【@黄袍加身都檢点: Axe light and candle shadow? What is axe light and candle shadow? Grandmother, please explain in detail. 】

Zhao Kuangyin wanted to ask this question last time. The Axe Light and Candle Shadow Heaven Scroll had mentioned it many times. He didn't care at first, but he felt something was wrong later.
And it is obvious that this matter is related to his younger brother Zhao Kuangyi.

And Tian Juan said that his younger brother later inherited his throne instead of his son. But based on his understanding of himself, unless his son made a big mistake, he would never pass the throne to his brother.
Besides, he has three sons. It is impossible that all three of them made such a big mistake.

[Reply 1 @黄袍加身都檢點 ahem, this is an unsolved case in history. Others cannot comment on it, and there is no evidence. It is all speculation by later generations. So, the up master will simply retell this matter. ]

[Reply 2 continued: As for what Your Majesty thinks, that is Your Majesty’s business. ]

Zhao Kuangyin's face was as gloomy as water. He knew that what the heavenly scroll told him must not be good news, but he had to listen. Even if he took a step back, he at least wanted to know how he died.

He had said before that his second brother had long ago changed his name to Zhao Guangyi to avoid his taboo, so why did Tianjuan still call him Zhao Kuangyi? He had thought that it was because of the long time and Tianjuan called him the wrong name. But now it seems that it should not be that simple.

Beside him, Zhao Kuangyi had an ugly look on his face. He was called to his brother’s side as usual… After the Heavenly Scroll appeared several times, he was specially called to his brother’s side.
Not only that, but whenever he faced him, his brother's expression became more and more indifferent and distant.

He specifically asked the eunuch Wang Gonggong who was beside his brother. He found out that his brother was no different from usual when he was in the palace, but he was only like this when he saw him.
To be precise, it was after the beginning of the Heavenly Scroll that he mentioned every little thing about the Song Dynasty, especially after he learned that he was the one who inherited his throne.

Zhao Kuangyi had already guessed why his brother treated him like that, and was thinking about how to solve it, but the heavenly scroll opened again.
And now he knew that his brother had asked a question about the Heavenly Scroll last time, and the question was about "Axe Sound and Candle Shadow". He broke out in a cold sweat.

If he had known this would happen, he would never have come today.

But the last time the Heavenly Scroll appeared, he followed his royal brother from beginning to end, and didn't hear his royal brother asking questions about the Heavenly Scroll at all.

Of course he didn't know that Zhao Kuangyin had asked the question in his mind last time, but somehow it also appeared on the Heavenly Scroll. It seems that the message on the Heavenly Scroll is really what one feels!

【Reply 3 to continue. There are actually two versions of this incident. Version : One night, Zhao Kuangyin suddenly summoned his younger brother Zhao Kuangyi to the palace for a drink. The two brothers were alone in the room and dismissed everyone.】

【Reply 4 to continue But not long after, the people waiting outside heard the sound of an axe dragging the floor, and then heard Zhao Kuangyin shouting, and through the window shadow, saw that the people inside seemed to be dodging. 】

[Reply 5: When everyone was puzzled, Zhao Kuangyi came out of the room and said that his brother had died of a sudden illness and passed the throne to him before he died. He also said that after his death, he would pass the throne to his nephew, Zhao Kuangyin's son.]

Zhao Kuangyin's chest began to rise and fall rapidly.
If this really happened, and the people outside believed what the people inside said, then are these people fools?
It was obvious that he was murdered and his own brother had seized his throne!

Then he laughed in anger, looked at Zhao Kuangyi beside him and said, "Brother Emperor, what do you think?"

Zhao Kuangyi immediately knelt down, sweating profusely, and said, "Brother, this is absolutely a rumor from the future, and it cannot be believed! No matter what, Your Majesty will never meet with me alone in the palace, and there will always be someone accompanying me."
Even if there are no servants in public, there will be people protecting him secretly. Since ancient times, the safety of the king of a country has been the most important.

Zhao Kuangyin naturally knew that what Zhao Kuangyi said was correct, so there must be some misunderstandings about this matter in later generations. At this time, he heard Tianjuan say again:

[Reply 6: Of course, this is the first version, and there is a second one. ]

Sure enough, there is a second one!
Zhao Kuangyi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Tianjuan expectantly, hoping that this time Tianjuan would not say anything that would leave him with no room for argument.

[Reply 7 continues the second version: Zhao Kuangyin died suddenly after drinking in the palace. When the queen learned about it, she immediately asked the eunuch Wang Jie'en to call the prince Zhao Defang. But for some reason, the eunuch left the palace and went to Zhao Kuangyi's house.]

[Reply 8: The result is that Zhao Kuangyi entered the palace to take charge of the situation, and in the end, no one knows what means he used, but he succeeded to the throne anyway. ]

This second version... Zhao Kuangyi was stunned.

Not only him, but even the eunuch Wang who had been accompanying him was startled and knelt down with a plop: "Your Majesty is wise, I would never dare to do that!"

He usually just delivered a message to Prince Jin in the palace. Prince Jin was very generous and treated him well, but he would never dare to do such a treasonous thing!
How come the fire suddenly burned him?

"Not bad, not bad!" Looking at the Heavenly Scroll, Zhao Kuangyin nodded vigorously, then looked at Zhao Kuangyi, "Royal brother, I think this second version is more true, what do you think?"

Zhao Kuangyi dared not speak again. He knew that whatever he said now would be wrong, so he could only remain silent.

He secretly calculated the time in his mind, and glanced towards the entrance of the hall, estimating that it should be about time.
Fortunately, he felt something was wrong these few times, so he sent someone to call for reinforcements as soon as he entered the palace. They should be here soon! Seeing that Zhao Kuangyi didn't say anything, Zhao Kuangyin's face became even colder. He looked at the scroll and murmured, "Do these people just believe it? They believe that I passed the throne to my brother instead of my sons? There is no will, no oral order. Just based on your light words?"

"Are all the people around me a bunch of idiots?"

[Reply 9 continued. However, there was the mystery of the axe and candlelight, and there was no imperial edict or oral order. Most of the officials in the court still did not believe Zhao Kuangyi's one-sided statement. They questioned the legitimacy of his succession and suspected the cause of death of Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin.]

As if answering the question in Zhao Kuangyin's mind, Tianjuan continued.

[Reply 10 continued. However, because Zhao Kuangyi held military power and the other princes of your majesty were too young to challenge him, he ascended the throne.]

[Reply 11 continues, just like when he put the yellow robe on his drunken brother several years ago, the King of Zhou had no choice but to abdicate to Zhao Kuangyin. ]

Tian Juan had just finished speaking when he heard someone at the door announce, "The Queen Mother has arrived!"

The Queen Mother was in good health, and her steps were steady and powerful. As soon as she finished reporting, her full-bodied voice was heard in the hall:
"Your Majesty, I heard that you want to punish your brother today. Is the royal family really ruthless? It's ok to punish other ministers, but you even don't let your own brother go. How dare you do such a thing as a fratricide!"

Why is the Queen Mother here?
Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly, glanced at Zhao Kuangyi who was kneeling on the ground, and understood. It seemed that the Queen Mother must have been called by Zhao Kuangyi.

But he had just entered the palace, and he was able to ask the palace servants to invite the empress dowager over. It seems that he has a lot of people in the harem.

So, isn't it true that my every move is under his surveillance?
In this way, what Tianjuan said would happen more naturally!
[Reply 12 continued But even though he ascended the throne, the court and even the people were still discussing Zhao Kuangyin's death and Zhao Kuangyi's ascension to the throne. It was not until six years later that someone took out the "Golden Casket Alliance" signed by Zhao Kuangyin and Empress Dowager Du. ]

Golden Chamber Alliance?
Zhao Kuangyin was stunned...What was that thing?
Empress Dowager Du, who was originally furious, was also stunned when she heard Tianjuan mentioned her name.

[Reply 13 to continue. It turns out that this "Golden Casket Alliance" was signed by Empress Dowager Du before her death. She was worried that the Song Dynasty would be usurped by powerful officials like Zhao Kuangyin like the Later Zhou Dynasty because the heir was too young. ]

[Reply 14: This alliance was signed by Empress Dowager Du, Zhao Kuangyin and witnessed by Prime Minister Zhao Pu. The main idea is "the younger brother succeeds the elder brother". ]

[Reply 15 to continue. That is to say, the throne of the Song Dynasty was passed to Zhao Kuangyi after Zhao Kuangyin, and then to his third son Zhao Tingmei. And finally to Zhao Kuangyin's eldest son Zhao Dezhao. ]

Golden Chamber Alliance?
How could such a thing exist?

How can the throne be passed down like this? Aren't you hoping that I will die soon?
When Zhao Kuangyin saw the content of the Golden Casket Alliance, he was so angry that he laughed again.

Now he understood why Zhao Kuangyi ascended the throne so smoothly. If the Golden Casket Alliance was there, he could indeed ascend the throne naturally.

He could even imagine what the situation was like when the "Golden Casket Alliance" was signed.

The Queen Mother was dying, and her last wish was for him to sign the Golden Casket Alliance. As a son, he had to sign it even if it was just to please the old lady.
I'm afraid that when he signed the covenant, he was only thinking that he was still young and strong, and would not necessarily die before his two younger brothers.

Little did he know that when he signed the covenant, he had already added a death warrant to himself.

Although they were born of the same mother, the mother always loved the younger brother. She would always agree to his request. Otherwise, why would the queen mother, who had never been involved in state affairs, only care about him signing this treaty before her death?
If she said that there was no one behind her urging her, I'm afraid even she herself wouldn't believe it.

Queen Mother Du was stunned for a moment, then she came to her senses and glanced at Zhao Kuangyi who was kneeling on the ground. She felt distressed and said, "This alliance does make sense. If the power falls into someone else's hands, my Zhao family will be in danger. In this case, why don't we..."

Before she finished her words, she heard Tianjuan continue:
[Reply 16: Let’s not talk about whether this alliance is true or false, and why it was only brought up six years after Zhao Kuangyi ascended the throne. Let’s just talk about the original intention of this old queen mother.]

[Reply 17: The old queen mother may have thought that her descendants would live forever, and she treated her sons equally, without distinguishing between high and low status. If there was an emperor, they would be the same. But what was the result? ]

This time, not only Zhao Kuangyin, but also Zhao Kuangyi and Empress Dowager Du looked at the heavenly scroll and listened attentively with bated breath.

[Reply 18: After the Golden Casket Alliance reappeared, first his third son Zhao Tingmei died for no reason, and then Zhao Kuangyin's only two remaining sons Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang died one after another.]

[Reply 20 to continue. When Zhao Kuangyi, who thought he had everything under control, was preparing to appoint a crown prince, his eldest son, Zhao Yuanzuo, had a good relationship with his third uncle, so after his third uncle died, he also went crazy.]

【Reply 21 is right, there is a small episode. Eunuch Wang Jie'en was very powerful when Zhao Guangyi was in power. But when Zhao Guangyi passed away, he tried to repeat his old tricks and forged an imperial edict to pass the throne to the mad king Zhao Yuanzuo, but he failed and was captured, and finally expelled from the palace. 】

Because of the Golden Casket Alliance, after the eldest son died, the second son succeeded to the throne, but ended up killing the youngest son and the eldest son's sons as well.
In the end, the second son's son went crazy, and the throne was almost taken over by a eunuch and given to a madman.

Her son and her grandson all ended up in such a tragic way!
Empress Dowager Du was unable to say anything else.
If there was no Golden Casket Alliance, would his sons and grandsons be safe? Would they not have quarreled with each other over the throne, would they not have disowned their relatives? Would they still be a harmonious family?

Empress Dowager Du turned pale at Tianjuan's words. Zhao Kuangyin's face was not looking good either. Only Zhao Kuangyi's eyes flickered, and no one knew what he was thinking.

[Reply 22: Zhao Kuangyi's son Zhao Heng inherited the throne, and this Zhao Heng is the father of Song Renzong, Song Zhenzong. As for what happened after the Song Dynasty, I don't need to say more! ]

【Reply 23: Emperor Renzong had no son, so he passed the throne to his nephew. During the reign of Emperor Huizong, Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong were captured during the Jingkang Incident. The ninth son, Zhao Gou, went south to live in a remote corner, but because he had no son, the throne was passed to Emperor Taizong, the descendant of Zhao Kuangyin. The lineage of Zhao Guangyi was cut off! 】

"Retribution, this is all retribution!"
Empress Dowager Du was on the verge of falling, but fortunately she was supported by the palace maid behind her and did not fall to the ground.

Upon seeing this, Zhao Kuangyin quickly had someone bring a chair, helped the empress dowager to sit down, and then quickly had someone serve a cup of calming tea.

After a while, Empress Dowager Du finally recovered. After a long sigh of relief, she looked at the flickering scroll and said quietly, "This Golden Casket Alliance must not be established, it must not be established!"

"Please be patient, mother. I will save your trouble!" Zhao Kuangyin comforted her hurriedly.

Then he stood up and looked at Wang Jie'en who was kneeling on the ground: "I grant you the right to commit suicide. Go back and prepare. This is also the dignity I give you!"

Wang Jie'en knew that he really would not survive this time, and the government's ability to leave him an intact body was a favor to him.
So he didn't say anything more, just kowtowed heavily to Zhao Kuangyin, said "Take care, Your Majesty", and left the hall to the back.

Afterwards, Zhao Kuangyin looked at Zhao Kuangyi again and said, "Brother, I have read the heavenly scroll, and the princes of the Ming Dynasty in the future can still defend the country's territory and borders. You have followed me on the battlefield for several years, and I will also let you defend the territory and borders for the Song Dynasty. Do you agree?"

Zhao Kuangyi's face changed. He naturally knew that his brother wanted to send him away far away, so that he would never be able to enter the capital and would never be able to threaten his throne.

But he knew that he had to agree to it, otherwise, he would end up not much better than Wang Jie'en. Even though his mother could still protect him, who would be able to protect him after she passed away?
Therefore, staying far away from the capital is the best outcome for him.

So he gritted his teeth and nodded: "Don't worry, my brother, I will not let you down."
Zhao Kuangyin pursed his lips and said, "I want the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun."

Zhao Kuangyi was stunned: "Brother..."

"Of course, it would be even better if you could continue to head north and expand the territory for our Song Dynasty. Our Song Dynasty must never be as weak and cowardly as the Heavenly Scroll said. Even if we lose, we must lose spectacularly and never lose our fighting spirit again!"

"Yes, my royal brother!" Zhao Kuangyi had to agree even if he didn't want to. This was his last way out.

"It's not just you, Tingmei is the same, but he is still young now. When he grows up, he will also defend the border for our Song Dynasty." Zhao Kuangyin continued, "The north is bitterly cold, your sister-in-law and nephew don't have to go with you, it's just right for them to stay in Bianjing to keep mother company!"

After all the kindness and force, Zhao Kuangyi had almost no right to say no. Even Empress Dowager Du, who was standing by, was perhaps too shocked by what the heavenly scroll had just said. She became completely distraught and did not raise any other objections.

Zhao Kuangyi knew that this decision was a done deal.
The fact that the emperor didn't kill him was already the greatest grace he could show to him!
At this time, the heavenly volume had already answered Zhao Kuangyin's questions and began to answer the ninth question.

At this moment, in the "Emperor's Garden" in a small window nearby, the emperors who felt that this issue had nothing to do with them had already started chatting privately.
【@All the science gurus live another 500 years @The graffiti of the old man Shiquan is weird, but is it Hongli? 】

(End of this chapter)