Wei Zi saw the candlelight.

Candlelight axe shadow, eternal mystery. It's about Song Taizong and Zhao Guangyi. On the evening of October 10th, the ninth year of Kaibao, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, died suddenly. The next day, his younger brother Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne, that is, Song Taizong in history. For the death of Song Taizu, there is only a brief record in the History of Song Dynasty: "On the ugly night, the emperor died in the Long Live Hall, aged 50, and was buried in the west stage of Tangxi." Limited to space, there are still some materials that will not be input one by one. Legend has it that when he was dying, Zhao was sent to the palace, but it was his younger brother who came. Zhao Guangyi ordered the maid-in-waiting eunuch to step down and accompany Zhao Kuangyin alone. Maid-in-waiting eunuchs saw the candlelight flickering in Zhao Kuangyin Palace, and the sound of the axe handle knocking on the ground. Left an eternal mystery: Zhao Guangyi killed his younger brother Zhao Kuangyin and regicide usurped the throne. But there are many illogical places here: Zhao Canguangyi brought an axe into the palace? In addition, judging from the sound of the handle hitting the ground, this axe is not so short and pithy; Besides, Zhao Kuangyin is dying. Is it necessary to chop him to death with an axe? Why don't you just strangle it? However, since there are many records-unofficial history records-and China people like it, the eternal mystery of candlelight axe shadow will be placed on the head of Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi.