Zhao Kuangyin, a native of Song Taizu (March 2, 9271,June 927165438+1October14,976), was the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. During the Tiancheng period at the end of the Tang Dynasty (2 1 927), Jiamaying was born in Luoyang (now Dongguan, Chanhehuizu District, Luoyang City, Henan Province). His ancestral home was Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province. His father was Zhao and his mother was Du. In the later Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin defected to Guo Wei in Yin Di. Later, Guo Wei abandoned Han Li Zhou and became the head of the East and West classes, starting his career. Since then, he has made many contributions to the Southern Tang Dynasty. [ 1]?

In the sixth year of Xiande in the Later Zhou Dynasty (959), Zhou Shizong and Chai Rong returned to Beijing for the Northern Expedition and died soon. Zhao Kuangyin was appointed before his death as the commander-in-chief in charge of the imperial army in front of the temple. On the first day of January of the following year (960), the Northern Han and Qidan allied forces invaded the border, and Zhao Kuangyin, then the German punctual proofreader, was ordered to guard against the enemy. [2]? On the third night, the army defected in Chen Qiaoyi (now Chenqiao Town, fengqiu county City, Henan Province), 20 kilometers northeast of the Capital of Song Dynasty (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province). The next morning, the soldiers made Zhao Kuangyin emperor, which was called "Chen Qiao mutiny" in history. The army immediately returned to the capital, and Chai Zongxun, Emperor Gong of the later Zhou Dynasty, acceded to the throne, and Zhao Kuangyin acceded to the throne, which was called "Song" and "Northern Song" in history.

During his reign, Zhao Kuangyin devoted himself to unifying the whole country. According to Prime Minister Zhao Pu's strategy of "South first and then North", he successively eliminated the southern separatist regimes such as Jingnan, Wuping, Houshu, Nanhan and Nantang, until his younger brother Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi was in office and wuyue, Zhang Quan and Beihan were eliminated, thus completing the great cause of reunifying the whole country. In 19961and 1969, Zhao Kuangyin "released military power with a glass of wine" twice, which lifted the military power of the forbidden generals and local buffer regions, thus solving the situation that local foot soldiers were self-sufficient since the middle of the Tang Dynasty. Set up a "sealed pile warehouse" to store money, silk and cloth, so that the sixteen States given to Qidan by Shi Jingtang, the great-grandfather of the late Jin Dynasty, could be redeemed, but it did not succeed.

165438+9761On June 4th, Zhao Kuangyin died at the age of 49, and he was in office for sixteen years.