1. Song Renzong Zhao Zhen (May 30, 1010 - April 30, 1063), originally named Zhao Yiyi, was the fourth emperor of the Song Dynasty (March 23, 1022 - April 1063) Reigned on August 30), the sixth son of Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng, his mother was Concubine Li Chen.
2. In the early years, he was granted the title of Duke of Qing, Prince of Shouchun County, King Promoted, and wrote official orders. In the second year of Tianxi (1018), he was established as the crown prince. In the first year of Qianxing (1022), Zhao Zhen ascended the throne at the age of thirteen. In the early days of his reign, Empress Liu of Zhang Xian Mingsu supervised the affairs from behind the curtain, and it was not until the second year of Ming Dynasty (1033) that she began to take charge personally. The first "Song-Xia War" broke out in the middle of his reign. After three years of fighting, the two sides signed the "Qingli Peace Agreement." During this period, the Liao State took the opportunity to suppress the territory with heavy troops and forced the Song Dynasty to increase the number of coins. This was known in history as "Chongxi Increasing Coins". In the third year of Qingli (1043), Zhao Zhen appointed Fan Zhongyan, a counselor and political officer, and others to launch the "Qingli New Deal" in an attempt to curb the increasingly serious land annexation and "three redundancies". However, due to the huge opposition, the reform was immediately suspended. In the eighth year of Jiayou's reign (1063), Zhao Zhen died in the Funing Palace in Tokyo at the age of fifty-four. Reigning for forty-two years, he was the longest-reigning emperor in the Song Dynasty. His posthumous title was Emperor Titian, Dharma and Dao, who was extremely meritorious and virtuous, divine, cultural, sage, Wu Ruizhe and Mingxiao. His temple name was Renzong and he was buried in Yongzhao Mausoleum.
3. During the reign of Zhao Zhen, the economy of the Northern Song Dynasty prospered, and science, technology and culture also developed greatly. "History of the Song Dynasty" praises: "The "Biography" says: 'Being a ruler is based on benevolence.' The emperor was sincere and unashamed." Historians summarized his reign as "the prosperous rule of Renzong". He is good at calligraphy, especially Fei Bai Shu. There are one hundred volumes of "Imperial Collection". His poems are recorded in "The Complete Poems of the Song Dynasty".