Song Taizong (November 20, 939 - May 8, 997), the second emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, reigned for 21 years and died at the age of 58. Zhao Yinhong's third son was the younger brother of Zhao Kuangyin, the monarch of the Northern Song Dynasty. His real name was Zhao Kuangyi. After his brother Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, it became taboo and he changed his name to Zhao Guangyi. After he ascended the throne, he changed his name to Zhao Huan.
Song Taizong was good at politics but not martial arts. In the third year of Taiping and Xingguo's reign (978), Wu and Yue were forced to "recover territory"; after that, the Northern Han Dynasty, the last separatist regime of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, perished. The following year (979), Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi moved to Youzhou, trying to regain the sixteen states in one fell swoop, and fought a fierce battle at the Gaoliang River (now outside Xizhimen, Beijing). When the Song army was defeated, Brother Yeluxiu shot Song Taizong and escaped in a donkey cart [2]. He failed to cut Liao twice. In 1980, he tried to unify Cochin but failed miserably so that Cochin (Vietnam) was finally able to maintain its independent status. During his tenure, Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun broke out a peasant uprising in Sichuan.
Or there is a saying that in 961 AD (the second year of Jianlong), which was the second year after Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne, before the death of Empress Dowager Cixi, she warned that the reason why Zhao Kuangyin died in the late Zhou Dynasty was Because the succeeding monarch is too young. If they want to keep the Song Dynasty, they must be brothers and sisters and pass the throne to the older emperor. Wait until the elder brother's son reaches adulthood, and then pass it on to the elder brother's son. This is the legendary "Golden Chamber Alliance"[3]. However, some people question: when the Empress Dowager died, Zhao Kuangyin was only 34 years old and in his prime; and his son Zhao Dezhao was already eleven years old and an adult. There would be no such situation as the seven-year-old orphan left by Zhou Shizong. Later, Song Taizu died. Zhao Dezhao was already 26 years old and an adult. Even if it was handed over to him, he would not give it to the young master. Therefore, Deng Guangming and Zhang Yinlin demonstrated "The Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" as a novel in the 1940s, which has become the most common argument since its influence. However, in recent years, some scholars, such as Shi Xiu'e, Wang Yuji and He Guanhuan, have questioned the forgery theory.
After Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty came to the throne, the saying that "there should be another world after Taizu" continued. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Song Qinzong's younger brother Zhao Gou established himself in the south of the Yangtze River and assisted Song Gaozong. There was a saying at that time that because Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, all future generations would lose half of their land. Later, Empress Dowager Meng said that she finally passed the throne to Zhao.
Reign period
After Tang Taizong stabilized his wealth, he continued the cause of unification. Later, Chen and Qian Li of the province surrendered. Pan Mei, the general sent by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, besieged Taiyuan, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty, repelled the Liao reinforcements and destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, finally ending the nearly 200 years of separatist vassal and town rule after the Anshi Rebellion [5]. In May of the fourth year of Heping Fuzhuang (979), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty took advantage of the opportunity of the Northern Han Dynasty and started the Northern Expedition from Taiyuan, regardless of the opposition of his ministers. In the early days of the Northern Expedition, Yizhou and Zhuozhou in Hebei Province were recovered. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was full of pride and ordered the siege of Yanjing. The Song army and the Liao people fought fiercely by the Gaoliang River[6]. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty went to the battlefield in person, but was wounded by an arrow. He left in a hurry on a donkey cart, and the Northern Expedition failed. In 1980, Dr. Hou Renbao, Taichang Hou Renbao of Song Yongzhou, played Song Taizong and asked to use the civil strife of the Ding Dynasty (Vietnam) to conquer the south, restore the Han and Tang Dynasties, and unify Jiaozhi (Vietnam).
Song Taizong appointed Hou Renbao as the special envoy of Jiaozhou land and water transportation; appointed Lanling regiment training ambassador Sun Quanxing, Zuo Qi ambassador Hao Shoujun, An Zuoku ambassador Chen Qinyou, Zuo Jianmen general Cui Liang as military and horse deployment; Ningzhou governor Liu Cheng , Jia Kun, the deputy envoy of the armory, and Wang Humen, the official minister, deployed their troops and horses, waiting for the opportunity to attack the tripod. However, in the Battle of Bach Dang River in 981, the plan to unify Cochin (Vietnam) finally failed, and Cochin (Vietnam) was able to maintain its independent status. In the third year of Yongxi (986), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty sent five generals, Pan Mei, Yang Ye, Tian Zhong, Cao Bin, and Cui Yan, to divide into three routes, namely the East Route, the West Route, and the Northern Expedition. The West Route Army and the Middle Route Army marched smoothly, but the main East Route Army was repeatedly defeated by the Liao Army, and the food supply route was cut off. Before meeting the Central and Western Routes, it collapsed at Qigou Pass.
The Central and West Second Roads had to withdraw southward. Yang Ye, the leader of the West Route, was captured by the Liao army for covering the southward retreat of the army and people. He went on a hunger strike for three days and died in prison. After that, the Northern Song Dynasty failed many times in the battles between Xixia Dangxiang and Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, and Dingchuan villages. However, due to weariness of war, it made peace with the Song Dynasty.
Taizong Chao took his cronies Fu Qian, Wang Chao, Chai Yuxi, Zhao Rong, Zhang Xun, Yang Shouyi, and Yao Dechao as commander-in-chief of the imperial army. He is a civilian and is afraid of war. The "History of the Song Dynasty" compiled by the people of the Yuan Dynasty said: "Chai Yuxi surrendered, and his rate was given to the palace, and he was promoted to the general...so don't avoid embarrassment."
In February of the fourth year of Chunhua (993), A peasant uprising initiated by Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun broke out in Sichuan. Wherever the rebels went, all property except daily necessities was distributed to the people, which won the support of Sichuan farmers. In the first month of the following year, the rebel army occupied Chengdu and established the Dashu regime. After Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty learned about it, he sent two armies to discuss it. The rebel army finally failed completely in the second year of Daodao (996). The failure of several border defense lines and the outbreak of rear uprisings prevented the Northern Song Dynasty from further opening up its borders, and Tang Taizong's policies had to shift to emphasizing internal and external deficiencies [7]. Tang Taizong himself was arty and liked poetry, so the government paid special attention to cultural undertakings, and the Song Dynasty began to attach importance to teaching. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty liked calligraphy and was good at Cao, Li, Xing, Yin, Bafen and six fonts, especially calligraphy and style. The Chunhua Yuanbao, the currency of the Song Dynasty, was also inscribed by Taizong himself[8].
It is strange that Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne because it was for the sake of "the sound of candle shadow and axe". In order to ensure the legitimacy of the regime, Zhao Guangyi put forward his mother Du Tai's "Golden Chamber Alliance" theory. The Golden Chamber League originated from the last time that Taihou Du summoned Zhao Pu into the palace to record his death. It was said that after Zhao Kuangyin's death, he was first passed on to his younger brother Guangyi, then to Guangmei (later renamed Mei Ting), and then to Dezhao (Zhao Kuangyin's eldest son). This suicide note was hidden in the Golden House, so it was called the Golden House Alliance. However, Tang Taizong forced Tang Taizong's sons Dezhao and Fang De to death, and demoted Mei Ting to Zhou Fang. Two years later, Mei Ting died in the study. Tang Taizong's eldest son Yuan Zuo was deposed because he sympathized with Mei Ting, and his other son Yuan Nuo died suddenly. Finally, Yuan Kang was established as the prince and changed his name to Heng[9]. In the third year of Daozhi (997), Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty died, and Queen Li and the eunuchs attempted to establish themselves as emperor. Prime Minister Lu Duan handled it well, Zhao Heng successfully succeeded to the throne, and the temple name was Zhenzong. The early Song Dynasty entered a period of stability and success.
Old age
In his later years, Zhao Guangyi "suffered from old sores every year" and died many years later. After the death of the posthumous title, the Most Benevolent One should draw upon the divine power of Emperors Saint Dewen, Wu Ruilie, Daming, and Xiaoguang. Their descendants are all emperors of the Song Dynasty, from to to, and Zhao Ruyu, an early palace official.
The sound of the axe, also known as the sound of the axe, refers to the mysterious incident that occurred between the sudden death of Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the ascension of Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi to the throne. Historians suspect that Zhao Guangyi killed his brother and usurped the throne. The most famous related records are "Xu Xiang Ji" and Shan Ye written by monk Wenying.