After the sudden death of the social beast Li Yun in 996, he became Zhao Kuangyin in the Chenqiao Mutiny. While others ascended the throne to conquer the world, he just wanted to live in peace until retirement.
Therefore, the painting style of the Song Dynasty is weird: he announced the change of nine o'clock in the morning when he ascended the throne, and the memorial was limited to 500 words; "Release Military Power over a Cup of Wine" became a retirement tea party where "options" were issued and a "competition agreement" was signed; his younger brother was arranged to edit "Taiping Yulan" and set high KPIs so that he would have no time to worry about other things; he did not go to war with the outside world, but established a "Tea and Porcelain Free Trade Zone" to stabilize the border with mutual economic trade; all reforms were "piloted first and then promoted", and "no fuss" was implemented.
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were waiting for the "foolish king" to overturn, but what was waiting was a full treasury, a peaceful border, and a prosperous people. What should have been a bloody power struggle was eliminated by the system, and the "sound of candle shadows and axes" in the history books turned into a night of chatting between brothers playing chess.
Zhao Kuangyin breathed a sigh of relief, started writing the "Emperor's Operation Manual" and planned to retire. It wasn't until one day that he realized that his "fishing to govern the country" had unexpectedly promoted the emergence of science and technology, cultural prosperity and social changes in the Song Dynasty, seeming to have laid the foundation for civilization a thousand years later.
