Compared with the Guozuo of other dynasties in China, the Song Dynasty's Guozuo was relatively long. The Song Dynasty lasted for 320 years with eighteen emperors.
While other dynasties in China have relatively short Guo Zuo, the long Guo Zuo of the Song Dynasty is an exception in Chinese history.
The first day of the first month of the year 960.
A piece of news went viral in the Later Zhou Dynasty: the Khitan united with the Northern Han Dynasty and wanted to go south to attack the Later Zhou Dynasty.
Fan Zhi, the prime minister of the later Zhou Dynasty, panicked when he heard this: "Quickly, bring Zhao Kuangyin!"
Zhao Kuangyin came to see Fan Zhi: "Prime Minister, what has made you so anxious?"
Fan Zhi said: "What's serious, the Khitan and Southern Han have joined forces to attack us. You, quickly gather your troops and go north to meet the enemy!"
"Follow your orders!" Zhao Kuangyin was beating his head, why didn't I get any news at all?
The army of Zhou Dynasty moved forward all the way. Zhao Kuangyin sent fast horses to spy and observed the movements around him.
Tan Ma came to report that no enemy had been found fifty miles ahead, and informed the Khitan army that after entering the territory of the Later Zhou Dynasty, they turned westward and showed no signs of invading the Later Zhou Dynasty.
Zhao Kuangyin breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the army to rest.
At this moment, what Zhao Kuangyin was thinking was that in such troubled times, in the future Zhou Dynasty, it would be better to proclaim himself emperor and become bigger. Kuang's first emperor, Chai Rong, had passed away, and the new emperor was still young. Taking the new emperor's throne would not be considered a disservice to the former emperor. Zhao Kuangyin had never mentioned this idea to anyone.
Last year, Chai Rong led his army in the Northern Expedition, defeated the Khitan and recovered the three states before returning to Beijing. Chai Rong, Shizong of Zhou Dynasty, died of carbuncle at the age of thirty-nine.
When they arrived at Chenqiaoyi, generals Zhao Pu and Zhao Guangyi suddenly brought something. When they shook it open, they found it was a dragon robe.
