Bianjing Fengyunlu

In 927, Zhao Kuangyin was born in Jiamaying, Luoyang. "History of the Song Dynasty" records that when he was born, "a red light surrounded the room and a strange fragrance lingered" - the author can joke here: every founding emperor had visions when he was born. This is standard and should not be taken too seriously. But one thing was true: his father was an army officer, and the family was doing reasonably well.