Read the Great Song Dynasty for a Hundred Years to See the Rise and Fall of the Two Song Dynasties

Introduction to the work During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, wars raged throughout the sky. In fifty-three years, eight surnames and fourteen kings changed, the world fell apart, and the people were displaced. The troubled times were like an endless night without the dawn of peace. Zhao Kuangyin, as a military general, wore a yellow robe at Chenqiaoyi and conquered Bianjing without bloodshed, thus starting the foundation of the Song Dynasty. However, the throne was not yet stable, and the hidden dangers of the powerful vassal towns and the support of generals and troops were always there. He was well aware of the disaster of the Five Dynasties mutiny and did not want to repeat the same mistakes. So he used a glass of warm wine to release the military power of the heroes without spilling a single blood or injuring a single general. This not only consolidated the foundation of the imperial power, but also maintained the friendship between the monarch and his subjects, creating a benevolent government plan that is rare in the history. With his internal worries resolved, he had the ambition to unify the world and decided on the strategy of "first south and then north". He sent his troops south to level Jing Lake and destroy Hou Shu. He broke through the natural dangers of the Shu road, took over the fertile land of Tianfu, and gradually disintegrated the southern separatist forces. Above the court, he valued literature over military affairs, swore to protect the scholar-bureaucrats, and reshape the character of the dynasty; outside the borders, he aspired to regain Yanyun, annihilate the Northern Han Dynasty, and end a century of war. From the hero of troubled times to the founding emperor, from the power to determine the situation of the dynasty to the unification of the country, Zhao Kuangyin used gentle but decisive methods and a mind with the world in mind to clean up the mess of the troubled times and create the first chapter of the prosperous age. This is a magnificent epic of the founding of the country, a battle between power and benevolence, and a journey that shaped the Song Dynasty for three hundred years. Let's see how he supported thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the smoke of war, and brought peace to the world.