Politics: The political system of the Song Dynasty generally followed the political system of the Tang Dynasty. But the prime minister is no longer the chief executive of the three provinces, and the other is a matter of peace under the same book. It also added a deputy minister who participated in government affairs, commonly known as ruling, and collectively referred to as "slaughter" with the prime minister.
In the Song Dynasty, the relative power was greatly reduced, and it was only responsible for administrative functions. Zhongshumen and Privy Council are collectively called the Second House, which is in charge of civil affairs and military affairs. There are also three divisions, namely, Salt and Iron Division, Household Division and Expenditure Division, which are in charge of financial power, the so-called provincial plan. In this way, the three powers, namely, the three secretaries, the generals and the Tang Dynasty, balanced each other, thus weakening the relative power and strengthening the imperial power. In Song Dynasty, an admonition court and an admonition officer were set up outside Yushitai, which were the supervisory bodies responsible for impeachment and other affairs.
Economy: The Song Dynasty witnessed unprecedented economic prosperity, with great progress in agriculture, printing, paper making, silk weaving and porcelain making. Outstanding achievements in navigation and shipbuilding, developed overseas trade, and trade with more than 50 countries in the South Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The large-scale development of the south in the Song Dynasty promoted the economic center to move southward.
Culture: The culture of the Song Dynasty is a rich period in the cultural history of China, and it has achieved fruitful results in the fields of Neo-Confucianism, literature, history, art, science and technology. The imperial examination, which was set up to screen officials, promoted the development of education system, the extensive creation of printed matter, the promotion of literary exchange and artistic appreciation, and the prosperity of Jingdezhen porcelain. Different from the Tang dynasty, ordinary officials have the characteristics of scholars, poets, painters and politicians, and they like painting and calligraphy, are good at poetry and collect antiques. People love opera. There are many dishes in restaurants and many clothes and shoes in the market.
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Chen Qiao mutiny
Chen Qiao mutiny, also known as Chen Qiaoyi mutiny, was a mutiny event initiated by Zhao Kuangyin to replace the later Zhou Dynasty to establish the Song Dynasty. This allusion is also called "wearing a yellow robe". In 959, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong collapsed and seven-year-old Zhou Gongdi Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne. Review in front of the temple, return our German ambassador Zhao Kuangyin, and master the military power with senior generals Shi Shouxin and Wang Shenqi of the imperial army. ?
On the first day of the first month in 960, it was widely rumored that Qidan joined forces with the Northern Han Dynasty to attack Zhou. However, Prime Minister Fan Ju didn't tell the truth, so he sent Zhao Kuangyin to command the northern army to resist the enemy. He went to Chen Qiaoyi, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Pu and plotted to launch a mutiny. People put on yellow robes for Zhao Kuangyin and made him emperor. Subsequently, Zhao Kuangyin led the army to Li Kaifeng, and Shi Shouxin, commander of both capital city and Wang Shenqi of Kaicheng, welcomed Zhao Kuangyin into the city, threatening the Zen position of the Duke of Zhou. ? After Zhao Kuangyin acceded to the throne, he changed his name to "Song" and still made Kaifeng his capital. Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide, Zhang Lingduo, Wang, Zhang Guanghan and Zhao were honored as "Time Figures".
Northern Song Dynasty Unification War
The unified war in the Northern Song Dynasty was a unified war against the remaining separatist regimes such as Wuping, Houshu, Nanhan, Nantang and Beihan after the establishment of the Song Dynasty.
From the third year of Jianlong in the Northern Song Dynasty to the fourth year of Taiping and Xingguo (962-979), the policy of "easy before difficult, south before north" in the Song Dynasty mainly included Murong Zhaoyan, Li Chuyun leading troops to pacify Wuping and Zhou Baoquan (963), and at the same time, Jingnan Gao Jichong surrendered voluntarily. Wang Quanbin led the army to pacify Meng Changjun (965); Song Taizu led the army to pacify the Northern Han Dynasty (968); Pan Mei led the army to pacify Liu Ting in the Southern Han Dynasty (AD 970); Cao Bin and Pan Mei led the troops to pacify Li Yu in the Southern Tang Dynasty (975); Later, Wu Yue, Qian Chu and the Qingyuan Army made Chen surrender voluntarily (978); In the Northern Han Dynasty (979), Song Taizong led an army to pacify Liu Jiyuan.
The Northern Song Dynasty did not completely unify ancient China, but basically unified ancient China. The second crusade against Liao failed, and the sixteen states of Youyun, Liaoxi and Liaodong were still in the hands of Qidan. The Tangut Li and his descendants later took control of Zhou Xia, Lingzhou and Hexi Corridor and established Xixia. Jiaozhou's establishment of a toe-crossing country only became a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, that is, the independence of Vietnam.
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