1976 10, Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin died. Some people say that this is because Song Taizu's mother, Empress Dowager Zhao, called him to the bed before he died and asked him about the succession to the throne. Under the education of Empress Dowager Zhao, Zhao Kuangyin decided to pass the throne to his younger brother instead of his son. This is the famous Golden Chamber Alliance.
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In the ninth year of Kaibao (976), Song Taizu died and Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne. After he ascended the throne, he used political pressure to force Wang Qian Chu and Chen, who was separated from Zhangzhou and Quanzhou, to hand over their land in the third year of Taiping and Xingguo (978).
The following year, I personally conquered Taiyuan and destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, ending the five dynasties and ten kingdoms regime. Two attacks on Liao in an attempt to recapture sixteen states failed, and Liao was put on the defensive. During his reign, he adopted the policy of governing the country and controlling generals, and obviously embarked on the road of "respecting art and restraining martial arts", which eventually became an important part of the "ancestral law" in the Song Dynasty.