When Emperor Zhou Gong came to the throne, he was too young, and was assisted by Prime Minister Fan Zhi and Wang Pu.The political situation in the next week was unstable.People in the capital were fluctuating, and there were many rumors that Zhao Kuangyin (yin) was about to seize the throne. Zhao Kuangyin was originally an effective general under Zhou Shizong. He followed Zhou Shizong in the southern and northern wars and made a lot of military exploits.When Zhou Shizong was alive, he trusted Zhao Kuangyin very much and appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the imperial army. The official name was Dianqiandu.The Forbidden Army is one of the most elite troops in Houzhou.

When Sejong died, the military power fell into the hands of Zhao Kuangyin.During the Five Dynasties period, there were many incidents of military generals seizing the throne, so it is not surprising that people have such speculations.In the Spring Festival of 960 A.D., when the court of the Later Zhou Dynasty was holding an audience ceremony, it suddenly received an urgent battle report from the border, saying that the ruler of the Northern Han Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty had united and sent troops to attack the border of the Later Zhou Dynasty. The ministers panicked, and then Fan Zhi and Wang Pu took the lead and sent Zhao Kuangyin to lead troops to resist.

When Zhao Kuangyin received the order to send troops, he immediately dispatched troops and dispatched generals. Two days later, he took the army and set off from Bianjing.He was followed by his younger brother Zhao Kuangyi and his trusted counselor Zhao Pu. That night, when the army arrived at Chenqiaoyi, twenty miles away from the capital, Zhao Kuangyin ordered the soldiers to camp and rest on the spot.The soldiers fell asleep and watched, but some generals gathered together to discuss quietly.Some people said: "The emperor is so young now, we are fighting with all our might, no one will know our achievements in the future, why not support Zhao Dianjian as the emperor now!"

After hearing this, everyone agreed with this opinion, so they pushed an official to tell Zhao Kuangyi and Zhao Pu first. When the official arrived at Zhao Kuangyi's place, he hadn't finished speaking when the generals rushed in, flashing their knives, and yelled, "We've already discussed it, and we must check it out and take over." Zhao Kuangyi and Zhao Pu were secretly happy when they heard this, and told everyone to stabilize the morale of the army and not cause chaos, and at the same time quickly sent someone to tell the generals Shi Shouxin and Wang Shenqi who were staying in the capital.

It didn't take long for the news to spread throughout the barracks.All the soldiers got up, and they rushed to the post where Zhao Kuangyin lived noisily, and waited until the sky turned pale. Zhao Kuangyin drank some wine the night before and slept soundly. When he woke up, he could only hear the noise of people outside. Then, someone opened the door and yelled loudly, saying: "Please check to be the emperor!" Zhao Kuangyin got up quickly, and before he could speak, several people put a yellow robe that had been prepared on Zhao Kuangyin's body in a hurry.Everyone knelt down on the ground and kowtowed a few times, shouting "Long live".Then, pushing and pulling, he helped Zhao Kuangyin onto the horse and asked him to go back to the capital together.

Zhao Kuangyin was riding on the horse, and then said: "Since you have made me the emperor, can you obey my orders?" The soldiers replied in unison: "Naturally obey Your Majesty's order." Zhao Kuangyin issued an order: After arriving in the capital, the queen mother and young master of the Zhou Dynasty must be protected, and the court ministers are not allowed to be violated, and the state warehouse is not allowed to be looted.Those who execute the order will be rewarded in the future, otherwise they will be dealt with severely. Zhao Kuangyin was originally the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army, and with the support of the generals, who would dare to disobey orders!The soldiers lined up and drove to the capital.Along the way, the army was neat and tidy, and Qiu did not commit any crimes.

When they arrived in Bianjing, Shi Shouxin, Wang Shenqi and others responded internally, and took the capital without much effort. The generals called Fan Zhi and Wang Pu.When Zhao Kuangyin saw them, he pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Sejong has treated me with great kindness. Now I am forced into this state by the soldiers. What do you think should I do?" Fan Zhi and others didn't know how to answer.One of the generals yelled sternly: "We don't have a master. Today, everyone must ask for inspection to be the emperor!" Fan Zhi and Wang Pu were so frightened that they quickly bowed down.

Emperor Zhou Gong abdicated.Zhao Kuangyin ascended the throne and became emperor, the country was called Song, and the capital was Tokyo (now Kaifeng, Henan).Historically known as the Northern Song Dynasty.Zhao Kuangyin is Song Taizu.After more than 50 years of melee, the Five Dynasties period has come to an end. Song Taizu became the emperor, and of course his mother became the queen mother.When the ministers congratulated the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother frowned, showing a very sad look. When the minister retired, the attendants asked the queen mother, "Why are you not happy when the emperor ascends the throne?"

The queen mother said: "I heard that it is not easy to be the emperor. If you can manage the country well, this position is very honorable; if you don't manage well and there is trouble, you will not be able to be a commoner." The Empress Dowager's worries were not without reason.Although Song Taizu came to the throne, the whole country has not yet been unified. Not to mention there are still separatist regimes around, even the Central Plains area that was originally ruled by the Later Zhou Dynasty.