Chen Qiao mutiny

In the first month of the first year of Stegosaurus (960), Zhao Kuangyin launched a mutiny in Chen Qiaoyi, seized the power of the Later Zhou Dynasty and established the Song Dynasty. (Later) After the death of Zhou Shizong, the Duke of Zhou, who was only seven years old, was unable to manage state affairs, and the national political situation was turbulent.

Zhao Kuangyin, who returned to Germany after being inspected in front of the temple, became sworn brothers with Shi Shouxin and Wang Shenqi, senior generals of the Imperial Army, and held real power in the army. On New Year's Day the following year, it got wind that Liao and Northern Han sent troops to the south, and Fan Ju, the Prime Minister of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and others quickly sent Zhao Kuangyin to lead the army to the north.

The army arrived in Chen Qiaoyi (now Chenqiao Town, southeast of Fengqiu, Henan Province), Zhao Kuangyin's brother Yi Kuang (that is, Zhao Wei of Song Taizong) and German secretary Zhao Pu, and instructed the soldiers to dress Zhao Kuangyin in yellow robes and make him emperor. On the fourth day of the first month, he led the troops to open the government, forcing Emperor Gong to retreat one after another, easily seizing the regime of the Later Zhou Dynasty, changing the country name to "Song" and establishing the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

Zhao Kuangyin:

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin (927 ~ 976), a native of Zhuozhou (now Zhuozhou, Hebei Province), was originally the highest general of the imperial army in the later Zhou Dynasty-the commander-in-chief in front of the temple. In 960, he launched a mutiny in Chen Qiao and founded the Song Dynasty. Capital of the capital city of Bianliang. In order to eliminate the warlord regime, destroy Nantang, Jingnan, Houshu and Nanhan, reduce the military power of Fanfan Town, cultivate agriculture and promote learning, and be cautious about punishment and thin collection. 17 years, the name of the temple is Taizu.