At the beginning of the calendar, Li, Shou Wang, Ren Kaifeng Fu Yin. In the first year of Daoguang (995), he was named Prince. Daotong three years (997), proclaimed himself emperor. At the beginning of his reign, Li Ling and Lv Duan were appointed as ministers, who were diligent in political affairs, and the whole country was designated as the 15 th Route. The transfer envoys from all walks of life returned to Beijing in turn to inquire about civil affairs. At the same time, the taxes owed since the Five Dynasties were released, which encouraged agricultural production and contributed to the "rule of Xianping".
During his reign, he began to respect the "ancestral code" and "ancestral law" of Taizong, thus constructing the normal ruling order of the Northern Song Dynasty. In the first year of Jingdezhen (1004), under the persuasion of Kou Zhun, the prime minister of the war faction, he personally conquered the Liao army in the single source, and finally reached the "alliance of the single source" to realize the century-long peace of Song and Liao. In the later period of his rule, Wang Qinruo and he were appointed as prime ministers, and Liu gradually became a politician.
In addition, he indulged in worshipping the East and the West, traveling around the Confucius Temple in Qufu and the Taiqing Palace in Bozhou, building temples extensively, whitewashing peace and wasting people's money, which led to deepening social contradictions.
In the first year of Ganxing (1022), Zhao Heng died in Yanqing Hall of Kaifeng at the age of 55. Buried in Yongding Mausoleum, it is called "Fu Yingji's work in Gu Shen, the history of civilization and Wu Dingzhang's filial piety to Emperor Shengyuan". There are 300 volumes of imperial books handed down from ancient times, but there are only six volumes left in Yujing Collection, and all his poems are recorded in the Song Dynasty.
Personality dispute
Single source alliance is an important event in the history of Song and Liao Dynasties. Since the signing of the Covenant, there have been constant criticisms or positive opinions in the past dynasties, and they are still debated in modern academic circles.
The affirmators, such as Fu Bi, think that the "Thirteen Policies to Protect Hebei" in June of four years (1044) is not a mistake, and some even praise it as an equal covenant. For example, Tao Jinsheng, a historian of modern history, said: "Song Zhenzong and Qidan signed the Covenant of One Source, which clearly established the equal relationship between the two dynasties and became the basis of equal diplomacy and long-term stability in Song and Liao Dynasties.
The fiercest critics used Wang Qinruo's words of denigrating Kou Zhun at that time, calling it Enemy at the Gates's humiliating alliance. Qi Xia, a modern historian, said: "The Alliance is a humiliating alliance under the city, and we should also say a few words to the main person in charge of the signing of the Alliance. Song Zhenzong, for the sake of his own rule, took advantage of the loyal opposition of the broad masses of soldiers and civilians and the anti-Japanese faction to conclude such a humiliating Covenant and should bear certain guilt. "