Zhao Kuangyin can be said to be a traitor. But why didn't anyone dare to say?

Zhao Kuangyin, later Song Taizu, defected to Guo Wei when Yin Di was in the later Han Dynasty. After the establishment of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin began to join the army and was highly valued by Chai Rong. When conquering the Southern Tang Dynasty, he made many meritorious deeds. When Chai Rong was seriously ill, he appointed Zhao Kuangyin as the commander-in-chief in front of the temple, in charge of the imperial guards in front of the temple. Shortly after Zhou Gongdi ascended the throne, he was ordered to resist the Northern Han and Qidan allied forces. Immediately in the "Chen Qiao mutiny" was made emperor. After the army returned to Beijing, Emperor Gong was forced to meditate and ascended the throne, which was called "Song" and "Northern Song" in history.

Although Zhao Kuangyin was a traitor, he was indeed a good emperor, which is why no one said anything about him.

First, the end of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms basically unified the Central Plains.

The establishment of the Song Dynasty in Zhao Kuangyin, Song Taizu, ended the war situation of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, restored the unification of the main areas of China, and ended the 200-year-long warlord regime and warlord melee since the Anshi Rebellion. The people who suffered from the war finally have a peaceful and peaceful production and living environment, which has created good conditions for social progress, economic development and cultural prosperity. There were two great divisions in the history of China, one in the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the other in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. As the terminator of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the pioneer of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin was an important figure in the history of China.

Second, rule the country by writing and by martial arts.

Pursue the concept of "using literature to control military affairs" and resolutely implement the basic national policy of "using literature to control military affairs". Through a series of important measures, such as establishing an oath card, respecting Confucius, perfecting the imperial examination, creating palace examination, knowing people well, being generous, caring and honest, he became the most respected ruler in China history, completely reversed the dark situation of martial arts autocracy since the end of Tang Dynasty, and made the culture of Song Dynasty unprecedentedly prosperous.

Third, cleverly cut power to avoid civil strife.

Zhao Kuangyin adopted three schemes of "recruiting elite soldiers, depriving them of military power and controlling the money valley", ingeniously released soldiers by drinking a glass of wine, weakened relative power, ousted counties, strengthened cadres and weak branches, integrated internal and external forces, changed once every three years, and set up the general staff, administrative power, judicial power and dispatch system. In one fell swoop, the historical situation of separatist regime and military and political chaos in the buffer region was leveled. Therefore, in the history of more than 300 years in the Song Dynasty, there has never been any serious civil strife or local separatism.

Fourth, strive to govern, "Stegosaurus Governance"

The collective leadership of the early Song Dynasty, headed by Song Taizu, made great efforts to make the social economy of the early Song Dynasty prosperous rapidly. Song Taizu made a series of wise decisions, such as reducing corvee, collecting taxes exclusively, governing the country according to law, building water conservancy, developing production, managing officials well, encouraging farming and mulberry, and changing customs. , not only healed the wounds of the 200-year war as soon as possible, but also quickly pushed the Song Dynasty to unprecedented prosperity, resulting in the famous "Stegosaurus Rule" in history.

This is why Zhao Kuangyin, a fellow traitor, is less criticized than Wang Mang, Zhu Wen and others. Not only that, but after he took Chai's place, he didn't kill them all, but treated Chai's descendants well! What a wise gentleman!