"Zhao Kuangyin of the Legend of the Great Song Dynasty" is a costume legendary drama jointly produced by Beijing Womei Culture Media Investment Co., Ltd., Perfect World Film and Television Culture Co., Ltd. and Beijing Xi century film and television culture development co., LTD., directed by Gao Xixi, and starring Chen Jianbin, Yin Tao, Shao Feng and Wang Yichun.

The play begins with the historical background of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and recreates the legendary life of Zhao Kuangyin, the grandfather of the Song Dynasty, from the clothed people to the founding emperor. These include historical allusions such as sending Jing Niang for thousands of miles, the Chen Qiao Mutiny, the release of military power through a glass of wine, the addition of yellow robes, and the shadow of axe candles.
The drama was launched in 2012 and premiered on October 8 of the same year, and premiered on Chongqing Satellite TV and Jilin Satellite TV on August 10, 2015.
Zhao Kuangyin
Actor Chen Jianbin
The founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, a grass dweller in a chaotic world, a military general who did not want to kill people, saved the bitter woman Zhao Jingniang from water and fire, and sent her home for thousands of miles. Leading his brothers from birth to death, and then "adding yellow robes" to the support of his brothers, he wisely chose a cup of wine to release the military power after the emperor in order to consolidate his power.
Wang Yuehong
Actor Yin Tao
Empress Kuangyin of Zhao. Gentle and virtuous personality, low-key and calm, after going through hardships, he finally had a lover with Zhao Kuangyin and finally became a family member, accompanied by her husband Jun to "fight the world", but did not live a good life for a few days.
Lady Flower Bud
Concubine of the former Later Shu lord Meng Chang. Strong personality, gorgeous appearance, a stunning talent is more famous in the world, but it can not dominate their own destiny, become the trophy of men's power change. After Meng Chang surrendered to the Song Dynasty, she was captured in the Song Palace and favored by Zhao Kuangyin.
Song Huayang
Actor Wang Zitong
Zhao Kuangyin's second empress. At the age of seventeen, she entered the palace to become an empress, but she waited bitterly. Zhao Kuangyin is deeply in love with Mrs. Huarui, and there is no love between her and Song Huayang, and Song Huayang, who has experienced emotional tempering, has grown from an ignorant and simple little girl to a woman with sincere and selfless love.
Zhao Guangyi
Actor Shao Feng
Zhao Kuangyin's younger brother, Emperor Taizong of Song. There is flesh and blood, there is love and righteousness. Participated in the Chen Qiao Mutiny and single-mindedly supported his brother as emperor. Together with Zhao Kuangyin, he visited Zhao Pu in the snow night, talked freely all night, and jointly decided on a peaceful strategy of first going south and then north.
Fu Rong
Actor Li Wenwen
Fu Rong's two sisters became empresses, and their fathers' power fell to the opposition. She married Zhao Guangyi. Sensing her husband's ambitions, she bet her dreams on her husband. Fu Rong and Zhao Guangyi's purpose were the same. Fu Rong took matters into her own hands and did what Zhao Guangyi would not do. Fu Rong eventually died prematurely. Fu Yanqing's third daughter, Zhao Guangyi's wife.
Zhao Pu
Actor Wang Yichun
The founding prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty helped Zhao Kuangyin to eliminate dissidents and assisted Zhao Kuangyin to become the founding monarch of the Great Song Dynasty. He strongly recommended Wei Renfu to be the prime minister, and he only held a lower official position; after emperor Enwei and Shi, the courtiers submitted to the court, and put down the rebellion against Li Yun and Li Chongjin, Zhao Pu still insisted that the chancellor was none other than Wei Renfu, and he took over the post of chancellor himself.
Zhang Qiong
Actor Kang Kai
A fierce general of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin married a brother. Born in the grass, he followed Zhao Kuangyin to launch the Chen Qiao Mutiny. Honest and reckless, he killed Han Tong by mistake and made a big fuss over Wei Renfu's chancellor's mansion.
Kyo Niang
Actor Zhou Yang
Zhao Kuangyin's righteous sister, Zhao Kuangyin's first confidant with a red face, is extraordinarily rigid and soft. Zhao Kuangyin, who broke into the rivers and lakes, got to know jingniang who was in distress, not only helped her avenge the extinction of the door, but also sent Jingniang back to her hometown thousands of miles away.
Han Jue
Actor Li Yanxi
Son of Han Tong. He is a young talent, who has no intention of becoming an official, and only hopes that the world will be a wise lord. He is both literate and martial, and his heart is concerned about the world. He and Zhao Kuangyin had a vendetta against his father, but he resolutely let go of his hatred for the people. After discovering that Zhao Kuangyin was the Ming Emperor, he did not use the selfishness of a small family to abolish the grand duke of the world, and he chose the state.
High Wilder
Actor Xu Maomao
Zhao Kuangyin was the eldest brother of Jieyi and a famous general of the Song Dynasty. He was a Confucian general who was both literate and martial. Insisting on following Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Kuangyin's decision, Gao Huaide firmly supported him, and he pacified his subordinates for Zhao Kuangyin and blocked arrows for Zhao Kuangyin. After Zhao Kuangyin's death, he wholeheartedly assisted Zhao Guangyi and contributed to the smooth transition of the regime.
Wang Ji'en
Actor Li Jianxin
Eunuchs, the governors of ouchi, and the power of the harem can also influence the political situation. When there was a power vacuum in the Later Zhou, it was Wang Ji'en who sent a message to Zhao Kuangyin, and when Zhao Kuangyin was dying, Wang Ji'en repeated his old skills and turned to Zhao Guangyi. Despite the change of regime, Wang Ji'en has always stood firm.
Fu Zhaoshou
Actor Ji Chen
Zhao Kuangyin was a brother in arms and a famous general of the Song Dynasty. Both of his sisters married into the imperial family. Fu Zhaoshou has been a clumsy disciple since he was a child. He chose to follow Zhao Kuangyin. After becoming famous, Fu Zhaoshou could not control himself and continued to do evil, and finally was executed by the intolerable Zhao Kuangyin.
Du Zhenping
Actor Tian Ling
Zhao Kuangyin's mother, empress dowager of the Song Dynasty. She is a loving mother, full of tolerance and love. In order to let Zhao Kuangyin avoid suspicion, he made peace with the Fu family. For the sake of promise, marry Wang Yuehong and give her son a happy family. When my husband died, he didn't complain. Regarding family affection, selfless tolerance, and country, she has never been partial.
Xue Fengjiao
Actor Sun Jia
Originally a former dynasty official's daughter, she entered the new regime with revenge and became Wang Yuehong's maid, who originally repeatedly provoked Zhao Kuangyin's feelings with Wang Yuehong, and wanted to get rid of them quickly, but in a long time together, she fell in love with Zhao Kuangyin and finally ended her life with her own hands.
Five generations and ten kingdoms, the bloody rain and wind in Shenzhou, the people are struggling on the death line, looking at the sky and asking: When will the great chaos be over?! When will the state be ruled?
Zhao Kuangyin, 21, bid farewell to his parents and wife, ran away from home, sent Jingniang thousands of miles, and suffered a lot.
A hero in the chaotic world, Zhao Kuangyin defected to Guo Wei and became a senior general of the Forbidden Army because of his outstanding performance in the Battle of Gaoping.
Zhao Kuangyin gradually formed his own forces in the forbidden army and formed the "Ten Brothers of the Righteous Society".
Chai Rong fell ill and died, and Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chen Qiao Mutiny, and the yellow robe was added.
After becoming emperor, Zhao Kuangyin first defeated the remnants of the Later Zhou Forces, and then adopted the strategy of "first south and then north", attacking the separatist regime and strengthening the defense of the north.
Subsequently, he did not bloodshed the blade of the soldiers and "released the military power with a cup of wine". Adhering to the national policy of "emphasizing literature and suppressing martial arts" created a brilliant and prosperous era of the Great Song Dynasty.
On October 12, 976, Zhao Kuangyin died suddenly, leaving behind the enigma of the ages, the "Sound of Candle Shadow Axe".
Only one day later, his brother Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne, and the history was called Song Taizong.
When the drama was filmed, the weather was extremely hot, and the "ice coat" invented by actor Wang Yichun benefited the crew a lot, and Chen Jianbin revealed that the crew members relied on the "ice jacket" invented by Wang Yichun to spend the summer.
Since the age of Du Zhenping's role spans nearly thirty or forty years, it is necessary to play from a young woman to a sixty-year-old man, in order to be able to shape the character more image, Tian Ling specially tried the old age dress.
Director Gao Xixi's "Zhao Kuangyin of the Legend of the Great Song Dynasty", such a large-scale historical figure biography form of TV series, has added a strong sense of history and positive energy to today's TV drama market. (Phoenix Entertainment Review)
In the past, historical TV dramas paid too much attention to war and the struggle for rights, while director Ghosh restored the attitude of historical figures in an all-round way on the basis of respecting history. (Phoenix Entertainment Review)
The drama not only restores the scenes of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the Northern Song Dynasty to the greatest extent, but also shows the social style of the time, but also truly reproduces historical allusions such as sending Jingniang thousands of miles, Chen Qiao mutiny, visiting Pu on a snowy night, releasing the military power with a cup of wine, adding a yellow robe to the body, and axe light candle shadow. (People's Daily Review)
The magnificent and magnificent war line, the delicate and moving love line, and the tense and exciting conspiracy line make "Zhao Kuangyin of the Legend of the Great Song Dynasty" wonderful. (People's Daily Review)