Zhao Heng was originally named Zhao Dechang. As a child, he was sharp and handsome. When playing the king, I like the shape of the array and call myself "Marshal". In the eighth year of Taiping and Xingguo (983), he was awarded the title of Taibao, named Hanwang and renamed Zhao. In July of the third year of Yongxi (986), it was renamed Zhao Yuankan. In the first year of Daoguang (995), he was made a prince, renamed, and still served as Kaifeng Prefecture Yin.
Zhao Heng came to power:
At the beginning of Zhao Heng's accession to the throne, he spoke widely, worked diligently to govern the country, and the economy became increasingly prosperous, which was called "the rule of Xianping" in history. However, unlike the battle-hardened Emperor Taizong and Emperor Taizong, Zhao Heng was weak and incompetent, lacking the determination and courage to blaze new trails.
After the signing of the Single Source Alliance, Zhao Heng did nothing politically. Instead, he devoted himself to worship, whitewashed the peace, built temples extensively, and wasted human and financial resources, which made the "internal troubles and foreign invasion" in the Song Dynasty increasingly serious.