Many people say that the peak of China's ancient economy was in the Ming Dynasty and the peak of its culture was in the Song Dynasty. The cultural peak of the Song Dynasty began in Song Taizong and Zhao Guangyi. After he became emperor, he immediately organized the compilation of large-scale books, which made the cultural development of the Song Dynasty very prosperous. There are two main reasons for this. The first point is to leave a good reputation in history, and the second point is to make effective use of those former ministers who died.

Song Taizong organized and compiled such a large-scale large-scale book, such as "Taiping Magnolia" and "Taiping Guangji". I mainly want to make a name in history. Let future generations know that he had many masterpieces handed down from generation to generation when he was in that position, and take the credit for himself. What's more, it is improper for Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi to ascend to the throne. He still needs to use these books to "clear his name"? This shows his inner anxiety. Therefore, Song Taizong attaches great importance to the editing of these books, and even reads them personally every day to ensure the quality of these books. Secondly, on the issue of selecting and compiling these books, Song Taizong also showed his clear purpose. At that time, a large part of the imperial court was an old minister who destroyed the country, such as the old ministers of the Northern Han Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty. Song Taizong knew that these people were dissatisfied after the disaster, so he didn't trust to reuse them, but he didn't trust to let them return to the fields. And if it is cut off, it will annoy more people in the court and lose people's hearts. So I cleverly came up with the idea of letting these talented old ministers write books, which not only effectively used their talents, but also prevented them from happening before they could, so that they had something to do, and they didn't have enough ability to make waves, killing two birds with one stone.

These two points constitute the main reason why Song Taizong organized book compilation immediately after taking office. It can not only prevent disasters, but also effectively use others. It can also be seen that it is politically savvy and decisive, and there are also some black bellies.