Because Kaifeng was the capital of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao did not choose another capital after they mutinied and joined Huangpao. Moreover, Zhao Kuangyin later considered the issue of moving the capital because there was no natural danger in Kaifeng and it would be difficult to withstand enemy attacks.
Kaifeng is located in Henan. This place is not like Shu with natural barriers as a barrier. It is the kind of plain area with unobstructed views. From the perspective of military strategists, it is a city that is easy to attack but difficult to defend. Logically speaking, a country's capital should never be chosen in such a place, otherwise it will easily perish. But the problem is that Zhao Kuangyin's political power was not violently seized. He used strategies to evolve peacefully. During the Five Dynasties, the capitals of the Later Liang, Later Jin, Later Han and Later Zhou countries were all set in Kaifeng.
The Song Dynasty inherited everything from the Later Zhou Dynasty, so Zhao Kuangyin did not choose another place as the capital at that time, and it continued to be used. Later, Zhao Kuangyin did not focus on such things. He wanted to unify the world, so he focused on war. When only the sixteen states of Yanyun were left to be recovered, he looked back and instantly discovered the weakness of the capital, so he considered moving the capital to Luoyang.
But Zhao Guangyi is not happy anymore. Luoyang belongs to the family of Zhao Kuangyin’s fourth son, Zhao Defang’s wife, and in Kaifeng, because of his many years of business, he has actually accumulated a lot of connections. It can be said that Kaifeng is his The territory is not an exaggeration. Therefore, Zhao Guangyi tried his best to prevent Zhao Kuangyin from moving the capital for the sake of the throne, and also won over a group of veterans whose families had lived in Kaifeng for generations to oppose the capital move. So the matter ended like this, which laid a certain foundation for the demise of the Song Dynasty. If the capital had been moved at that time, it might have taken some time for the Jin soldiers to capture the capital of the Song Dynasty.