Emperor Shenzong of Song's accession

Timeline

1. 1067Funing Hall · Kaifeng CityAfter Yingzong's death, Crown Prince Zhao Xu took the throne in the Funing Hall as Emperor Shenzong, aged twenty. Officials entered the hall to mourn and hear the edict, and saw the new ruler at the eastern pillar; ceremonies largely followed the Jiayou precedents.
2. 1067Bianjing (Eastern Capital, Kaifeng Prefecture) · Kaifeng CityAfter accession Shenzong honored Empress Dowager Cao as grand empress dowager and Empress Gao as empress dowager, appointed Han Qi as mausoleum commissioner; in the intercalary third month he began holding court at the tent hall of Yingyang Gate, and set about reforming court government, preparing for the next year's change of era to Xining and the summoning of Wang Anshi to the capital for reforms.