The Wenzhi Era: Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms-two Song Dynasties (a Brief History of Chen Shunchen's Eighteenth History)
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"Chen Shun-chen's Eighteen Historical Briefs: The Wenzhi Era" is the fifth and final book in the "Chen Shun-chen's Eighteen Historical Briefs" series. It tells the history from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the demise of the Southern Song Dynasty. "Wenzhi Era" takes as its main line the internal political struggles of the Song Dynasty and the external conflicts and connections with the Liao, Jin, Xixia, and Mongolia. What impact did Song Taizu's civilism and the national policy of free speech have on scholar-bureaucrats? What was the content of Wang Anshi's reform, and what were the reasons why it faced opposition and ultimately failed? What was Song Gaozong's impression of the main war faction represented by Li Gang and the peace-making faction represented by Zhang Bangchang? Why was Qin Hui's frame-up of Yue Fei supported by Gaozong and the court officials? What made Genghis Khan the conqueror of the steppes? The author's many unique views are all in "Wenzhi Era".
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