The Romance of China's Most Promising Emperor: Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin
by Cai Dongfan
About This Novel
The "Romances of China's Most Promising Emperors" series of books selects eight most promising emperors in Chinese history from the "Popular Romance of Chinese Dynasties" written by Mr. Cai Dongfan (based on the 1935 Huiwentang printed version, retaining the author's annotations) and compiles them into a book. This series of books has both historical and literary qualities. It "takes official history as the basis and strives for certainty; it uses anecdotes as the weft and does not make false accusations." Readers can not only read history but also appreciate legendary stories, which is the best of both worlds. This book is one of them. It tells the life of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, the terminator of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and the pioneer of the Song Dynasty, including his many military exploits, the Chenqiao mutiny, the capture of Jinghu, the defeat of Houshu, the pacification of Jiangnan, and his mysterious death. The greatest contribution and achievement of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's life was to restore the unification of China and end the 200 years of feudal separatism and warlord wars since the Anshi Rebellion. He was an important figure in Chinese history who connected the past and the future.
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