Embers of the Late Tang Dynasty: General's Order

The story is set in the spring of 875, the second year of Qianfu, Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, the Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao uprising had broken out, and the Tang Empire was in turmoil. The eunuch Tian Lingzi and other officials in the imperial court were monopolistic, the separatism of local vassal towns was intensified, the suspicion between the emperor and his ministers was lingering, and the lingering evils of party strife persisted, and the order of the empire was collapsing. The protagonist is named Liu Jinglan, who is seventeen years old and the only son of Liu Tao, a famous general from Hedong. Liu Tao was born in the Liu family of Hezhong Prefecture. Liu Tao himself was once a brave general in the Zhongwu Army. He was awarded the title of General Yunhui for his repeated military exploits in the war against feudal towns. However, he had a strong personality and was ostracized in the court because he was unwilling to completely rely on the eunuchs in power. The story begins here. During a seemingly ordinary mission to escort ordnance, Liu Tao and his troops were ambushed by "unknown bandits" in Taolinsai near Tongguan. The entire army was wiped out, and Liu Tao also died fighting. Immediately afterwards, rumors spread in the Chang'an court that Liu Tao was "secretly colluding with Li Keyong from Shatuo with evil intentions", and the Liu family was immediately faced with disaster. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.