Crossing South and Looking North

The story begins in Bianjing in 1120 AD, the second year of Xuanhe. At that time, this was the center of the empire, the center of the world, and the intoxicating dream of Tokyo. However, beneath the surface of this glittering golden age, crisis has already taken root. The story will end in Lin'an after 1138 AD during the Shaoxing period. Here, the green mountains remain the same and the towers appear vague, but after all, they are the wandering "walking here" and a place of respite for the dynasty in shock. The allegory of "just call Hangzhou Bianzhou" expresses the helplessness and desolation of this peaceful corner. What the work presents to you is a "pathological report" on how the dynasty slipped from its peak to the abyss of collapse. Gu Lin'an - his name is his life's destiny: looking back on the prosperity of Bianjing yesterday and visiting the place where he settled in the south of the Yangtze River. You will follow him, starting from a floating corpse engraved with runes on the bank of the Bian River, and step by step through the fog of shady imperial examinations and military suspicions. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.