Zhao Ji, the Emperor

Zhao Ji, The Emperor is a long historical novel focusing on Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty. It deeply depicts the double life of this artistic genius and the king of subjugation: from the peak of creating the prosperous age of Xuanhe to the abyss of the humiliation of Jingkang. Through his emotional ties with three women, the fierce conflict between his artistic pursuits and his imperial responsibilities, and his deep remorse after becoming a prisoner of the Northern Kingdom, the work shows the struggle and ups and downs of a complex soul in the torrent of history, and explores the eternal proposition of personal destiny and the rise and fall of his family and country. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.