The Great Song Royal Publisher

Painted bridges over willow-lined waters, curtains of emerald hanging in the breeze: the Great Song enjoyed unparalleled prosperity. Yet the Jingkang Humiliation and the snowstorms of the Five Kingdoms brought it a disgrace unlike any it had ever suffered.

In Emperor Renzong's reign, people said, “Heaven above, Suzhou and Hangzhou below,” and the empire flourished beyond measure. But at Sanchuan Pass and Haoshuichuan, its weakness and poverty were painfully clear.

Zhao Xin: What was the Song dynasty really like?

Zhao Zhen: What you know is what others let you know. And what you say may not be what you truly want to say.

Zhao Xin: Then let's get around them and find out what we don't know. In the end, we'll say what we really want to say!

Zhao Zhen smiled faintly and said, “You can have this Great Song.”