Zhao Kuangyin Time: Military and Political History from 927 to 976 AD

Looking around, there are wolves everywhere. There are vassal towns that cannot be controlled by the king's law, there are vassal towns that are fighting against each other, there are vassal towns that are about to move, and there are even wanton plundering by Khitan cavalry. Although the imperial court was there at that time, the world was already dead. From AD 927 to AD 951, the thirty years before the Song Dynasty, it was the dark age of Chinese history. If you understand these thirty years, you will understand what barbarism and cruelty are, and you will understand why the Song Dynasty is called a prosperous civilization. Thirty years before the founding of the Song Dynasty, it was a military battlefield where wolves roamed and cavalry raged. It was a place where vassal towns were divided, factions fought against each other, and conspiracies and brutal crimes took place. It was a purgatory where civilization was ruined, morality was lost, and the world had constant nightmares. The history of the thirty years before the founding of the Song Dynasty was a history of turmoil caused by usurpation and disaster, and a history of Chinese people's suffering covered by blood and tragedy. If you understand these thirty years of history and see clearly the cause and effect of the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, you will understand the origin of the Song Dynasty Empire, understand Zhao Kuangyin's good intentions in constructing and deducing the Song Dynasty civilization, and understand why China has evolved into what it is today. The author has read thousands of volumes for ten years, using official history as the basis and unofficial history as the material. In chronological order, through the perspectives of soldiers, counselors, generals and civilians, he presents in detail the slices of the era in the thirty years before the founding of the Song Dynasty. By connecting these slices, you may be able to see a different history.