This is a magnificent and glorious age: the general who will rise to the highest ranks is already making a name for himself; the famed commander who will strike fear into the Jin has already won renown at Shunchang; the loyal ministers who helped the emperor ascend and Hongyu need no introduction; Lu Fangweng, who longs to see the imperial armies reclaim the north, has already been born; while Xin You’an, whose fate is full of twists and turns, is still enduring hardship in silence...
This is an age worthy of song and tears: an emperor commands a million troops but dares not fight; a prime minister brimming with talent concocts baseless accusations; a celebrated minister’s spirit inspires the realm; factions crowd the court; and countless scholars still toil at their studies...
Wei Shisan transmigrates into this age. Let us see what kind of story an ordinary man from a thousand years in the future can write in the Southern Song, when its vitality is all but spent.
