The Secret History of the Southern Dynasties (History Worth Seeing)

"The Secret History of the Southern Dynasties" narrates the history of more than 200 years from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen years. Readers who are interested in this period of history should read this book. The plot of the work is generally consistent with historical facts, but details such as palace secrets are derived from official history or the author's fiction. The author writes extensively about the four entrepreneurial monarchs, Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty Liu Yu, Emperor Gaozu of the Qi Dynasty Xiao Daocheng, Emperor Wu of the Liang Dynasty Xiao Yan, and Emperor Wu of the Chen Dynasty Chen Xian. Most of them focus on the deeds of Liu Yu in the Song Dynasty.