Changes in the Two Song Dynasties

The book depicts the history of the confrontation between the north and the south from Huizong Zhao Ji's accession to the throne in the first month of 1100 to the Shaoxing peace talks between the Song and Jin Dynasties in 1141. It shows the whole process of the Northern Song Dynasty's empire from prosperity to decline, rapid decline, and eventual destruction, as well as the Southern Song Dynasty's military and civilian resistance step by step, and finally established a foothold in the peaceful corner of the south of the Yangtze River. The book has nine chapters in total, which introduce the plots of Zhao Ji's succession to the throne, Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty's resistance to Liao Dynasty, the first defense battle of Bianjing, the humiliation of Jingkang, the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty, the march of Jin soldiers to the south, the Sichuan-Shaanxi War, the alliance of Jin Dynasty and Qi to attack Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty's counterattack, and the confrontation between the north and the south. This book has a grand narrative, a rigorous structure, and a plain writing style. From an objective perspective, it narrates the generous tragic song of the desperate resistance of the soldiers and civilians during the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty. Scenes of historical dramas were staged that made people burst into laughter, raise their eyebrows, or make people shed tears and sigh. It depicts vivid images of Song Huizong Zhao Ji, Song Gaozong Zhao Gou, Li Wanyan Zongbi, Li Gang, Zhang Jun, etc. It also depicts plots such as the emergence of treacherous ministers in the court in the late Northern Song Dynasty, which brought chaos to the country, the monarch's short-sighted military and repeated military failures, and the patriotic soldiers and civilians who desperately resisted the Jin soldiers, which can trigger readers' profound thinking about the rise and fall of chaos.