True historical portrayal: The Tang Dynasty is like a bright pearl. This book takes you from the Taiyuan Uprising of the founding emperor Li Yuan, to the Zhenguan rule of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, the Xuanwumen Revolution, the path of Empress Wu Zetian, to the prosperous Kaiyuan era of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty and Li Longji, to the Anlushan Rebellion, and the turmoil of the late Tang Dynasty.
The stories of each emperor are full of legends. Their secret history of the palace, the love between their children, their fierce fighting, their political strategies and their iron-blooded tactics are fascinating to talk about.
The twenty-one emperors were either wise and decisive or incompetent. They either created a prosperous age or caused wars. It is these colorful stories that together constitute this long historical novel. Let us return to the ups and downs of the dynasty together.
