If readers traveled back in time to ancient times, what would they do when they were emperors? If they were the last generation, they would turn the tide and revive China, or indulge in pleasure and open a harem.
But there is a different kind of person. He died in a muddle-headed manner. He accidentally traveled through time, but did not do what I mentioned above. After traveling through time, he died thinking about the future.
Why, the answer is his mentality, which means that he ignores the government affairs, but he doesn't want to have fun like a normal emperor, and he doesn't want to live in the world. That's because his heart is indifferent and confused.
After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, he witnessed the tragic humiliation of Jingkang, which stimulated him and awakened him. It awakened the national consciousness and humanity in his heart, which changed the mentality of the male protagonist. He wanted to save his nation.
Kong Yiyu was imprisoned and died of grief and anger, but God gave him a chance to travel through time again and enter the body of Emperor Zhao Gou of the Southern Song Dynasty to complete the promise of that life.