Xue Gang's Rebellion Against the Tang Dynasty in Plain Language

Xue Gang Turns Against the Tang is a traditional Chinese tale. The book tells of Xue Gang, son of Xue Dingshan, Prince of the Two Liaos. By nature, he stood up for the wronged and was always getting into trouble. During the Lantern Festival, he killed the Crown Prince and startled the emperor to death, bringing disaster upon himself. His entire family was implicated and executed by Wu Zetian. Xue Gang later fled alone to Western Liao and brought back an army. He assisted Li Xian, Prince of Luling, in waging war against Wu Zetian.