Built around the sixty images of the "Tui Bei Tu" and spanning 1,300 years of history, this novel weaves an epic narrative reminiscent of China’s "One Hundred Years of Solitude". Major historical turning points, including Wu Zetian’s ascension to the throne, the An Lushan Rebellion, and the Jingkang Incident, are reinterpreted through the lens of prophecies fulfilled. The book not only interprets the thirty-six images tied to events that have already occurred, but, more importantly, boldly deciphers the twenty-four that have yet to come.
The book introduces a groundbreaking “three-dimensional system of interpretation”:
Celestial phenomena (astrological portents)
Human affairs (court intrigue and political scheming)
Objects (prophetic artifacts)
It connects microscopic life forms with macro-scale history, with an imaginative scope comparable to the “Guzheng Operation” in "The Three-Body Problem".
The book also marks a breakthrough in scholarly value. Its research draws on forty-seven categories of obscure historical sources, including Tang dynasty astronomy and Dunhuang manuscripts. Its citation of the “ant colony divination formation” in document P.3810, for example, fills a gap at the intersection of historical fiction and the study of divination.
If there are no signs of 43 and 44, can't we say that?
The book is very good, and I know some history that I didn't know before!
Very good 👍Rich content
Very worth collecting
Beautiful and well written!
Not bad, the storyline is interesting