Zhao Yu, a graduate student in the Department of Modern History, accidentally traveled through the Northern Song Dynasty and became the fourth son of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin - Zhao Defang, the prototype of the "Eight Wise Kings" in later generations' legends. At this time, the world was not yet unified, with the Hou Shu, Southern Tang and other separatist regimes surrounding him, and the northern Liao Kingdom watching with eager eyes; above the court, uncle Zhao Guangyi's power was overwhelming, and the shadow of "Candle Shadow and Ax Sound" has quietly shrouded.
Despite his status as a young prince, Zhao Defang hid the soul of a modern man and worked step by step in the secret fight in the palace: he used children's words to break the concubine's trap, used his wisdom to recruit the palace maiden eunuch as his spy, and laid chess pieces before the fight for the throne began. He is well aware of the outcome of history, and is not willing to sit back and wait for death - as long as his father is alive, he will make plans.
He used military exercises to show off his military prowess, improved the divine arm bow, and performed new formations, which earned the secret admiration of the Forbidden Army generals; he took advantage of the Southern Expedition to go to the front line in person, defeated the Southern Tang Navy with fire, conquered Wu and Yue without a single blow, and used real military exploits to tear open Zhao Guangyi's blockade; he also secretly weaved an intelligence network, from the harem to the border town, from the court to the enemy camp, and played with people's hearts and political power.
When the night of "Candle Shadow and Ax Sound" really came, he had already prepared a killing plan; when the new emperor came to the Nine Five-Year Plan, the Northern Han Dynasty was not at peace, and the Yanyun was not restored, he raised his sword and looked north. He wanted to use the experience of a time traveler and the iron fist of an emperor to rewrite the fate of the Song Dynasty with his own hands in this magnificent era, and eventually become the king of the Dingding Dynasty.
