The afterglow of the Tang Dynasty was gone, and the land of China was sinking. In 907 AD, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty and established Liang Dynasty, ushering in the most turbulent period of division in Chinese history. Over the past seventy years, the Five Dynasties in the Central Plains have changed, and the ten southern kingdoms have been separated.
The novel focuses on the struggle for hegemony among tycoons in troubled times such as Zhu Wen, Li Cunxu, Shi Jingtang, Chai Rong, etc., Showing their legendary destiny of rising in blood and fire, and rising and falling in intrigue and betrayal. From Zhu Wen's brutal founding of the country to Li Cunxu's untimely death; from Shi Jingtang's ceding territory for glory to Chai Rong's heroic strategy, every hero interprets the cruelty and glory of this era.
The troubled times will eventually end. The novel focuses on Zhao Kuangyin, the end of troubled times. After witnessing decades of war, he shouldered the historic mission of rebuilding unity. Chenqiao mutiny, Huangpao joined forces, established the Song Dynasty, and solved the stubborn problem of feudal separatism with the political wisdom of "a glass of wine to release military power".
This is not only a historical novel that shows war and intrigue, but also a grand epic that explores the Chinese civilization's pursuit of unity amidst division and the re-establishment of order amidst chaos.
