The History of the Song Dynasty Is No Mere Smoke

Name: The History of the Song Dynasty Is No Mere Smoke
Author: Sincere Scholar

宋史并不如烟

by Sincere Scholar (真心书生)

Status: Completed
Length: 2.0M Words
Genre: Historical
Subgenre: Historical & Ancient
Updated: 11mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will immediately shed the sense of distance that comes with “reading history,” stepping straight into the elegant yet impassioned world of the Northern and Southern Song.

Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will see Zhao Kuangyin receiving the imperial yellow robe at Chenqiao Station, the morning frost still on his fingertips and hopes for good governance in his eyes.

Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will encounter Fan Zhongyan writing furiously over his reform proposals. Ink blots spread across the page bearing the words “Be the first to worry about the world's troubles and the last to enjoy its pleasures,” every line filled with devotion to his country and people.

Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will enter Wang Anshi's court, watching him debate the assembled scholars and push forward his reforms. The memorial in his hands is filled with his determination to “enrich the country and strengthen its military,” while the frost at his temples speaks of the hardships along the road to reform.

Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will enter Emperor Huizong's study, watching the brush slice across the page as he writes in Slender Gold script. The flowing lines on the rice paper embody the height of elegance. You will also see him lose the majesty of an emperor and fall into helpless panic as the enemy closes in on the capital during the Jingkang Crisis.

Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will rush to Yue Fei's battlefield against the Jin. Mounted with his spear aimed at the enemy lines, he cries, “Return our rivers and mountains!” His call makes the banners snap in the wind, and the dust on his armor still carries the smoke of Zhuxian Town.

Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will enter Wen Tianxiang's prison cell, where he writes by a dim lamp, “Since ancient times, who has escaped death?” His unwavering patriotism shines brighter than the wintry plum blossoms outside the window.

Open this book, The Song Dynasty: A History That Still Lives, and you will stand beside the raging waves of Yashan, watching Lu Xiufu leap into the sea with the young emperor in his arms. The tragic courage of the hundred thousand soldiers and civilians who followed them left the Song people's integrity carved into the vast waters.

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