Pingbo War History: Traveling Through the Historian's Experience of Troubled Times

In the fifth year of Longqing's reign, undercurrents surged in Bozhou in southwest China. High school history teacher Shang Shusheng accidentally passed away and became a local celebrity, Shang Susheng. He was recruited as a historian and staff member by Yang Yinglong, the young master of the Xuanwei Department in Bozhou. With the historical knowledge of later generations, he helped Yang Yinglong consolidate his power and inherited the duties of the Xuanwei envoy: rectifying the administration, setting up schools, reclaiming wasteland, and even planning to quell the surrounding rebellions, so that Bozhou, a relatively peaceful corner, could rise into a powerful town in the southwest. At that time, Yang Yinglong loved the people like a son and treated each other well. Shang Susheng also hoped to use his own efforts to rewrite history and achieve great success in the world. However, power corrodes the heart. As Bozhou's strength grew, Yang Yinglong gradually indulged in the dream of an emperor, transforming from a wise chieftain into a separatist, extravagant and domineering "Tu Emperor". The harsh government caused turmoil, and Emperor Wanli was furious. One hundred thousand Ming troops marched to the southwest, and the Pingbo War broke out. As a historian, he wrote down the details of the collapse of the prosperous age; as an aide, he was deeply involved in the choice between loyalty and conscience. Should we follow the trajectory of history, or go against the trend and save our old master? Is it to adhere to the way of heaven, or to maintain the friendship between monarch and ministers? In the turbulent times of war, Shang Susheng, who has traveled through time, not only needs to survive in the light of swords, but also has to deal with the struggle of human nature. This southwest storm that has been dusted by history, this tragedy of troubled times caused by the alienation of power, will slowly unfold through his unique knowledge.