A Glorious Sky Screen, Conversations Across the Ages

A sky screen connects countless dynasties. A transmigrator from a parallel world becomes an observer of history. He does not pass judgment on the loyal or the treacherous. Instead, he tells emperors about the forces shaping their era and the consequences of their actions. Ying Zheng asks him, “Why did my Great Qin fall?” He speaks with Yue Fei at Fengbo Pavilion: “General, you were loyal to your country, while the emperor wanted to protect his family. This wasn’t a treacherous minister’s plot. It was a dead end created by the times.” He wanders freely through dynasties, chatting and laughing with princes, ministers, generals, and common folk alike. When emperors from every dynasty come to ask him about their nations’ fortunes, Chen Mo poses questions of his own: “Who owns this land? Is history driven by great heroes or by the people? How has a national culture endured for thousands of years without interruption?” Thought becomes the new mainstream…