A modern ancient book restorer traveled to the end of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty when the "Selected Works of Zhaoming" was about to be burned. He saved the ancient classics with advanced annotations, but fell into the whirlpool of power. He had to use literary ink as his armor and exegesis as his sword to protect the fire of civilization in the blood and fire of Hou Jing's Rebellion.
Historical background: AD 548, the eve of Hou Jing's Rebellion. Prince Xiao Tong has passed away, and "Selected Works of Zhaoming" was written only twenty years ago and has not been widely circulated.
According to the history of the original work, after Hou Jing captured Jiankang, he burned the books in the East Palace. The original manuscripts and early copies of "Selected Works of Zhaoming" were almost completely destroyed, and only a few were circulated.
Travelers need to preserve the "Selected Works" in troubled times, and through the cultural act of "annotation", survive in the multiple cracks of politics, military, and culture. In the end, this collection will transcend its original historical influence and become a beacon of civilization in troubled times.
