After the Song-Liao-Chanyuan alliance in the first year of Jingde, the Northern Song Dynasty tried its best to recuperate internally and adopted restraint and appeasement to the northwest parties.
Li Deming reigned for nearly thirty years. On the one hand, he proclaimed himself a minister to the Song Dynasty and was canonized by the Song Dynasty. On the other hand, he secretly established the system, built palaces, appointed hundreds of officials, and respected his father as the emperor, paving the way for Li Yuanhao to establish the country and proclaim himself the emperor.
The novel spans the era of Li Deming (suffering and gathering strength) to the era of Li Yuanhao (showing his sharp edge).
