The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms plunge the land into chaos. Northern horsemen trample the Central Plains, countless Han people are slaughtered, and survivors become prey for anyone to butcher.
After losing his family, Xia Qing gathers the surviving refugees and flees through desperate territory, heading for the mysterious Xia Ruins in search of a chance to live. The young Zhao Kuangyin joins his band, growing stronger amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
A branch of the ancient Great Xia, hidden from the world for a thousand years, quietly emerges. Xia Yinhua lends covert aid, teaching them ancient methods of warfare and kindling the flames of resistance.
Fighting side by side, the two men defeat barbarian warlords and bring a century of chaos to an end. In the end, Zhao Kuangyin dons the imperial robes and establishes the Great Song, but an ancestral injunction prevents him from recording the debt he owes to Great Xia for saving his life.
As time passes, artifacts from Sanxingdui come to light, finally revealing this long-buried secret history of those who protected Chinese civilization!
Patriotic fervor | Two male leads | Survival in a chaotic age | Historical what-if | Fierce resistance | A thousand-year-old secret history
Adapted from real history, it restores the chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms before the establishment of the Song Dynasty, introduces the lost dynasty to rescue the Han people's bloodline, and integrates modern society's understanding of Sanxingdui cultural relics. It depicts Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin, his growth process, and the lives of his ten brothers, a feast from the perspective of the two protagonists. The novel "Dawn Before the Establishment of the Song Dynasty" continues to be updated. Highlights 1. Understand how Xia Qing led the remnants of Qinghedu and found Xia Xi's only hope through the veteran's last words. Point 2. When did Zhao Kuangyin join the rebel army and fight against the barbarian invasion alongside the protagonist? Highlight 3. The life stories of Zhao Kuangyin and the ten brothers in official history. Highlight 4. The trajectory of the Song Dynasty adapted from official history, life in the imperial harem, and the love and hatred between Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin and his three concubines.