Luo Shuichen

In the fourth year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty, Shen Ke, a doctor of history, traveled across time and became a refugee in Guanzhong, surviving in a desperate situation on the banks of the Luoshui River. Relying on his profound knowledge of the systems and classics of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, he wisely retired from the service and was taken in by the abbot of Jingfu Temple. Later, he met Fang Yanqian, Fang Xuanling's uncle and nephew, and was recommended as a scribe of Jingyang County because of his extraordinary knowledge. From then on, he took root in the troubled times. From clarifying household registration leaks and dividing local power, to improving weaponry and crafts, and training rural bravery to defend the city; from taking risks to modify the requisition list to save the family of an only son, to appeasing the refugees to open up wasteland, and using strategies to resolve the crisis of banditry, Shen Ke, with the idea of ​​"having light in his heart", protected the people in the land of Jingyang in the cracks of troubled times. He personally experienced the tragic defeat of the three expeditions to Goryeo, witnessed the conflagration of Yang Xuangan's rebellion, refused the solicitation of Li Mi, Zhang Xutuo and other forces, and always adhered to his original intention of "protecting the country and the people". When the world was in chaos, he gathered refugees, gathered food and grass, and fortified the city to build Jingyang into a pure land in the troubled times. With the advent of the prosperous age of Zhenguan, Shen Ke, who had seen through fame and wealth, chose to retire to his countryside, study agricultural books, improve agricultural tools, and benefit future generations with "Shen Gong Nong Shu". His life has gone through the vicissitudes of the chaos from the late Sui Dynasty to the Zhenguan era, from a refugee to a hermit, from joining the world to enlightening the world. Finally, in the realm of "Tao follows nature", the spiritual fire of "light in the heart" spans thousands of years and shines in the long river of history. The novel takes Shen Ke's life trajectory as the context, interweaves real historical events and fictional plots, and incorporates the wisdom of ancient books such as "Tao Te Ching" and "Essential Art of Elevating the People", which not only shows the fate of individuals in troubled times.