The whole book concisely summarizes the historical context of the two Song Dynasties and three hundred years, from the rebellion of Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao to the establishment of the Song Dynasty, to the worship of literature and suppression of martial arts, high economic and cultural prosperity, to frequent foreign wars, partial peace in the south of the Yangtze River, and finally its demise. It tells the story of the political system, economic changes, technological and cultural achievements and military difficulties of the Song Dynasty, and objectively presents the rise and fall of the Song Dynasty when prosperity and weakness coexisted, and the heyday of civilized governance was intertwined with foreign aggression.
