The Stars of the Great Song: Emperor Renzong and His Esteemed Ministers

Name: The Stars of the Great Song: Emperor Renzong and His Esteemed Ministers
Author: Misty Boat on the River at Dusk

大宋群星：宋仁宗和他的名臣们

by Misty Boat on the River at Dusk (晚江凝雾舟野渡)

Status: Completed
Length: 313k Words
Genre: Historical
Subgenre: Historical & Ancient
Updated: 5mo ago
Source: Fanqie

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Synopsis

During his 42-year reign, Emperor Renzong of Song never pursued grand ambitions of conquest or territorial expansion, yet he ushered in the most dazzling age for scholars in Chinese history.

In an easygoing, accessible style, this book recounts the remarkable lives of famous ministers such as Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng, and Di Qing. It has frontier fires in the northwest, new policies at court, impartial trials, and literary brilliance, as well as clashes between ideals and reality and the steadfast integrity of the principled.

A gentle yet brilliant vision of the Northern Song at its height slowly unfolds.