The Eagle Minister of the Late Song

The Eagle Minister of the Song Dynasty’s Last Years

In 1278, one year before the Battle of Yashan.

Chen Mo, a modern history PhD, suddenly dies in a library. When he wakes, he discovers he has become Lu Xiufu, the Southern Song dynasty’s Left Chancellor.

The Song court is now fleeing in panic across the sea, having enthroned the seven-year-old Zhao Bing. Factional infighting plagues the court, while Mongol cavalry closes in. According to the history books, one year from now Lu Xiufu will leap into the sea at Yashan with the young emperor on his back. Eighty thousand Song soldiers and civilians will follow them in death, bringing the Southern Song dynasty to an end.

But this time, history will not repeat itself.

Chen Mo knows everything. He knows the Mongol army’s tactics, Kublai Khan’s temperament, Zhang Shijie’s weaknesses, Wen Tianxiang’s predicament, and the fates of every key figure. He knows the Southern Song did not fall because of military defeat, but because of politics: court infighting, rampant corruption, obstruction by the peace faction, and local power brokers hedging their bets.

Since Heaven has given him another chance, he will turn this sinking ship around.

From Haizhu Island to Yashan, from the Fujian coast to Dadu and Yanjing, from recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun to uniting the Western Regions, Tibet, Yunnan, and Vietnam. He will forge a path to unification, making the “royal army’s northward march to reclaim the Central Plains” that Lu You never lived to see a reality in his hands.

This is a historical transmigration novel. The protagonist transmigrates into Lu Xiufu at the end of the Southern Song dynasty. Using his knowledge of history and modern military theory, he changes the fate of the dynasty, ultimately unifying all of China and restoring the territory of the Han and Tang dynasties.