In 960 AD, the Chenqiao Mutiny takes place, and Zhao Kuangyin is proclaimed emperor.
A soul from later generations is born into the body of Zhao Kuangyin’s legitimate eldest son, who was supposed to die young: “Zhao Dexiu!”
Well-versed in history, he knows the chaos of the Five Dynasties is only the beginning. The real dangers are the future Axe and Candlelight Incident, the transfer of imperial power, and the century-long fate of a weakened and impoverished Song Dynasty.
Now that he has become Zhao the Elder’s son, he absolutely cannot let the Zhao family repeat its old mistakes!
The Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun are hard to reclaim? Then he will pacify the northwest, destroy Northern Han, defeat the Khitan, recover Youzhou and Yunzhou, and sweep across the realm!
From the founding at Chenqiao to the unification of the realm, Zhao Dexiu lays the foundations of a true empire for the Song, one step at a time.
Zhao Kuangyin: “My son Dexiu is truly Heaven’s gift to our Zhao clan!”
Zhao Guangyi: “Dear nephew, you take the throne. Your uncle only asks to live in comfort and wealth!”
The ministers: “With a crown prince like this, how can the realm fail to be pacified?”
The Khitan and other states: “Zhao Kuangyin is nothing to fear. His son, Zhao Dexiu, is the real threat!”
In this life, he will not be a prince who dies young.
He will become the Song Dynasty’s greatest crown prince, the man who secures the Zhao clan’s empire for generations to come!
“The ministers of the five realms of the Khitan, Dangxiang, Tubo, Uyghurs, and Dali bestowed the honorific title: ‘Heavenly Qaghan, Ruler of the Desert and All Chinese and Barbarians, Sage of Civil and Martial Virtues’”, Annals of Emperor Taizong, Song Dynasty
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