In 907 AD, the prosperous Tang Dynasty entered the chaotic Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era, and the people of the Central Plains were in dire straits. In an era when wars broke out and rebels swarmed, the royal power was constantly changing. People lost their homes and relatives in fear. The powerful minister Zhu Quanzong (Zhu Wen) usurped power and killed the emperor to establish the Later Liang Dynasty and proclaimed himself emperor. What is ridiculous is that he was killed by his own son seventeen years later. No wonder Tao Yuanming often starts with "woohu" in "New History of the Five Dynasties"——
People are suffering extreme hardships. There are stupid kings at the top and cruel officials at the bottom. There are taxes that are constantly suppressed in the middle, and there are wars for years. How can we explain that the lives of people are in ruins? There are also scenes of thrilling stories taking place in the rivers and lakes——