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The Biography of Li Yu, the Ci Emperor in Troubled Times

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In the turbulent times of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the Southern Tang Dynasty was like a gentle afterglow in the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River - prosperity and stability but hidden dangers. Under the elegance of literati governance, there was an undercurrent of alienation among generals and the presence of powerful neighbors. Li Yu, the prince with strange eyes, was destined to be involved in the whirlpool of fate since his birth. He is the "Emperor in Ci", and his pen and ink are full of Jiangnan romance and the sorrow of his family and country. Every poem is a footnote to fate; he is a helpless emperor, whose benevolent nature and imperial responsibilities are in fierce conflict, and he is struggling in the court games and the disputes among the ten kingdoms. Emperor Zhou E used music as a matchmaker and became his soul mate, and together they composed the masterpiece of "Neon Clothes and Feathered Clothes". Empress Xiao used infatuation as a shield to accompany him from the palace of Jinling to the prison of Bianjing, witnessing the true love in adversity. Han Xizai's loyal advice, Song Qiqiu's political tactics, and Li Jingsui's covetousness all created a web of power that enveloped him. The novel connects more than 50 poems by Li Yu throughout his life, and integrates a delicate narrative into the rigorous historical research. In the intertwining of love, hatred, family and country, it restores the complete legend of a literary monarch who was "born into the wrong emperor's family" and went from a romantic prince to a tragic prisoner in the tide of the times. It has historical thickness, literary poetry and artistic quality.