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After the Anshi Rebellion, the glory of the Tang Dynasty was gone forever. "The Tang Empire on the Blade" starts from this period of history and describes a Tang Empire that walked on the blade with a precarious destiny. Although Emperor Daizong Li Yu did not have the courage to turn the tide, nor the ability to determine the fate of the world, he was a competent and successful ruler. His son Dezong Li Shi accidentally opened "Pandora's Box" due to his impulsiveness. For a while, the demons danced wildly and the sun and moon were dimmed. Between the vassal towns, armies fought for territory; within the vassal towns, tragedies of soldiers betraying Jiedu and establishing new lords were staged in turn. In "The Tang Empire on the Blade", there are both secret wrestling and head-on confrontation; there are both smoke-filled wars and bloodless battles! When the prosperity came to an end, who saw the sadness and desolation in the second half of the Tang Dynasty?

At the beginning of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the powerful minister Yu Wenhu dominated the court. The forces of the Wei Dynasty were ready to move. Outside, there was military coercion from the Northern Qi Dynasty. The Southern Liang Dynasty sought to restore the country; while the newly ascended Ming Emperor Yu Wenyu and his party needed to gain a foothold and seek development amid many difficulties. Some people hope to disrupt the situation, while others hope to maintain stability. The intertwined contradictions manifest into a series of strange and horrifying murders. In order to get her family out of trouble, Dugu Zhilan, the daughter of Dugu Xin, had no choice but to jump into this complicated situation. However, after repeated reasoning and investigation, she discovered that the mystery was like a chess game, and she was just a pawn in the game. And this chess game involving many parties and lasting for decades has just begun.

The Tang Dynasty was a powerful empire that gave birth to the Khan of Heaven, and a powerful dynasty that created the prosperous Kaiyuan era. The sudden invasion of the Anshi Rebellion caused the Tang Empire to fall into an abyss of pain in an instant. The glory of the past has turned into fragments of memory that remain in the wind and rain. The Daming Palace, which once remembered the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, has long been lost in the red dust, and the East-West Market, which once recorded the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, has long disappeared into the depths of history. Only the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, which has gone through many vicissitudes of life, still seems like an old man silently telling the glory of the past. In order to fully understand the thrilling incident that ended the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty, let us peel off the veil of time, shake off the dust of history, and enter the historical time and space of the golden age...

This book starts with seven ancient mysteries and provides an in-depth interpretation of the magnificent history of the two Song Dynasties. The author carefully combs the logical relationships of massive historical materials, boldly speculates, carefully verifies, and strives to understand the true motivations of the characters and restore the historical truth.

This book follows the wonderful story of the first "The Great Zhou Dynasty 1: The Five Elements Wonders" and tells the story of Dugu Zhilan and Yu Wenyong working together to solve the crisis in Yuanzhou. Emperor Yu Wenyong of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, who had been on the throne for three years, decided to go to Yuanzhou on the Lantern Festival. For a time, the three major forces, the Marquis Office of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Blood Guards of Nanliang, and the Enemy and Wen Division of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, all set their sights on this important town in the northwest and made plans one after another. At the same time, a strange incident involving skeletons walking at night occurred in Yuanzhou, which was originally peaceful. After that, all kinds of creepy and strange things happened one after another. Dugu Zhilan's youngest son was falsely accused of being possessed by an evil spirit and was brutally murdered. Her husband Li Bian was also wanted. In desperation, Zhilan embarked on the road to pursue the murderer alone. In a desperate situation, Zhi Lan encounters Yu Wenyong's brother Yu Wenzhi, and the feeling of déjà vu that she has felt for many years suddenly comes over her. Under Yu Wenzhi's protection and cooperation, Zhi Lan gradually approached the truth of various conspiracies. But in the end, what she didn't expect was that the mastermind behind the scenes was always around, which triggered her endless thoughts about love, human nature, and worldly affairs.

After the lonely Tianbao, there are only wormwood in the garden and huts. There are more than a hundred families in my house, and the world is in chaos. After the Anshi Rebellion, faced with internal and external troubles and the Tang Empire in decline, what decisions did the rulers of Li and Tang make? The country has gone from abandonment, self-confidence, tolerance and openness to solidification, complacency, blindness and disorder. Why has the country's fate declined and led to its demise? Li Xudong, a scholar of literature and history, will help you uncover the historical mysteries of the rise and fall of the Li and Tang dynasties, and gain insight into the sudden changes in the court after the Anshi Rebellion. From a multi-dimensional and global perspective, he will show the personal choices and struggles in the dramatic changes of the times.

At the beginning of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the powerful minister Yu Wenhu dominated the court. The forces of the Wei Dynasty were ready to move. Outside, there was military coercion from the Northern Qi Dynasty. The Southern Liang Dynasty sought to restore the country; while the newly ascended Ming Emperor Yu Wenyu and his party needed to gain a foothold and seek development amid many difficulties. Some people hope to disrupt the situation, while others hope to maintain stability. The intertwined contradictions manifest into a series of strange and horrifying murders. In order to get her family out of trouble, Dugu Zhilan, the daughter of Dugu Xin, had no choice but to jump into this complicated situation. However, after repeated reasoning and investigation, she discovered that the mystery was like a chess game, and she was just a pawn in the game. And this chess game involving many parties and lasting for decades has just begun.

The 300-year history of the Song Dynasty is narrated from the perspective of eight empress dowagers who listened behind the curtain, including "History of the Song Dynasty", "Song Hui Yao Yao Yao", "Xu Zizhi Tongjian Changbian", "Records of the Years since Jianyan", "Miscellaneous Notes of the Government and the Wilderness since Jianyan", "Three Dynasties to the North" "Meng Hui Compilation", "Continuation of Zizhi Tongjian Chang's Chronicles", "Dynasty Chronology Outline", "Ten Dynasties Outline of the Imperial and Song Dynasties", "Taiping Baoxun Political Annals", "Zhongxing Two Dynasties Holy Government", "Zhongxing Two Dynasties Chronology Outline", "Zhongxing Two Dynasties Chronology Outline", "Summary of the Two Dynasties Chronicles" Based on official histories such as "The Complete History of the Song Dynasty" and "Political Figures of the Three Dynasties of the Song Dynasty", combined with original documents such as "Collection of Imperial Edicts of the Song Dynasty", and with reference to personal collections such as "Collected Works of Fan Wenzhenggong" and "Memorials of Bao Xiaosu", it provides an in-depth interpretation of the history of the Song Dynasty. From the perspective of the special group of empress dowagers, it clarifies the political struggles between the emperor, empress dowager, supreme emperor, and powerful ministers, as well as the historical context and behavioral logic behind the complicated events, allowing readers to get closer to the historical truth.