I Realized It and Decided to Recreate the Prosperous Tang Dynasty

When talking about the Song Dynasty, people always like to mention it in parallel with the Tang Dynasty. As far as the eye can see, most of them compare its territory with that of the Tang Dynasty at its peak, and compare its magnanimity with that of Chang'an when all the kingdoms came to court. It seems that since the Song Dynasty was born, it should inherit all the glory of that glorious and prosperous era. But the truth of history is often hidden in the details that are ignored. What the Song Dynasty inherited when it was founded was never the prosperous Tang Dynasty with its dazzling poetry and vast territories, nor the turbulent late Tang Dynasty with its vassal towns and separatist regimes. Instead, after the chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the "Great Dark Age" in which the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms attacked each other and shattered the mountains and rivers - was a mess in which people were displaced, cultural connections were broken, and territories were fragmented. There is no "what if" when writing history books. Those regrets and unfinished works can only be sealed in the pile of old papers. But literature can break shackles, and stories can rewrite chapters. This time, we might as well tear apart the established trajectory of history and boldly ask: What would the Song Dynasty be like if it were no longer trapped in the shackles of weakness? Let's take a look at how the Song Dynasty in this life mobilized its troops and went north to regain the sixteen states of Yanyun, avenging a century-old humiliation; how it restarted trade routes and let the Silk Road fly the banner of the Song Dynasty again; how it promoted its power in the southern border, conquered Siam, and protected its vassals; how it marched northward with iron blood, expelled the Tartars, and stabilized the border; how it swept across Mobei, sealed the wolf in Xu, and restored the military might of the Han family! This time, let the Song Dynasty surpass the monument of the prosperous Tang Dynasty and create the supreme glory of China! The following story starts from this "if" and takes you into a different Song Dynasty.