Seizing the Direct Line: from the Sick and Weak Prince to Quan Bing of the Great Song Dynasty

Zhao Dezhao, a modern retired special forces soldier + librarian, changed his family's jade pendant and became the son of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin was in his later years, and there was an undercurrent in the palace. His uncle Zhao Kuangyi was ambitious, and the original owner was timid and powerless, and he was reduced to a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Armed with modern military thinking, historical cognition and knowledge reserves, he worked step by step: deftly overcoming false accusations in the court, investigating people's livelihood among the people, standing out with water conservancy reforms, and benefiting the people with new agricultural tools; recruiting skilled craftsmen to develop repeating crossbows and trebuchets, uniting tribes to isolate Xixia, and leading troops to conquer many battles; reforming the imperial examinations to recruit talents, rectifying finances to consolidate the country's foundation, building transportation links across the country, and expanding commerce to enrich the national treasury. The road to seize the throne is extremely dangerous, with poisonings, coups, and frauds coming one after another, and Zhao Kuangyi's black hands never stop; the border is full of wars, Xixia invades, the Liao covets, Japanese pirates harass the border, and foreign invasions constantly test the strength of the Song Dynasty. As the prince, he took charge of the government, commanded the military, suppressed rebellions, expanded territory, and single-handedly created the prosperous Song Dynasty with abundant finances, strong military equipment, and the coming of all nations. From a weak prince seeking survival in the palace, to a powerful prince, to an emperor who laid an eternal foundation, let's see how Zhao Dezhao reversed history, and in the game of swords, shadows and power, he found the strongest counterattack path belonging to the Song Dynasty!