Tongguanhen

In the fifteenth year of Tianbao, the setting sun in Tongguan reflected the tragic song of blood and fire. The fall of the pass sounded the death knell of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. This documentary-oriented historical novel takes the "fall of Tongguan" during the Anshi Rebellion as the core and unfolds a long scroll of troubled times spanning eight years - the struggle for power in the court and the iron-blooded fighting on the front line are intertwined. Lan's Guo Ziyi, the cunning and bloodthirsty An Lushan... Dozens of historical figures have shed their facial makeup labels and shown complex human nature in the tide of the times: behind Yang Guozhong's treacherous character is the survival anxiety of powerful officials, Ge Shuhan's pathos stems from the dilemma between being loyal to the emperor and knowing soldiers, and Xuanzong's regret hides the collapse of dignity of a prosperous emperor. From the clamor of Fan Yang's rebellion to the catastrophe of the fall of Chang'an, from the soul-breaking of Bai Ling at Mawei Station to the desperate counterattack of Lingwu's troops, from the tragic defense of Suiyang to the tragic recovery of the two capitals, each plot is rooted in historical materials such as "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" and "Old Book of Tang" to restore the cruelty of the power game, the fate of the confrontation between civil and military forces, and the suffering of people's livelihood under the war machine. The work not only re-enacts historical events, but also digs deeper into the root causes of the collapse of the prosperous age: the decline of centralized power and the expansion of the power of vassal towns, the alienation of monarchy and the corruption of the bureaucratic system, and the greed and loyalty of human nature. In the intertwining of the wars and intrigues of the palace, it not only shows the bloody and tragic wars in the cold weapon era, but also depicts the ups and downs of individuals in troubled times - whether it is the power struggles of emperors and generals, or the life and death choices of ordinary soldiers and ordinary people, they all reflect the eternal light of humanity in the torrent of history.