I Want a Prosperous Northern Song Dynasty

... The shame of Jingkang is drawing near. I cannot bear to see the Northern Song bask in such hollow prosperity. ... Reborn in the body of Cai Jing's sixth son, I refuse to rest on my wealth and privilege. I lay down my brush and take up arms, hiding my scholarly weakness behind a mask. After three years in the army, I earn glorious victories, hoping to change the fate of the Northern Song. ... But Tong Guan is hungry for glory. My three thousand battle-hardened soldiers are unjustly slaughtered, and I am branded a rebel general as they become a rebel army. ... Cai Xiu escapes by feigning death. With a heart full of grief and anger, he vanishes into the city and lets the Northern Song wallow in its hollow prosperity, waiting for the shame of Jingkang to arrive. In this way, he will avenge his three thousand loyal soldiers on the treacherous court that had them killed. ... Yet as he continues down this path, he ultimately cannot bear to see the country fall and families torn apart. Little by little, he begins to dream of building a truly prosperous Northern Song.