The Rise and Fall of Xiao Qi: Twenty-Three Years of Troubled Times

During the troubled times of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the country changed hands several times. In the last years of the Liu Song Dynasty, the court was in constant turmoil, the clans were fighting each other, a tyrant was in power, the government and the opposition were alienated, and the world was already devastated. At a time when the building was about to collapse, Xiao Daocheng relied on his military exploits and rose steadily amidst the chaos. He went through dangers, cut off the stubbornness, and won people's hearts. He finally ended the rule of Liu Song and opened the second dynasty of the Southern Dynasty - Xiao Qi. This book narrates the official history in popular vernacular, without joking, performing, or seeking novelties. It starts from the troubled times to the founding of the new dynasty, and restores the changes at the beginning of the Xiao Qi Dynasty step by step, revealing a little-known story about the rise and fall of the Six Dynasties. Twenty-three years have passed since then.