Book of the Sixth Generation of Chang'an

I lived in the Tang Dynasty for 289 years. I have seen the determination in the eyes of sixteen-year-old Li Shimin when he drew his bow at the Xuanwu Gate. I have seen the tiredness of Empress Wu Zhao rubbing her temples after approving the memorial. I have seen the snow in Fanyang on the day when Anlu Mountain raised troops was so heavy that it seemed to bury the world. I have also seen the tears of an old monk on Zhongnan Mountain when Chang'an was demolished into ruins. Li Bai drunkenly wrote poems next to me, Du Fu was still a thin young man looking for books in a book shop in Luoyang, and Bai Juyi walked past me when he went to court, with the wind on his clothes. I know everything. But I can't say anything. Because my job is just to witness. From the chaotic times of the late Sui Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, from the city of Xi'an in the 21st century to the Hanyuan Hall 1,300 years ago, this is an ordinary person who has lived for six lifetimes and uses his eyes to help you see the real Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin, Wu Zetian, Li Longji, Yang Guifei, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Guo Ziyi, Huang Chao... They are no longer names in history books, but living people - with tempers, weaknesses, crying, laughing, being confused, and stepping forward at critical moments to become history itself.