Song Dynasty: the Price of Civilization

There is no tyrant sweeping the world here, There is no iron-blooded emperor who slaughters cities at every turn. On the contrary - This is the most civilized, richest, most artistic, and most complex dynasty in Chinese history. Here: *The emperor battled wits with the civil servants every day; *Ministers decide the fate of the country by talking; *The literati wrote lyrics while impeaching each other to death; *Generals fight desperately, but are always on guard; *Business is as prosperous as ancient New York; *Bianjing's night is more lively than many modern cities. But that's why. This dynasty is becoming more and more like a delicate and fragile porcelain. It has the best culture, economy and aesthetics, But gradually lost the power to fight against the troubled times. So: *Zhao Kuangyin opened the era with a yellow robe; *Kou Zhun pushed the cowardly emperor to the front line; *Fan Zhongyan wants to save the world; *Wang Anshi tried to change the destiny of the empire; *Sima Guang tried his best to stop him; *Su Shi spent half his life wandering in party strife, but still loved life; *The entire Song Dynasty, between prosperity and crisis, was moving towards its end step by step.