In the second year of Xiangxing's reign, Yashan overturned and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians went to sea to die for their country. The Song Dynasty came to an end. The last young master, Zhao Bing, who was only eight years old, managed to survive in the sea of blood. From then on, there was no Song Emperor Zhao Bing in the world, only a traveler who traveled through troubled times incognito - Song Yi, also known as Yi Feng.
After witnessing the tragedy of broken mountains and rivers and the sacrifice of thousands of people, he gave up his obsession with restoring the dynasty. When I was young, I made up my mind: I will not live up to the Zhao and Song dynasties, and I will live up to the common people. I don't want to let the people of the world die in vain for the rise and fall of a dynasty. Since then, he has followed Lu Xiufu in exile all over the world, from the fishing village of Danmin to the Yao Village in Lingnan, from the ancient Hakka south migration route to the fireworks city in southern Fujian. He studied medicine to help the world and practiced martial arts to protect himself. He acquired skills in the ups and downs of troubled times and understood the justice of the people in the suffering world.
In the following decades, he traveled thousands of miles across mountains and rivers. He learned about the rise and fall of the abandoned capital in Lin'an, went to Dadu to admire the righteousness, traveled to Japan, went to Nanyang, entered Kunlun, and traveled to the Western Regions, traversing multiple civilizations and seeing through the illusion of dynasty changes. From a timid orphan seeking survival, he grew up to be a benevolent master who was good at both civil and military affairs and had the world in mind. He completely broke away from the shackles of the emperor's identity and completed his self-salvation and transformation.
Dynasties will eventually fall, but cultural heritage will never be cut off. This is a song that spans half a lifetime in troubled times, a life practice about reconciliation, perseverance and inheritance. Song Yi devoted his life to setting up his mind for heaven and earth, establishing his destiny for the people, and continuing his unique knowledge for the past saints. He did not pursue royal power and hegemony, but only sought to pick up the spark of civilization and protect the peace of the people. Finally, he retired to the cliff mountain, which confirmed the eternal resilience of Chinese civilization.