Leaning on the Fence for Thousands of Years, Starting from Wang Mang's Usurpation of the Han Dynasty

This is not a time travel novel, nor is it a fun novel, so read it with caution. A thousand years. Stand at the railing and watch. Watch the dynasty rise and fall again. Watch the hero stand up and fall down again. Watch the flowers bloom and fall, and people come and go. Wang Mang thought he could save the world. Cao Cao thought he could keep the Han Dynasty. Li Shimin thought he could create an everlasting dynasty. Zhao Kuangyin thought he could change the country's name to Zhao forever. They're both right. They just don't see the cracks beneath their feet. This book is not a history textbook, nor is it an academic paper. It is a person standing on the railing of time, pointing out to you the people and things worth seeing in this thousand years. You stand on the other side of the railing. Whatever you see, that will be what you see in this thousand years.