Tibetan History Order

The night when Helian's cavalry broke through the capital, the palace fire turned half the sky red. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty either died or surrendered. Only Taishi Ling Gu Lantai, a frail scholar who had only dealt with old papers all his life, made the most "stupid" decision: he would not die for his country or flee. Instead, he took an entire national archives of the essence of civilization - historical books, ritual and music maps, poems and articles - and embarked on the road of migrating south with a narrow escape. "The country can be destroyed, but history cannot be destroyed." This was the late emperor's last entrustment. In the crowd of people fleeing, Gu Lantai and his group of "remnants and defeated generals" composed of old ministers, young officials, and mute craftsmen became the most absurd and tragic scene. What they carry is not gold and silver, but the most "useless" letters; what they fight against is not swords, but forgetfulness and destruction. Amid the devastated rivers and mountains, they used paper and pen as sharp blades and words as armor to launch a protracted "civilized vigil" for this ruined dynasty. When the barbarians measured the land with iron hooves, these helpless scholars chose to use slips of paper to measure people's hearts. This is the ultimate protection that spans life and death and concerns the survival of civilization. The history pen is like a knife, carving out a character and inheritance that is more immortal than the dynasty.