Tang Dynasty Shuangbi

This book is based on the official history of "Old Book of Tang", "New Book of Tang" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", with Xu Shiji and Xu Jingzong running in parallel, connecting the political and political disputes in the court, restoring the times from the late Sui Dynasty to the early Tang Dynasty, and depicting the real and complex lives of these two famous officials. In 618, Yu Wenhuaji killed Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, and one hundred thousand Xiaoguo troops returned to the west. Yu Wenhua and Sima Dekan, who feared the hero of the rebellion, tested each other and set traps. Xu Shiji stood firm in Liyang and supported each other with Li Mi to resist Yu Wenhua and his army, and a melee between the heroes completely unfolded. Li Yuan took the opportunity to establish the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an. Dou Jiande conquered Liyang and abducted Xu Shiji's family. He left his relatives and returned to the Tang Dynasty alone to serve the King of Qin. Xu Jingzong first followed Li Mi and then entered the Prince of Qin's palace, witnessing the intensification of the conflict between the crown prince and the King of Qin. He did not participate in the Xuanwumen incident, but had already secretly planned to assist Li Zhi. During the Zhenguan period, Xu Jingzong took advantage of his demoted official position to patrol the south of the Yangtze River, track down powerful private soldiers and concealed land properties, filling the national treasury. On his deathbed, Taizong entrusted the two men to check and balance the Guanlong clan. During Li Zhi's reign, there were many disturbances such as the deposed Wang Liwu, Fang Yiai's rebellion, and the liquidation of the eldest son Sun Wuji. Xu Jingzong planned step by step to dismantle the power of the old clan; Liu Rengui wrote "Five Strategies of Baekje" and defeated the foreign enemies in the battle of Baijiangkou. Xu Shiji died of illness and Xu Jingzong resigned from office in his later years. The two had ups and downs in their lives, living in troubled times and competing in the court. They walked out of a life with very different appearances but the same goal of the country.