A Lifetime of Wealth

Traveling back to the reign of Renzong in the Northern Song Dynasty, he was named on the gold medal list, but because he offended the Queen Mother, he was sent to Lingnan as an official. Starting from a low-level official in the frontier and promoted step by step, Xu Ping finally reached his prime and wrote his own legend in the Song Dynasty. In the Northern Song Dynasty, which came from the troubled times of the Five Dynasties, all the aristocratic families were wiped out. There were no gentry in the society. The clan society had not yet been formed. The drastic class changes were unprecedented in the peaceful society. There were no longer untouchables under the rule of the Song Dynasty. This was an era in which the son of a slave could become a prime minister regardless of his origin, and a soldier could be promoted to the commander-in-chief of the army. This is the best time, for individuals, everything in life is possible. This was the worst of times. The huge standing army was well-equipped, but it suffered repeated defeats, ultimately dragging the entire nation into the abyss. This era changed Xu Ping, and Xu Ping also changed this era. The rich are richest in the world; the noble are noble and ministers. Following the footsteps of a time traveler, we look back at the elegance of the Song Dynasty that has gone far away.