Emperor of Later Zhou

In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the Later Zhou Dynasty did not last long, but it laid the foundations for the Song Dynasty that followed. Both emperors of Later Zhou, Guo Wei and Chai Rong, could be considered wise rulers. Sadly, they both died young, giving Zhao Kuangyin the chance to usurp the throne and seize power. If those two emperors had lived longer, there would have been no Song Dynasty.

The story of this book begins when Guo Wei, the founding emperor of Later Zhou, joins the army...