A Simmering Later Zhou

The arrogant general of Gaoping was defeated, and the Tang army, exhausted and crippled, collapsed. The great dynasty could shame the lesser dynasties, and the powerful prefecture was reorganized into Youzhou, causing it to tremble. Military achievements were magnificent, and cultural education flourished; those near and far looked to him and followed his lead. Adding to this, he surpassed the Han and Tang dynasties in just a few years, not just the twelve emperors of the Five Dynasties. Who are you, the one who casts the imperial edict before the palace, deceiving the lonely and widowed and usurping the throne? Emperor Gong still lives in the Kaibao era; the six ancestral temples of Luoyang should not be in ruins.

The silence was heavy with unresolved grievances; a bloody envoy rushed to the eastern wing. The Han emperor, having rewarded the army, did not return; how difficult was this journey for the Chamberlain! The soldiers ultimately became enemies of the Liu family; the yellow flag was raised as the banner of the Zhou people. Three years of virtuous governance are too numerous to recount; all officials paid close attention to their memorials. What he sought was to be a teacher for emperors for a hundred generations; why should he care for the relics of a fallen nation? He treated the people as himself; what use was money to him? Raising a son like Rong truly brought him an heir.

The story of the late Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.