"He saved the nation from peril, steadied the realm amid chaos, and raised a young emperor from infancy. What could even the sages of old have done to surpass this?" From The Book of Later Xia, Biography of Xia Jingyun
"Gaoyang's political acumen was unfathomable, and his foresight seemed divine. His talent as a hero was unmatched... He loyally assisted the young emperor of the Southern Dynasty, bringing peace to all under heaven... He stood firm as a mountain." From The Book of Liang, Annals of Emperor Yuan
"A minister who holds supreme military and political power, so that the people know only the chancellor and not the emperor, acting arrogantly and disregarding the rites owed by a subject: this is nothing short of treason!" Bai Yunbian, a great scholar of the Xia dynasty
"Excellent! If only I had had this man to assist me, I would not have had to work so hard to achieve what I have today!" A later emperor
"A true man should act like Xia Gaoyang: upright and open, bright as the sun and moon. Even an orphan or a widow would not be deceived or dispossessed by him as he claimed the realm!" A later powerful minister
In the twenty-third year of Chongning in the Great Xia dynasty, the convict Xia Jingyun was clinging to life in a labor camp outside Jiang'an County, Jianning Commandery.
The blazing sun overhead, the basket of dirt in his hands, and the overseer's whip slowly wore away his life.
Until a soul from another time and space arrived.
And so, one man subdued the court, held the north and south in both hands, and commanded the respect and awe of all quarters, winning glory, riches, a beautiful wife, and concubines...
The Great Xia's foremost minister, Xia Jingyun, courtesy name Gaoyang, known as "The Everlasting Sun of the Great Xia Dynasty."
