Full Tang Splendor

The prosperous Tang dynasty was dazzling with flowers in full bloom, yet an earth-shattering upheaval was about to begin.

In the fifth year of Tianbao, he opened his eyes and saw the grand and mighty flourishing age of "the bright Tang bestowed by Heaven upon the ten thousand states": famous generals like clouds, vast territories; capable ministers like rain, overflowing granaries; brilliant poetry, dazzling literature; breathtaking beauty, song and dance filling the air.

He also saw the court intoxicated and obsessed, arrogant and extravagant, endlessly vying for power; the empire teetering, accumulations of corruption everywhere; Hu rebels stirring, human lives worth no more than grass.

When the war drums of Yuyang shook the earth, he insisted on making sure this Tang would not lose its splendor.

(The author’s old book with 300,000 average subscriptions, Finish the Song, has already concluded.)