Late Tang, Floating Life

In the year 878 CE, the fifth year of Emperor Xizong of Tang’s Qianfu era.

In this year, Wang Xianzhi died in Huangmei, and his followers elected Huang Chao as their leader, naming him the Great General Charging Heaven, as he campaigned across the south.

In this year, Li Keyong killed the Datong military commissioner Duan Wenchu, and father and son launched a rebellion, with the Shatuo cavalry plundering Hedong.

In this year, bandits rose in Jiangnan, capturing prefectures and counties one after another.

In this year, Henan suffered years of drought and locust plagues, and soldiers rose in unrest.

In this year, Emperor Xizong spent his days fighting crickets and playing cuju, paying no heed to state affairs.

In this year, the Great Tang teetered in the wind and rain.

In this year, Shao Shude, who had crossed over from the future, had his own ideals. What he hoped to see from a high place was the glow of countless homes; what he hoped to wander through were mountains and rivers like a pastoral song.

He wanted children to grow up strong, women to be spared humiliation, and the elderly to have a good end.

He wanted to bring an end to this age of chaos.