The Great Sui Dynasty was a big chess game laid out with the rivers of the Nine Provinces as rivers and the Kunlun Mountains as boundaries, inviting chess players from all over the world to play chess for the whole world.

Li Shimin was brave, decisive, ruthless, and had the ambition to conquer the world, but he had no steps to reach the top. He wanted to turn his chariot into a commander.

Dou Jiande was blessed by God but was imprisoned in a small area. He had thousands of miles of fertile land, but like a prime minister, he could not leave the fields in Hebei.

Yang Xuangan was like a cannon, sharp and powerful, able to call upon thousands of people. Although he had the courage of a charioteer, he lacked the foresight of a fortune teller. He was also shackled by his family background, and he jumped left and right, ultimately achieving nothing.

Li Mi was like a horse that could travel a thousand miles a day. In the morning he was a counselor and at night he was the King of Wagang. Although he had great ambitions, he was ultimately unable to escape from the snares he had set.

Du Fuwei, Xiao Xing, Wang Shichong, Liu Wuzhou, and Liang Shidu all considered themselves powerful chess players, and they were in chaos, with one person taking the stage after another.

Everyone in this world wants to be a chess player, but they don’t know that the heaven and earth are the chess players, and all things in the world are chess pieces.

But Xiao Xia just wanted to be a quiet pawn, a pawn that could move forward and backward.

The history of the late Ming Dynasty was chaotic and complex, and can be described as a history written by a few people with strong personal charisma.

Whether it was rebels like Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, rulers like Chongzhen and Yuan Chonghuan, or traitors like Wu Sangui and Geng Jingzhong, each of them had many stories. It was because of these wonderful stories that the history of the late Ming Dynasty became so grand and turbulent.

To write this period of history well, we must naturally depict vivid characters, regardless of their stance. We stand on the edge of the long river of history and observe from the sidelines; they are merely a ripple in this long river.

To observe the world with a critical eye is what we need to do now, and to observe history with a critical eye is also a pursuit in our lives.

The river of history has flowed to our feet, and we can stand on its banks, ready to embrace our history.

This book is composed of three works by Jiutu: Sui Chaos, Founding of the Nation, and Smoke and Clouds of the Prosperous Tang Dynasty, which are set in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Main characters: Li Xu, Li Wan'er,

What should I do after passing through?

Mo Jun’s answer is:

Life will be meaningless if you don’t work hard to enjoy it.

Then play music, then dance.

(Note: This book is a colleague of Qin Shimingyue, classified as light novels, not historical texts.)

I am not self-effacing, you say that I am a commoner, how can I be an emperor?

What? You said that I was born with different phases and that I was the right man. This is a feudal superstition, okay? Ah, don't kneel down, the rebels will be beheaded?

Ah, Guan Ye, don't kill me, I was forced to do nothing, I didn't really rebel. ah? Why do you kneel down, you are not a good official, and you still follow me to rebel?

Heroes, please do as you please, we are just passing by. Ah, no, why are your knees so weak, kneel when you see me, and still recognize me as the master!

Dreaming back in the middle of the night, Wen Mingtang saw the ending of the beauty who pampered the golden house;

After waking up from the dream, Wen Mingtang changed his core and decided to take a down-to-earth path…

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At the end of last year, the evaluation forms for personnel changes in various ministries in the capital came out, and the public chef of Dali Temple topped the list with a record of changing 12 cooks in half a year.

Since then, the public chef of Dali Temple has become famous in the first battle, and has become a nightmare for cooks all over the capital.

…

On this day, a new chef came to the public kitchen of Dali Temple who had been vacant for more than half a month…

In troubled times, those who are rebels want to be emperors, and those who are emperors want to rule the world. This world is not very stable either. Those who are disciples want to be the leader, and those who are the leader want to be the leader of the martial arts alliance. In a small mountain village in Nanzhou of the Jokhang Dynasty, Li Beifeng's biggest ideal in his life was to inherit his father's mantle and become an outstanding doctor who was respected by people and renowned throughout the country. Until one day, he accidentally saved a seriously injured female martial arts leader... ————A non-martial arts, casual and serious story with a historical emphasis (easy to watch, don’t take it too seriously)

Came fifty years early

He Dingxian plunged into this turbulent and prosperous era where countless heroes had not yet made their fortunes. He fought with real bosses and danced side by side with beautiful beauties.

What you earn is in your hands,

Never give it away!

Riding on clouds and mist, three heads and six arms, five elements of Taoism, green-faced and fanged overseas immortals, cruel and cunning side door scholars, and the twelve true immortals of pure and empty morality. The

emperor of the Shang Dynasty was unrighteous, the phoenix rang in Qishan, the fate of the world changed, the throne of the gods in the heavenly palace changed, the immortals killed calamities, and countless masters scrambled to avoid it.

Looking at this familiar yet strange world, Liu Qiao had to rely on his memory, foresight, worship the immortals, join the Chan Sect, obtain the treasure, break through the killing calamities, and prove his sacred position...

"Daoyou, please stay, I am here to respond to the calamity..."

Hair like chives, cut it and it grows back; head like a chicken, cut it and it crows again!

Officials should not be feared, but the common people should never be underestimated!

In chaotic times, people are like ants, and their lives are as insignificant as grass.

Does the tide of the times sweep over individual destinies?

A fate swept along by the times can only rise and fall with the times.

The situation in the country has deteriorated to the point of collapse, and the once powerful Ming Empire is now in its twilight years.

Border soldier Chen Wang looked up at the shattered land of China and gripped the goose-feather saber at his waist.

...

The eighth year of the Chongzhen reign.

The Southern Zhili region suffered calamity, the central capital Fengyang fell, the imperial tombs were destroyed, and the whole country was shaken.

The emperor ordered that the bandits be quelled by June. Hong Chengchou led troops from four provinces out of Tongguan to suppress the rebellion. The bandits fled west and re-entered Shaanxi.

With the defeat and fall of the Southern Mongols, Ejei, son of Ligdan Khan, surrendered with the Imperial Seal of the State and submitted to the Later Jin.