A historical novel about the prosperous period of the Tang Dynasty. It is a very nice book. I like this book very much. The characters are distinct and the plot is twists and turns. It is different from various house fights, palace fights, and the country and family in the second half of the volume.

The intrigues between officials and civilians, soldiers and bandits, and contradictory interests are shown one by one. It is not stiff or artificial, and the storyline is smooth.

I also put a lot of thought into describing the scenery, especially the scenery of Western Xinjiang, which is embellished with various delicacies, customs and folk customs, making people feel like they are immersed in it.

Pei Xingjian, who has always loved the history of the Tang Dynasty and his literary and military strategies, liked his strategizing and resourcefulness, and his ability to win thousands of miles without losing blood.

The novel is slightly adapted from the official history, and also makes reasonable guesses about the parts that are unclear in the historical records.

Through delicate and beautiful words, it tells the legendary life of a generation of Confucian general Pei Xingjian, and also outlines a vivid picture of the prosperous Tang Dynasty for readers.

Pei Shouyue in history has made extraordinary achievements in both civil and military affairs.

This is the most prosperous era: horses are dressed in bright clothes, orchids are like flowers; this is the coldest era: flesh and blood are killed, and human lives are as important as mustard; Reborn in this era, Kudi Liuli's goal is: no cavities...

Live until death.

I waved my pen among the splendid bushes in the West Market, gathered at the Qushui Flower Fighting Party, slipped into Pingkang Square to listen to a tune, and sneaked into Ci'en Temple to watch a performance.

She wants to be a passerby who can look at the mortal world in Chang'an and smile at the bright moon of the Tang Dynasty.

However, in the spring of the fourth year of Yonghui, when the eternal drama of Wu Zhou's seizure of the Tang Dynasty finally quietly began, she discovered with tears that she was not a spectator, but an actor.

When they first met, he was a distinguished but frustrated queen from a famous family, while she was a foreigner struggling to survive within the high walls of a deep house.

From then on, from Chang'an, where the clothes are bright and the horses are angry, to the Xizhou battlefield where "the purple barrier is separated by three passes and the yellow dust is accessible in all directions", he is an eternal Confucian general who strategizes and calculates every strategy, and she is the witty and talented Mrs. Huayang.

By the end of the story, in order to save a small family in the turbulent political disputes, it was a kind of happiness to give up fame and fortune, give up honor and reputation, but finally have to watch the sunset hand in hand.

A lifelike picture of life in the early Tang Dynasty unfolds vividly!

Details, food, clothing, etiquette, textile printing and dyeing, Western Xinjiang folk customs, local customs, palace life...every aspect is like experiencing it in person!

It's a beautifully written book. If you like Tang Dynasty culture, you can read it.