Because she knew that a fairy-like figure like Qi Yuan was not the publisher who chose him, but the issue of him choosing a publisher.

After getting the physical book, Shi Tou sat obediently in his study, reading and opening a chat group.

The members of this group are all readers of Qi Yuan. Every time a new book is released, it is the most active time for this group.

Everyone will be here, watching and discussing the plot.

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After the Anshi Rebellion, although the Tang Empire occasionally had a situation of wise rulers and wise ministers, it gradually collapsed.

The separatist forces in the vassal states were domineering, and the dictatorship of eunuchs and the struggle between the party became chronic diseases.

The world is in a major trend. If you divide it for a long time, you will be separated for a long time.

The Tang Empire, which was once a grand city, still followed the laws of history and was on a downward tide that was unstoppable.

Because the Anshi Rebellion seriously destroyed the economic foundation of northern China, the Tang Empire relied heavily on tax revenue from the south after the war, which was also a heart-saving pill for the empire to successfully extend its life after the Anshi Rebellion.

Unfortunately, the Huang Chao Rebellion at the end of the Tang Dynasty destroyed the economic lifeline of the south.

The north and south have suffered heavy damage one after another, and the Tang Empire is getting closer and closer to its demise.

In 888 AD, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang succeeded to the throne, and the Tang Empire placed before him had long become a mess with air flowing on all sides.

Emperor Zhaozong of Tang realized that the decline of royal power was closely related to the weak power of the Central Army.

So in the early days of his ascension, he formed a Central Army with a force of 100,000.

In December of the same year, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang went south to attack a vassal state that dominated Xichuan.

At the same time, he sent Zhu Wen to form a coalition force to attack Li Keyong, who was entrenched in Hedong.

The war on the Western Front was relatively smooth, but the commander was incompetent in command of the army. During the war, the senior general Wang Jian stole the sky and exchanged the sun, monopolized the military power, and secretly expanded his power.

In comparison, the war on the Eastern Front was more difficult.

In order to ensure the victory of the Eastern Front Battle, Emperor Zhaozong of Tang ordered the suspension of the Western Front Battle in 890 and dispatched the Western Expedition Army to rescue the Eastern Front.

At this time, Wang Jian, who was already full of wings, disobeyed the order. The commander of the Western Expedition Army was afraid that he would be killed by Wang Jian, so he returned to the central government to report.

Wang Jian then sent troops to garrison the border and cut off the ties between Xichuan and the Tang Empire.

Since then, Xichuan became Wang Jian's ban on 891, and this regime was called Shu - this was the first country of the ten countries.

The Central Army on the Western Front could not come back, so Emperor Zhaozong could only bite the bullet and defeat the Eastern Front Battle.

The winner of this round of battle was Li Keyong, but his strength was still weakened after the war.

The worst was Emperor Zhaozong, because the Central Army he had worked hard to manage was severely damaged by Li Keyong, which was mostly damaged.

then.

The fisherman Zhu Wen gained profit.

Zhu Wen was Li Keyong's mortal enemy. In fact, he instigated him to attack Li Keyong.

In this battle, his direct lineage did not suffer much damage, and basically the Central Army of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang was the one who acted as cannon fodder.

After the war, Zhu Wen, who took advantage of the weakening of Li Keyong, rose rapidly and gradually surpassed Li Keyong.

In 892, the year after Wang Jian controlled Xichuan.

Yang Xingmi, who was separating the Jianghuai River, was appointed as the governor of Huainan by Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, and this regime was Wu - this was the second country of the ten countries.

The Huainan Jiedushi originally had another person, and Yang Xingmi was just a general of this person.

After Huang Chao's defeat, the remaining troops fought in northern China under the leadership of Qin Zongquan, causing great disaster. The former Huainan Jiedushi was killed by his subordinates.

Yang Xingmi made his mark under the banner of revenge for the former master and became the de facto leader of the Huainan region.

The year after Yang Xingmi controlled Huainan, Wang Chao, who was separating Fujian, was appointed as the Fujian Observation Envoy by Emperor Zhaozong of Tang - this was the third country of the ten countries.

Wang Chao was born into a bandit and turned to Fujian in his early years to respond to Huang Chao.

Later, he gradually became the leader of local bandits and gradually controlled the entire Fujian area.

The imperial court was out of reach and had no choice but to recruit him and formally appointed him as the chief of Fujian.

Also in the year when Wang Chao controlled Fujian, Qian Liu, who was separating western Zhejiang, was appointed as the governor of Zhenhai Army by Emperor Zhaozong of Tang.

Qian Liu was later named King of Wu and Yue, and this regime was called Wu and Yue. This was the fourth country of the ten countries.

Three years later, in 896, Ma Yin, who ruled Hunan, was appointed as the governor of Tanzhou by the court.

Ma Yin was later named King of Chu, so this regime was called Chu State. This is the fifth country of the ten countries.

Nine years later, in 905 AD, Liu Yin, who ruled Lingnan, was appointed as the governor of Qinghai by the court.

The power of this regime was later called emperor and changed its name to Han, which was known in history as the Southern Han Dynasty - this is the sixth country of the ten countries.

While the non-mainstreams in the south were separatist and independent, the mainstreams in the north were busy snatching the Tang Dynasty's mantle.

During this period, there were four major warlords with the greatest power in northern China, namely Li Keyong, King Liang Zhu Wen, King Qi Li Maozhen, and King Yan Liu Rengong.

In 907, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty and forced the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty to abdicate and changed the country's name to Liang, which was called Later Liang in history - this was the first generation of the Five Dynasties.

This plot is quite complicated and bizarre. Shi Tou read it carefully and then understood it roughly.

She quickly opened the group chat to see what everyone thought.

"Hahaha! I feel that this Zhu Wen written by Qi Yuan is an enhanced version of Dong Zhuo!!"

"Zhu Wen has turned against him several times, betrayed his lord, killed court officials, and eliminated dissidents. Hehe!"

"Zhu Wen Baimayi killed too many people! It's disgusting!"

"Zhu Wen, who pacified the Huang Chao Uprising and ended the 300-year-old Tang Dynasty, is still very powerful!"

"Among the northern regimes, the most promising ones to go south were Zhu Wen, who had the most powerful regimes in front of him, namely the Wu Kingdom of Yang Xingmi, the Chu Kingdom of Ma Yin, and Wang Jian's Former Shu.

Yang Xingmi firmly opposed Zhu Wen's attitude.

Zhu Wen also wanted to go south, but Yang Xingmi refused to give in. He attacked Zhu Wen several times, and Zhu Wen had no choice but to do anything to him.

From this perspective, Wang Chao (Min Kingdom), Qian Liu (Wu Yue), Ma Yin (Chu Kingdom), and Liu Yin (Southern Han) were able to successfully establish a regime after Yang Xingmi, which was not just because Yang Xingmi's glory. It can be said that Wu is the barrier of the southern countries."

"Wang Jian (Qian Shu)'s foreign policy is to protect the country and fight cattle across the mountains. He uses both soft and hard to deal with Li Maozhen, who has a relatively weak power. He uses Li Maozhen to guard Qian Shu, and does not break up with Zhu Wen, but pays more attention to maintaining friendly exchanges with Li Keyong, and creates a cross-bone attack on Zhu Wen in terms of geostrategic strategies, so that Zhu Wen dare not act rashly."

"The main reason why Zhu Wen did not dare to go south was that Li Keyong's threat was too great."

The story continues.

In the second stage of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Liang and Jin's battle for hegemony became the focus of the situation.

This year, Zhu Wen appointed General Gao Jixing as the governor of Jingnan, and later this regime became the seventh country of the ten countries.

Most of the areas in Jingnan have been divided up by neighboring countries at this time, leaving only one Jiangling City left under Zhu Wen's control. Zhu Wen appointed Gao Jixing as the governor of Jingnan, which has a very dark humorous flavor.

But what Zhu Wen could not have imagined was that the lifespan of this small country was as long as 57 years, which was much longer than his Houliang, who had only 16 years of life.

In 908, Li Keyong passed away, and his son Li Cunxu inherited his father's title.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Li Cunxu was one of the most brilliant generals.

Zhu Wen may not be too afraid of Li Keyong, but he was respectful and afraid of Li Cunxu. He once said that having a child should be like Li Cunxu, and his son was just a pig or dog compared to Li Cunxu.

In the fifth year of Kaiping, Li Cunxu defeated the 500,000 army commanded by Zhu Wen in Gaoyi.

He captured Yan land and captured Liu Rengong alive back to Taiyuan.

In 914, Li Cunxu destroyed Liu Shouguang, and then surrendered Li Maozhen. In 923, he destroyed the Later Liang Dynasty, ascended the throne and became emperor, and established the Later Tang Dynasty. This was the second generation of the Five Dynasties.

However, Li Cunxu later became addicted to the sensuality. Because he favored actors, the Later Tang Empire rebelled in 926, and Li Cunxu died in the chaos of the army.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Meng Zhixiang seized Shuzhong, broke away from the control of the Later Tang Dynasty, and turned Shu into a private territory.

Meng Zhixiang later became emperor, and his country was named Shu, which was called Later Shu in history. This was the eighth country of the ten countries.

"Hahaha! Li Cunxu's life is simply the history of the middle-aged depravity of the five good young people!"

"Before he succeeded, he gave people the feeling that he was very positive, but after ascending to the throne, he became proud, selfish, stubborn, and very happy with merit!"

"If Zhu Wen died a few years later, would Hou Liang be fine?"

"Haha, but Zhu Wen, who was so lustful, was killed by his son!"

"Qi Yuan has created the character of Li Cunxu very well! It is flesh and blood! I like it!"

"Li Cunxu was originally a heroic emperor who could end the troubled times, but he was killed by a group of actors. This plot is really... too dramatic, haha!"

After Li Cunxu's death, the Later Tang Empire survived for another 10 years.

In 936, Shi Jingtang joined forces with the Khitans to destroy the Later Tang Dynasty, ascended the throne and became emperor, and changed the country's name to Jin, which was known in history as the Later Jin Dynasty. This was the third generation of the Five Dynasties.

"Shi Jingtang, this trash!! He actually ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun??"

"This stupid critic!"

In 937, a coup occurred in the Wu State. The powerful minister Li Bing forced the Wu Lord to abdicate and changed the country's name to Qi, and later changed it to Tang, known in history as the Southern Tang Dynasty. This is the ninth country of the ten countries.

Among the southern countries, the Southern Tang Dynasty had a relatively large power, especially after the extermination of the Fujian Kingdom in 945, its national strength reached its peak and became the most powerful country in the south.
To be continued...