In this turbulent era, many warlords were fighting each other endlessly, and they often did not carry enough dry supplies when they went to fight.

The reason is simple: in this vast land, no matter where the army goes, it can always find food sources to sustain its livelihood.

If the social scene after the prosperous era was described as one of gradual decline and decay, then the common people at that time would have been full of complaints and grievances against the emperor.

However, compared with the chaotic fifty-three years, that time was already a pretty good era.

After all, living in a turbulent time, the living conditions of ordinary people were extremely miserable. Even the dogs raised by powerful people lived more comfortably than them.

Looking back to the prosperous past, dogs in ordinary people’s homes could still get some meat to enjoy.

But now that we are living in troubled times, the common people themselves have become food for other people. How can they ever fill their stomachs?

At this moment, the value of a mere bushel of rice was as high as 30,000 coins, while a person was worth only 10,000 coins, and only young and beautiful women could be sold at such a price.

As for those who are old, ugly or ugly, they are as worthless as grass and not worth a penny.

Please do not misunderstand that these people's actions are simply out of their preference for young girls. In fact, the real reason is that the meat of these young and beautiful women is the most tender and high-quality, so they are given the name of "superior rice meat".

During this turbulent period, many foolish, cruel and inhumane monarchs emerged.

Among them, a country calling itself Southern Han was particularly eye-catching. This strange country actually stipulated that if one wanted to serve as an official in the court, one had to castrate oneself first.

They claimed that only in this way could officials be free of desires. However, in this era of constant conflict, the people gradually realized that although the dynasty had declined, compared to this chaotic world, they could at least survive.

Hua Ningyao had already witnessed many soul-stirring wars, and after experiencing countless bloody storms, her heart seemed to be as calm as still water.

Although she still felt a pang of pain in her heart for the suffering people, she felt so powerless that she could only close her eyes helplessly.

"Since I can't change anything, why do you let me witness all this? Is it just to temper my state of mind?"

Such thoughts once quietly emerged in her mind, but disappeared in an instant. After all, this was just past history, a past that could not be changed.

Why bother too much...

. . . . . .

In the turbulent history, a general resolutely launched the Chenqiao Mutiny that shocked the world.

At that moment, he wore the yellow robe that symbolized supreme power and nobility, ascended the throne, and became the emperor respected by all people.

However, the era in which the new emperor lived was not as vast as the prosperous times of the past. His rule was roughly limited to one or two provinces.

Since taking power, the emperor has been fully aware of the importance of consolidating his own position, so he has taken active actions and tried his best to win over forces from all over the country.

At the same time, he decisively put down the "Rebellion of the Two Lis" that had been raging in the country for a long time, demonstrating extraordinary military talent and courage and decisiveness.

Then, in order to prevent the same mistake from happening again and avoid similar mutinies from happening again, he carefully planned and staged a popular play called "Releasing Military Power with a Cup of Wine".

With this brilliant move, the potential threat to imperial power posed by those generals with heavy troops was successfully eliminated.

Not only that, the emperor also skillfully used various political and economic means and carefully formulated a strategic policy of first south and then north.

He was determined to conquer the world by force and achieve the grand goal of unifying the world.

Because he knew very well that in this world where the strong prey on the weak, if he did not take the initiative to unify the world, sooner or later he would be swallowed up by others.

Who could resist the temptation of supreme imperial power? Who would not want to inherit this huge empire and become the emperor supported by all the people?

After countless bloody battles, the founding monarch finally led his soldiers to defeat many small countries established by the descendants of the previous royal family.

At this point, the chaotic situation of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period came to an end, and a new era was about to begin.

And the glorious period that was once infinitely yearned for by the world and regarded as the white moonlight in people's hearts, slowly came to an end as the smoke dissipated.

After his death, his younger brother ascended the throne before his eldest nephew and became the emperor of the world.

Under his leadership, the ten kingdoms were conquered one by one, achieving formal unification.

. . . . . .

As to why they are only similar in form, the reason is obvious. The territory of the current dynasty is a world apart from that dynasty.

After achieving unification in the country, the emperor ambitiously turned his attention to the Liao Kingdom in the north, and the key location that the two sides fought fiercely for was the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.

However, things went against one's wishes...After long years of war, this dynasty was almost always at a disadvantage in its confrontations with the Liao Kingdom.

Since it was difficult to win in the north, he might as well turn to the south to find a breakthrough. So the emperor resolutely decided to lead his troops south and launch an attack on Vietnam.

The war was initially won, but then suffered a disastrous defeat and the army had to retreat hastily. The grand plan to unify Vietnam was instantly shattered.

Fortunately, the emperor was not discouraged and remained tenacious. He once again gathered troops to launch a northern expedition.

Perhaps because they had learned from previous lessons and accumulated certain experiences, the battle between the two countries this time was evenly matched with both sides winning and losing.

But unfortunately...the battle in the west suffered a series of defeats, which led to the failure of this Northern Expedition.

Immediately afterwards, the domestic situation fell into chaos and two large-scale peasant uprisings broke out.

It took the emperor three full years to finally put down the rebellion.

In such turmoil, the emperor exhausted himself and passed away. His son naturally inherited the throne, but his former nephew had already died.

Since ascending the throne, the emperor has always governed the country with a conscientious and diligent attitude.

He was well aware of the hardships of people's lives, so he resolutely implemented a series of tax reduction policies aimed at reducing the burden on the people and allowing them to live and work in peace.

Not only that, this wise and intelligent monarch also vigorously supported the vigorous development of handicrafts and commerce, making the domestic economy prosperous.

At that time, trade was extremely active, merchants from all over the country gathered, and the market was bustling. This unprecedented grand occasion was quite famous even in the long history and was praised as the "Xianping Governance".

However, the good times did not last long. The powerful enemy Liao in the north suddenly sent a large number of elite troops to invade the south. They came with great force and were unstoppable. They marched all the way to the bank of the Yellow River. The situation was extremely critical!

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