Time flies in the blink of an eye and it’s another year.

Before I knew it, I had been writing at Qidian for almost ten years.

It has taken so many years to write books.

I have always been grateful to readers for their company and for their tolerance.

I remember that at the beginning, when I was preparing to write this book, I was actually very nervous.

After all, what I am better at and familiar with is the Han Dynasty.

Although I like the Song Dynasty, I haven't read many history books.

Therefore, in order to be well prepared, I spent three months roughly reading "The Long Continuation of Zizhi Tongjian", "Collection of Imperial Edicts of the Song Dynasty", "Song Huiyao" and other books.

At the same time, I also read "Dictionary of the Official System of the Song Dynasty" by Teacher Gong Yanming, "History of Official Economics in the Song Dynasty" by Teacher Wei Tianming, and "Research on Prices in the Song Dynasty" by Teacher Chen Minsheng.

Finally, I chose the Zhezong era as the starting point during the Renzong Jiayou era, the Yingzong era and the Shenzong era.

At first, I wanted to write a story about a speculator who, following the template of Cai Jing and Zeng Bu, exploited both sides and made repeated jumps.

I also thought about the story of taking the path of my maternal relatives and making progress in troubled waters in a chaotic situation.

But later, I rejected them all.

Because the more you know about the Northern Song Dynasty, the more terrifying it becomes.

Scholar-official? Military minister? Relative?

They are just the wings of the emperor!

When you need her, she is Xiao Tiantian, and when you don't, she is Mrs. Niu.

Use it and throw it away.

The only good thing is that it's very decent.

Even ministers have dignity as long as they reach a certain level.

Therefore, normally speaking, whether it is civil servants, military officials or relatives, it is easy to live a chic life in the Northern Song Dynasty, but it is difficult to live a clear life!

Wang Anshi couldn't do it, so he could only live in seclusion in Jiangning.

And I don’t really want to write a protagonist who is a dog.

Hence, this story came about.

Zhezong was chosen because this emperor was the most regrettable and the most regrettable among the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Then, after I started writing, I realized that Zhe Zong was difficult to write.

The young master ascends the throne, is patient, calm, and does not act blindly.

At the same time, according to historical records, he was actually very lively and liked to joke with ministers.

I don’t think I can write about such a character.

This allowed Zhe Zong to study abroad for ten years in modern times to facilitate his shaping.

So far, I have written almost two million words.

Thanks to the readers, this book is my best book - it has now exceeded 20,000 orders.

Thank you all so much!

Especially the comments in this chapter!

I have been reading it, and readers’ comments are sometimes important references for me to conceive of the plot.

Therefore, I still ask everyone to send more chapter reviews!

Well, the Chinese New Year is coming soon.

Before I leave here, I wish you all a Happy New Year, may your family be happy and healthy, may you be in good health, and may you make a fortune in the Year of the Dragon!

Thank you all for your continued company and tolerance.

In the new year, I will continue to work hard.

When spring starts and the weather gets warmer, I should be able to resume the update speed I had in August or November last year.

Try to pay off the debt!

(End of chapter)
Chapter completed!