Dongfeng Po

Author: Ding Mu
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: During the Xuanhe period of the Northern Song Dynasty, the commoner Yan Qing from Daming Prefecture met the famous courtesan Li Shishi in Bianjing and was deeply infatuated with her. After Yan Qing was framed and forced to join Liangshan, he facilitated the recruitment plan for Liangshan's rebel army through secret negotiations between Li Shishi and Emperor Huizong Zhao Ji. The foolish Emperor Huizong tacitly allowed the treacherous officials Cai Jing and Tong Guan to eliminate the Liangshan rebels through conspiracies, forcing Yan Qing to return to the underworld. Disillusioned with Emperor Huizong, Li Shishi retreated to a Taoist temple to avoid the mortal world. During the Jingkang era, after the Jin forces destroyed Liao and advanced south to capture Bianjing, the nation faced a crisis. Despite their patriotic hearts, the wise Yan Qing and Li Shishi were powerless to turn the tide. The deposed Emperor Huizong was exiled to the northern lands as a captive. In the chaos of war, Yan Qing and Li Shishi parted in sorrow, their fates unknown.