New Song 2 · Authority

Ten million people gazing upward for ten years, crossing the crossroads, a new starting point! Attack the Western Xia!

If one benefits the nation with life and death, how can one avoid or seek fortune and misfortune!

The struggle between conservatism and radicalism, the contest of conspiracy and wisdom, the brilliance of outstanding individuals shining forth, all for the same purpose—ambitiously expanding territories

In the second year of the Xining era of the Northern Song Dynasty, corresponding to the year 1069 in the Gregorian calendar, the renowned Wang Anshi reforms commenced

This was a truly comprehensive reform in Chinese history, encompassing politics, military affairs, agriculture, and commerce, addressing nearly all social issues. Meanwhile, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, Su Shi, Zeng Bu, and Lü Huiqing... These outstanding figures of the Northern Song Dynasty engaged in open and covert struggles due to the reform.

Extensive reforms began to take shape through the improvements made by Shi Yue, and the power center of the Song Dynasty started to focus on the struggle for reform authority. Meanwhile, the desire for conquest brought about by the success of the reforms began to swell, and the Song army set its sights on the Western Xia.