New Song 1 · Cross

In the second year of the Xining era of the Northern Song Dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu, Chinese history faced a crossroads. ... The interplay of timidity and awakening, decline and elevation, along with the brutal struggles that ensued, would determine the ultimate direction of the entire Huaxia civilization

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.

Under the inevitable failure of reform, Shi Yue, a history major from modern society, inexplicably appears in the Song capital of Bianjing. After the initial shock subsides, he begins to utilize a millennium of accumulated knowledge to make daring interventions in this tumultuous period of history