The Night Singing Of The Prosperous Tang Dynasty

This is the best of times, unparalleled brilliance and glory, leaving behind the name of "Tang people" for future generations

This is the worst of times, with the fires of war surrounding us and the seeds of internal strife deeply sown in this land

Who rides the starship through the void, singing night after night in this boundless landscape of rivers and fields, with a single opening of the embroidered mouth, encapsulating the entirety of the flourishing Tang Dynasty

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The protagonist of the novel, Ye Chang, is an ordinary youth under the jurisdiction of Xiuwu County in the Tang Dynasty. As time passes, the young man gradually grows and ventures out of Xiuwu, traveling to places such as Chang'an, Luoyang, Longyou, and Liaodong. He encounters figures such as He Zhizhang, Yuan Zai, Wang Wei, Wang Jin, Li Longji, Wang Yuanbao, Huangfu Weiming, Wang Zhongci, and An Lushan. The narrative recounts Ye Chang's rise to prominence in Chang'an, his service in the Longyou army, the establishment of a city in Liaodong, the suppression of the Yunnan indigenous uprising, and his participation in the battle against the Arabs in Anxi, among other stories.