Overthrowing the Song

Lazy BallZongheng Chinese Network

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Word count
356K words
Chapters
3

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Featured Fiction Alternate History Military HistoryTime TravelHegemonyWidow and OrphanTime TravelFive DynastiesSong Dynasty

Summary

The latest chapters remain in serialization, with the most recent installment stopping at Chapter 93 of Volume One.

Editor's review

This book chooses its subject cleverly, avoiding the common perspective of Song Taizu and beginning with Chai Zongxun, the child emperor of the overthrown Later Zhou. The opening—palace coup, poisoning, and the imperial guard's defection—flows in one breath, and the helplessness of an orphan in chaotic times is rendered vividly. Its appeal lies in a time traveler surviving as a child in the cracks of history, with border exile and military plotting grounded in some historical research. Its weaknesses are stalled updates and a short length; the first volume occasionally packs historical exposition too densely, and readers must stretch plausibility regarding the actions of a six-year-old protagonist.

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Reading tips

  1. Learn the basic facts of the Chenqiao Mutiny and Emperor Gong of Later Zhou first for a lower barrier to entry
  2. The opening has many historical passages; skim the background and focus on the character threads
  3. Note the mother-son interaction between the younger Lady Fu and Chai Zongxun—it is the emotional core of the book

About the publisher

Zongheng Chinese Network

Zongheng Chinese Network is a publishing platform focused on online literature, with a catalog of approximately 10,899 titles. Its output covers common categories such as women's fiction, ancient romance, men's fiction, urban fiction, and alternate history, and it also maintains a premium fiction section to serve readers with different preferences. Representative titles include Marrying the Powerful Eunuch, Stealing Fragrance, The Whole Army Forms Up, The Ugly Poison Consort Turns the Tables from the Start, Super Dad, The Substitute Bride Is a Contrarian, Sword Out of Beiming, and Record of Cultivating the Mind, spanning ancient romance, urban life, and alternate history. The platform brings together authors such as Shi Yi Qing Qing, Zou Guo Qing Chun Sui Yue, Zhi Bai, Meng Huan Yang Guang, Dan Wang Zhang, Jiu Yue Jiu, Xing Luo Ping Chuan, and Zhu Ben Wu Xin, forming a roster characterized by serialized genre fiction. Public information on the publisher's founding background is limited; this profile is based solely on the catalog's publication directions and content features.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Rise and Fall in a Golden Millet Dream (1)
  2. Chapter 2: Rise and Fall in a Golden Millet Dream (2)
  3. Chapter 93: Far Blue Hills, Misty Waters (3)

FAQ

Is this book finished? According to available information, it is still being serialized, with the latest chapter stopping at Chapter 93 of Volume One.
Who is the protagonist? Chai Zongxun, Emperor Gong of Later Zhou, a six-year-old child emperor whose body now houses a modern soul.
Do I need a historical background? Not necessary, but knowing the Five Dynasties and early Song context makes it easier to read.

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About the author

Lazy Ball Author

Lazy Ball is an online fiction author about whom little public information is available. Two works are currently on record, with representative titles including "Restoring Song" (Fu Song) and "Hacker: Game." Judging from the common categories attached to these works, the author's writing touches on premium fiction, alternate history, and quality web novels, suggesting an interest in reconstructing historical settings and in genre-driven storytelling. The title "Restoring Song" points toward an alternate-history imagination centered on the Song dynasty, while "Hacker: Game" indicates a different thematic direction; taken together, the two show that the author does not confine themselves to a single genre. Because no clear records exist for birth and death dates, nationality, or personal experience, this introduction avoids education, awards, and professional background, sketching the author's profile only from the works on record. Overall, Lazy Ball appears to be an author writing mainly through online serialization and moving across a fairly wide range of subjects, with works that set alternate history and game-related narrative side by side and merit attention from the perspective of genre writing.