After the Second Great Sinican War, which left the United Kingdom as the largest and most powerful nation on the continent, the King Keqiang began to build up connections and prestige among his neighbors. He incorporated the Kingdom of Bei through their cooperation and actually conquered the Kingdom of Nan outright. The Japanese ceased the conflict with Sinica nad the Srivijaya moved back to their borders in Southeast Asia. The Song-Tang Commonwealth went along for the ride that Keqiang was enjoying and was, ostensibly, cooperating with the King in the building of his new Empire. He even allowed Keqiang to be called Emperor. The Song-Tang King ended up killing Keqiang, an act that threatened to fracture the Continent again. In the end the brother of Keqiang, named Guangmei, was able to ral