Turning the Xuanwu Gate Coup on Its Head

Li Jiancheng, a modern young man, unexpectedly transmigrates to the seventh year of the Wude era in the Tang dynasty and becomes Crown Prince Li Jiancheng. He faces a crisis as soon as he arrives. After resolving it, he realizes that the coming Xuanwu Gate Incident will end with him being killed by Li Shimin unless he takes action, repeating the course of history. To change his fate, he decides to use his modern knowledge and understanding of history to plan ahead and turn the tables. Yet the wheels of history are not easily turned. Li Jiancheng must face Li Shimin's relentless pressure, Li Yuanji's secret schemes, power struggles inside and outside the court, and the hopes of the people. Can he win this Game of Thrones and become the true emperor of the Tang dynasty, or will he ultimately be unable to escape the fate history has laid out for him?

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.