In the middle and late years of the Great Sheng Dynasty, the court was rotten. The emperor’s maternal relatives held power, treacherous ministers controlled the government, and imperial authority was weak.
The previous emperor died suddenly under mysterious circumstances, and the cause of his death remained unknown. The new emperor was young and timid, reduced to a figurehead by powerful ministers.
The great clans were deeply entrenched, factional struggles were fierce, and rumors spread among the people as strange theories about Heaven’s mandate flourished.
A prophecy circulated throughout the court and the land: A strange star will appear in the heavens, and when it descends, the realm will be overturned.
Everyone believed this star to be a bringer of calamity, but...
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
