Young Bai Di: Wu Changge

An epic blending legendary emperors of history with tales of the martial world. A ruler's double life: the ultimate contest between the imperial court and the jianghu.

The imperial court: schemes, an iron fist, governance, and reform.

The jianghu: grudges, freedom, tradition, and order.

At the heart of the story is the question of how the eldest prince of Beili, who possesses a "First Emperor template," can navigate the utterly different rules and values of the jianghu and the imperial court, transform from a "man" into an "emperor," and ultimately find a balance between the two. The protagonist aspires to become a wise ruler and use both martial arts and statecraft to usher in a new era of peace and prosperity, with an orderly jianghu. Yet the way he acts means the road to that goal will be full of obstacles: he must use ruthless force to suppress resistance from both the court and the jianghu, which fundamentally conflicts with his yearning for benevolent rule and the freedom to settle grudges as he sees fit.

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