Wei Wu Enters the Tang Dynasty: I, Li Jiancheng, Turn the Tide

In the thirteenth year of Daye, the Sui dynasty is collapsing, and undercurrents stir in Jinyang.

Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao, transmigrates into Li Jiancheng, the eldest son of Li Yuan.

Everyone says the eldest son is mild-mannered and mediocre, while his second brother, Li Shimin, is a peerless warrior who wins the hearts of heroes. No one knows that beneath this face lies the cunning warlord who once swept across the north and controlled the emperor to command the feudal lords.

Surrounded by powerful rivals, with Li Mi, Dou Jiande, and Wang Shichong each ruling their own territory, Cao Cao knows that he cannot cut off his own arm while external threats remain. On the surface, he stands shoulder to shoulder with Li Shimin, riding into battle together in armor. In secret, he lays his plans step by step: dividing the talent of the Qin Prince's household, withholding military honors, restricting private troops, and thwarting Li Yuan's scheme to keep his two sons in check.

He fights in Xihe, secures Guanzhong, and stirs the board of power across the Central Plains, using the stratagems of the late Han to toy with the various warlords.

When the realm is finally pacified and the fires of war die out, the brothers who once fought side by side will have no more room to maneuver in their struggle for the throne.

I would rather betray others than let them betray me.

In this life, there will be no tragedy at Xuanwu Gate. Mengde arrives at the end of the Sui dynasty: will he forge a new era of Tang hegemony, or repeat the abdication and replace Tang with Wei?

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