Disorder

This is an age in which chaos is just beginning to sprout.

This is an age when cracks have just appeared in the old order, while a new order has yet to be established.

This is an age of martyrs, reformers, and ambitious men standing side by side.

At this time, official proclamations still portray the Son of Heaven of Zhou as the embodiment of sanctity and justice. But when the lords of the various states open their most secret historical records, they can still see the disgraceful truth of what happened back then.

At this time, people pay lip service to the rites of Zhou, yet delight in the gains and thrills that come from breaking them.

At this time, the idea of vying for supremacy is about to take root, yet destroying a state is still seen as a savage act.

At this time, everyone senses that the rites will collapse and music will fall into ruin. No one knows what lies ahead, yet everyone keeps their head down and goes about their own business: coercing the Zhou court, seizing territory and declaring themselves kings, restoring the rites of Shang, upholding the rites of Zhou, pursuing bold reforms...

In the mighty, turbulent currents of history, everyone is a moth lost in confusion. Some fly toward the light, while others fly into the flames.

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