Long Jiujiu, a believer in the art of keeping his head down, inexplicably gets bound to the National Fortune System. In every world, he struggles to scrape together a little more lifespan by influencing that nation’s fortunes, only to have his once-burning passion rekindled as he travels from world to world.
Qin: Build on the achievements of six generations.
The Great Qin unifies the six states and names its ruler the First Emperor, but falls in its second generation. Zhao Gao conspires with Li Si to put Hu Lie on the throne. Prince Fusu kills himself before the Great Wall. Zhao Gao turns on Li Si and has him killed, then goads Hu Lie into slaughtering his brothers and sisters, leaving not one of the First Emperor’s children alive.
As one of the First Emperor’s sons, Long Jiujiu takes one look at the date and feels his whole world crumble. The bronze blade of death is already at his throat!
The Great Song: Rule the realm alongside the scholar-officials.
The imperial house is weak and powerful clans run rampant, eventually bringing the dynasty to ruin. Has the Mandate of Heaven simply run out, or are the aristocratic clans to blame?
The Jin are brazen, the Song are cowardly, and it’s only a matter of time before the Jin trample the Song court. Standing at the Yellow River crossing and thinking of the terrible fate awaiting his imperial sisters, Long Jiujiu can only cry out that his friends and family are no help at all. He can’t carry this burden alone! How can he call in reinforcements?
The Great Ming: It began with a bowl and ended with an empire.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang was born into humble circumstances, the great clans, aristocrats, and chancellors all think they can make a fool of him. They often let him embarrass himself, and even egg him on when it suits them.
Zhu Yuanzhang skins people alive and stuffs their hides with straw, executes the founding generals, and slaughters officials. Even with the Embroidered Uniform Guard’s spies and informants everywhere, he cannot stop certain ambitious schemers from plotting against the next emperor. The deaths of Crown Prince Zhu Biao and the other legitimate sons, Crown Princess Chang, the Huaixi generals, legitimate son Zhu Xiongying, and Empress Ma...
Long Jiujiu pinches his own chubby cheek. How can he protect himself? Should he warn Imperial Grandpa to beware of traitors?
