This novel features both grand, sweeping battles and intricate power plays and political struggles. It has love and hatred, as well as devotion to family and country. It depicts both ethnic enmity and the destined unification and integration of many peoples.
The story is about how I had a failed life and became a beggar. But one act of kindness changed my fate. A mysterious old monk bestowed wealth upon me. I was reborn in another world as an unloved young prince of the Great Jin Kingdom. I thought I could finally enjoy the hard-won riches, but then my Fourth Brother, Crown Prince Wanyan Hongde, sent me to the Great Song. Officially, I was there to study and cement a marriage alliance, but in truth I was a hostage.
The journey was full of danger, but with my own wits and the mysterious old monk’s help, I escaped my pursuers and made it to the Great Song. There, I founded the world’s largest Taihu Academy and passed the imperial examinations to become an official. I helped the Great Song crown prince strike at the Donglin faction and the Qin faction, strengthening imperial authority. Meanwhile, I enjoyed a grand residence of a thousand mu provided by the court, an annual salary of 5,000 taels, and a private army made up of experts from the Great Jin Kingdom... Most importantly, I had a beautiful maidservant devoted to serving me for life. Later, I rose to become a great hero who unified the peoples of China, making an outstanding contribution to the integration and unification of the Chinese nation!
