Blade in Hand on the Northern Frontier

[Transmigration + power struggle + alternate history + slow burn + not a wish-fulfillment story + Western Jin]

“The Wang and Ma families rule the realm together.”

“I’d rather be a dog in peacetime than a person in troubled times...”

After the Rebellion of Yongjia, the Central Plains lay devastated, and China sank into three centuries of darkness.

The land was shattered, and rivers ran red with blood.

Behind vermilion gates, banquets and revelry continued night after night.

This is the story of a soul from a later age and a scholar joining hands with the common people to rebuild their homeland.