Name: Claiming the Throne
Author: Besieged at the City Gates

Synopsis

[Alternate history] [Crown prince succession] [Political intrigue] [Emperor] [Ensemble cast] [play the pig to eat the tiger]

In the waning years of the Great Zhou, the empire teeters on the brink of collapse, and every failing of the dynasty is laid bare.

The nation is impoverished and weak, class divisions grow ever more severe, powerful enemies circle beyond its borders, and treacherous ministers plot within. The emperor is incompetent, obsessed with political machinations and engrossed in cultivating the Dao, neglecting affairs of state.

Xiao Mu, the emperor’s third son, is caught up in the struggle for the throne from childhood. He is poisoned in an assassination attempt, but for twenty-seven years, no one dares investigate the culprit.

To find the murderer, he, a man of humble birth, climbs step by step, overcoming every obstacle on his way to the pinnacle of power.

Along the way, he witnesses too much human suffering and too many people trapped by circumstances beyond their control.

In the end, no one can escape fate.

The red walls and green-tiled roofs of Bianjing are stained with blood and tears.

He watches as towers rise and fall, each holding sway in its own time.

What does it mean to be emperor?

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