The Emperor's Ambition: Love's Madmen Walk the Mortal World

A male lead who personally gets involved in palace intrigue.

He is the crown prince, upright in character and devoted to the people's welfare. Ministers and commoners alike trust him as their future ruler, and everyone says he “could be a model for all under heaven.” He marries his close cousin as his principal wife, and they treat each other with respect, but they have no children for years. Then war breaks out across the realm, turmoil erupts on every border, and the people suffer terribly. The generals of the court all take to the field to turn the tide, and he too heads for the battlefield, hoping to rescue the people from their plight.

Just as the western front collapses, the Huo family, who command the garrison, produce a female strategist. The first time he sees her name in a military report, she is already devising one clever plan after another, helping her father and brothers win several brilliant counterattacks. Later, he sees her face clearly on the city wall, and from then on he cannot forget her.

Everyone says an emperor should have three thousand beauties in his harem, but he wants only that one woman...