He endured humiliation and shouldered burdens for five years, all to master civil and military strategy and defend his country.
He willingly worked like an ox or a horse, driven by his duty as a son, husband, and father.
When twenty thousand of his people were slaughtered, when he lost his kind old father, when he lost the love of his life, who was carrying their child…
He pointed to the heavens: “The hatred of country and family fills the world. My fate is mine to command, not Heaven’s. What good is some damned prophecy in a heavenly book? If Heaven seeks to destroy me, I will destroy Heaven…”
“My people, today I will lead you into our ancestors’ imperial mausoleum. With this boundless wealth, we will restore our Ji Kingdom…”
[Alternate History] + [Wild Imagination] + [Twists] + [Conspiracy] + [Playing It Safe] + [Scheming Protagonist]