[Empress + Golden Finger + Disguised as a Man + Ruthless, Decisive Female Protagonist]
Before the age of five, she fought wild dogs for food in a ruined temple. After turning five, she took the place of her twin brother, who had died young, disguised herself as a man, and became the Crown Prince of Great Zhou.
At fifteen, her uncle tried to expose her as a woman and coveted the throne. That night, she drew her bow with her own hands, sent an arrow through his heart, and slaughtered her own uncle's entire household!
When she led her iron cavalry to force their way into the palace, King Zhou sighed, "The realm will be yours sooner or later. Why the rush?"
Every word she spoke was edged like a blade: "I will reforge the Emperor's Sword and point it at the Six Kingdoms!"
On the day she ascended the throne, phoenixes sang across the heavens and strange signs appeared in the world. The thousand-year-old spirits in the Netherworld Soul Pagoda all awakened.
Zhuge Liang would plan her conquest of the realm. Han Xin would train a million-strong army for her. Bai Qi would take charge of her prisons. Fu Hao and Qin Liangyu would don armor and march into battle. Civil officials, military commanders, and divine generals alike would all serve under her!
Some mocked her, saying a woman was unfit to rule.
With one hand on the Emperor's Sword at her waist, she looked down upon the Nine Provinces:
"Though I am a woman, my sword can still flatten the four seas and command the Nine Provinces!"
From an abandoned girl in the mud to an empress for the ages.
