The long historical wuxia romance A Gentle Sword, Asking About Love with a Smile tells the tragic, stirring tale of power struggles within the Ming imperial family, as various chivalrous heroes secretly help the Jianwen Emperor, Zhu Yunwen, reclaim his throne. It is a story of flashing blades, love and hate, and heartfelt emotion. In the end, however, the heroes still fall into the many traps laid by the calculating Ming Chengzu, Zhu Di...
A successful general’s triumph is built on ten thousand fallen soldiers. After the death of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, see how “Yan Xiao Si” Zhu Di defies public outrage to force his nephew to abdicate, turns the world upside down and black into white, and brazenly climbs onto the Ming throne. His merits and faults, right and wrong, are for later generations to judge!
Full of twists and turns, suspense, humor, and food for thought, this is the first painstakingly crafted masterpiece recently released by Gu Xingzi Guan!
A word of warning: Some characters and descriptions of the landscape in this story are fictional, so please don’t take them as fact or try to verify them. I hope you enjoy the story!
