(This book is set in the late Warring States period in Chinese history, but the author only borrows the historical setting. It has no connection to official history. The story features great-power rivalries and political intrigue, alongside the love and conflict between the protagonists over the paths they follow.)
(A learned and skilled woman general, and “the biggest fool in the world,” a prince)
Song Xuanyu had a dream that went against the expectations for her gender: to become a general.
Later, after her family was wiped out, she was forced to wander. During her travels, she was rescued by Li Wen, a prince of Qin.
He was both the man who saved my life and the one I had long yearned for.
But later, I became a general of Zhao, and the man I had yearned for became my enemy...
While wandering, Song Xuanyu saw with her own eyes how kings and nobles treated the common people like pigs and dogs, abusing them at will. Thus, she held “make the people’s hearts your own” as the righteous path for all under heaven, hoping to save its people.
But in the end, she failed to fulfill that wish.
Under her influence, Li Wen came to understand: “The clothes on my back and the food in my mouth all come from the people. If I took off these splendid robes and changed into simple clothes, I would be no different from an ordinary commoner.”
Li Wen was willing to be “the biggest fool in the world.” He was willing to take up the seemingly impossible “righteous path for all under heaven” from Song Xuanyu and strive to fulfill her wish...
