Liu Fan's Dream of Returning to the Great Tang

Liu Fan, a PhD in archaeology, uncovers a mysterious jade pendant at the Zhaoling Mausoleum in Shaanxi. The instant he touches it, he plunges into a vortex in time and space and transmigrates to the Zhenguan era, inhabiting the body of a young man who shares his name. By chance, he meets Princess Changle, Li Lizhi, who is said to “never live past twenty.” The historical record of her “early death from an illness of the qi” matches the frail figure before his eyes, and Liu Fan realizes he has become the key to changing history!

Using modern knowledge, Liu Fan cures the princess's hidden illness. As they grow closer, he falls for her gentle yet decisive imperial bearing. But the Turks are watching hungrily, Crown Prince Li Chengqian is plotting rebellion, and Li Zhi's succession is in jeopardy... With undercurrents swirling through Chang'an, Liu Fan draws on the wisdom of later generations to help Li Shimin usher in the Zhenguan era of good governance, yet finds himself increasingly torn amid the struggle for power…