[Heaven’s mandate belongs to the Shu Emperor!] Transmigrate into Liu Shan, the supposedly hopeless son of Liu Bei?
At home, court factions clash and the treasury runs dry. Abroad, Wei and Wu eye the realm hungrily, while the unfinished legacy of Wuzhang Plains hangs over everything.
See how a modern soul hides its edge beneath a benevolent exterior, using an iron fist to reform the imperial examinations and forge new weapons. With Jiang Wei’s support, he uses Zhuge Liang’s final plans to lay out a world-shaking strategy: state monopolies on salt and iron fill the treasury, men from humble families enter government and undermine the great clans, repeating crossbows break the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, and the road to Mount Qi blazes with the fires of the campaign to restore Han!
When Sima Yi cries, “This boy is no less than the Sleeping Dragon,” Sun Quan kneels and offers a map of Jingzhou, and Wei’s entire army lays down its arms... Who says Heaven’s mandate belongs to Wei?
Decisive bloodshed x overwhelming strategic dominance x a dynasty’s comeback. No System, just a contest of power and strategy!