[Political Intrigue, Ensemble Cast, Court Politics, The Art of Rulership, Unification]
A strip of white silk brought the tyrant Emperor Yang of Sui's life to an end.
After his death, Yang Guang transmigrates into the body of the Great Qian Emperor.
He looks at the mottled dragon pillars,
at the court packed with powerful ministers,
at the uprisings in the southern frontier,
at the invasion of a formidable enemy...
The court's arguments give Yang Guang a headache.
Must I die all over again?
Just then, someone in the court shouts:
“He Shen, as Minister of Revenue, you cannot escape blame for the empty treasury.”
He Shen?
Yang Guang looks up at the Minister of Revenue, fat with wealth, and asks:
“Tell me, do you have money?”
The world calls me a tyrant,
the incorruptible officials accuse me of seeking vainglory,
the great clans see me as their sworn enemy,
but I know this:
“Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts.”
“All I can do is spare my descendants the suffering of foreign invasion.”
