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Failed the imperial exams? Summon a million troops in response? No! I, Huang Chao, want a whole new order for this world!
Failing the exams in Chang’an, the whole world seems to grieve! The modern soul Li Ming opens his eyes to find he has become Huang Chao at the end of the Tang dynasty, the warlord who wrote, “Fragrant blooms surge skyward and fill Chang’an; the whole city is decked in golden armor,” only to die in the end as his clan was wiped out. With the tide of history bearing down on him, should he go with the flow and repeat the same mistakes, or defy fate and choose a different path? The ink on “After Failing the Exams, I Write of Chrysanthemums” has barely dried when Li Ming, now Huang Chao, laughs. He laughs at the blind heavens and the absurd state of the world! He refuses to accept his fate! With a historical perspective spanning more than a thousand years and modern knowledge at his disposal, he will tear up the script that casts him as a “demon king who slaughters people”! The salt gangs are his starting point, the displaced are his source of soldiers. He will build his strength and quietly put his plans in place. He knows who is loyal and who is treacherous, who will rise and who will fall. Wang Xianzhi? Shang Rang? Bi Shiduo? Every piece on the historical chessboard can be put to use!
This is no longer the Huang Chao who only knew how to destroy and slaughter. This is a “new Huang Chao,” well versed in organization, skilled at mobilizing people, and capable of building, while still holding on to a shred of modern humanitarian principles. Facing the decaying Tang dynasty, regional military governors who hold power through their armies, and peerless warlords like Zhu Wen and Li Keyong who will rise in the future, he advances one step at a time. Using his knowledge advantage, he finds opportunities amid crises. Applying modern management, he consolidates resources and builds an ironclad army. By promoting basic technology, he erects high walls, stockpiles grain, and establishes a secure base. He will forge alliances and wield an iron fist. He wants to save the people, but he also wants to fight his way to survival in this chaotic age.
It sucks. . .