I Lived from the Daye Era to the Zhenguan Era

This is not a wish-fulfillment novel, and it starts slowly. If that is not your thing, please do not read.

When Li Yun opens his eyes, he has gone from quitting his job to chase poetry and distant horizons to becoming a bloodied seven- or eight-year-old boy in the vegetable garden of Caotang Temple in the first year of Daye under the Sui Dynasty. The chaos of the age is just beginning, and human life is worth no more than grass. After enduring one tragedy after another, he gradually adapts to this murderous era, and a spark in his heart grows into an ambition to set the whole world ablaze.

When he first transmigrated, the wine-loving monk Haiteng took him in. His time at Caotang Temple led the young Li Yun and Li Shimin to become sworn brothers. Two hearts unwilling to settle for mediocrity collide amid the chaos. Armed with knowledge far ahead of his time and guided by Haiteng’s teachings, Li Yun becomes the sharpest sword and stoutest shield at Li Shimin’s side. He helps Li Shimin claim the empire, then rises to the highest ranks in the prosperous Zhenguan era, wielding great power as the scourge of corrupt officials. His methods are ruthless: he cracks down on corruption and powerful clans, clearing a path for the humble-born. He vows to tear out the deeply entrenched foundations of the great aristocratic families and build a just and peaceful world for all.