The Reversal of the Chen Dynasty’s History

A modern soul enters the Great Yong dynasty, and Xiao Chen becomes the most despised illegitimate son in the prime minister's household. His birth mother died early, his stepmother torments him, his legitimate elder brother humiliates him, and even his betrothal is torn up as a joke by the Duke of Zhenguo's household. In the capital, everyone sees him as a worthless fool, a stepping stone for his family.

Blood and tears in the woodshed, and the heart-piercing humiliation of having his engagement broken off, strip away his last trace of weakness. Lurking in the mire, he conceals his talents and bides his time, using modern knowledge to make soap for money, improve farm tools, and secretly study military strategy. Unnoticed by anyone, he weaves his web. From a castoff driven out of the household to a government editor, he climbs over ridicule and schemes, becoming a player in the princes' struggle for the throne and a power behind the scenes amid court infighting.

Those who once bullied him will pay a hundredfold. His legitimate elder brother's blood will stain the family gates, the prime minister will die in prison, and when the entire Duke of Zhenguo's household is sentenced to execution, the noblewoman who once discarded him will have no choice but to kneel and beg for her life. He dances alongside his allies, yet strikes first when they bare their fangs. He tends the wounds of his soldiers, but can also sacrifice countless lives without hesitation for victory.

When the name “traitor and usurper” resounds across the land, Xiao Chen has already entered the imperial city with his sword in hand. He deposes the young emperor, pacifies the four corners of the realm, and crushes the foundations of the great clans, reshaping the world with an iron fist. At last, he ascends the throne and looks down upon a vast empire, yet all he has left in his palm is a worn coin from another world. This emperor, who defied fate to rise, ultimately becomes the loneliest man of all.

Political intrigue is the bones, household battles the skin, and the battlefield the blood. This is the story of an abandoned son clawing his way out of the mire, meeting betrayal with betrayal and offering the world as a sacrifice, delivering the most merciless revenge on fate.