The Warmhearted Marquis of Han

[No harem]+ [Early groundwork]+ [No System]+ [Cautious growth]+ [Slow conquest]+ [No collecting women] The protagonist's soul takes over Lu Bu in the late Han dynasty. He keeps his head down and builds his strength. To the world, Lu Bu is the “slave of three surnames,” but in truth, he is a great talent, hiding his ambition to defend the frontiers and pacify the north. From the start, he swears brotherhood with Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, and Zhang Yang, and later brings Chen Gong on as his strategist, laying out his plans across Bingzhou and Liangzhou. From pacifying Ding Yuan and executing Dong Zhuo, to joining Cao Cao in a pincer attack from north and south to destroy the Yuan clan; from establishing trade between the Hu and Han peoples and setting up military farms to secure supply routes, to improving equipment and forging a first-rate fighting force, Lu Bu gradually sweeps across the northern frontier. He takes control of Bingzhou, Youzhou, Liangzhou, Hedong, Henei, and other territories, amassing an army of one hundred thousand and tens of thousands of iron cavalry. He becomes the north's sole hegemon. He shakes off the infamy of being the “slave of three surnames,” pacifies the Xianbei, subdues the Xiongnu, and wins popular support through “light taxes and fewer labor levies.” He promotes integration through “border commandery schools,” yet also finds himself caught in shadowy plots of the “unknown,” and in a covert struggle for power with the Han court, Liu Xie, Wang Yun, and others. With the northern territories secured for thousands of miles, Sun Quan rises in Jiangdong. A new balance of power takes shape: “Lu Bu in the north, Cao Cao in the center, Sun Quan in the east, and Liu Bei in the south.” Standing atop Mount Yin with his Sky Piercer halberd in hand, Lu Bu gazes toward the Central Plains in the south. The final journey to restore the Han and unify the realm has only just begun.