The night Li Chengqian fell ill, a modern-day master of political intrigue transmigrated into his body and became the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.
The original owner was frail and sickly. His brothers coveted the throne, while the court officials looked on coldly.
The Eastern Palace was poisoned, the Turks came to extort them, and forces on all sides began to stir.
By chance, he obtained a golden finger, giving him knowledge of a thousand years of political schemes and the course of history.
He could predict political shifts, manipulate people’s hearts, and secretly control the lifeblood of the court.
He pretended to be sick and weak in public, but behind the scenes he was decisive and ruthless. The officials called him the “Cold-Faced Yama.”
Others relied on powerful clans; he relied on commoners. Others preached benevolent rule; he wielded an iron fist.
He investigated poisonings, executed eunuchs, exposed frame-ups, and pacified the Western Regions, advancing carefully at every step.
Pei Yuanxiu loyally assisted him, while Shen Qinglan saved his life and stayed by his side. She was the only person he ever smiled at.
He reformed the fubing militia system, took control of the imperial guards, and developed the Silk Road, quietly reshaping the Tang Dynasty.
The history books said he died young. In this life, he survived and even fathered a Crown Prince, Li Mo.
From a frail heir to the man who held all power in the realm, he was no sage ruler, but he was an emperor who ruthlessly protected his own.
In the end, he would ascend the throne, change the era name to Zhenguan, usher in a golden age, and earn a place in history as “The Tang Dynasty’s Great Transformation.”
