The Emperor's Mentor: The Frail Regent Coughs Blood to Protect the Realm

The young emperor Li Chenshu is ambushed during the Heaven-Worshipping Ceremony! His throne is not yet secure, treacherous wolves circle him, his unhinged imperial uncle hides a blade behind his smile, and the Tartars’ iron hooves thunder along the northern frontier! When he falls into the abyss, he thinks he is all alone, with his life hanging by a thread!

Until a man comes dragging his sickly body, coughing blood as he approaches: Yin Linyuan, once a iron-blooded regent, now his only “adoptive father.” He looks like a delicate glass lamp, ready to topple with the slightest breeze, but inside he is a living King of Hell, able to turn the world upside down with a wave of his hand!

“Your Majesty, don’t be afraid.” He coughs blood, but his gaze is sharp as a blade. “I’ll help you fight your way back to this empire!”

They cut down corrupt officials, root out traitors, cleanse Jiangnan, and pacify the northern frontier! The young emperor grows rapidly amid blood and fire, while his ailing Imperial Tutor fuels the path to supreme power with his own life! Amid flashing blades and political scheming, they are the most unlikely emperor and minister, and the most formidable partners!

When all is finally settled and the prosperous age they hoped for arrives, the lamp that has burned itself out can only smile at him before slowly closing its eyes...

This empire, this prosperous age, is the grand betrothal gift he won for him! This is an exhilarating tale of young people turning their fates around, and an unparalleled legend of a sickly Imperial Tutor coughing blood to defend the realm and pampering his emperor to the heavens!

[Passion + Political intrigue + Unbreakable bonds + Growth and a reversal of fortune = Click to read and unlock this rousing saga of a golden age!]