From Border General to Emperor: The Li Clan's Rise

On the frontier of Anxi, windswept sands cut like knives and beacon fires burn across the land. Young officer Li Yanqing grips his ancestral ring-pommeled saber tightly, its cold gleam reflected in his resolute eyes. The Tang dynasty is already in decline, yet he will use this blade to rise from a junior border officer defending Guazhou and carve out a path through the chaos and flames of war!

He drives the Xiongnu north and expands the realm thousands of miles westward. His illustrious military achievements earn him a place at court, where he struggles to secure a chance at survival for the common people amid treacherous schemes and political intrigue. This ring-pommeled saber also becomes the heirloom passed down through the Li clan for centuries: ten generations carry the torch. Some fight bloodily on the battlefield, some maneuver and scheme at court, and some willingly die to protect the people...

From a lone general on the frontier, to a figure whose power dominates the court, and finally to one who sets his sights on the imperial throne, the Li clan relies on iron resolve and ingenuity to uphold its conviction of “defending the land and safeguarding peace” through dynastic upheavals and ceaseless wars. Step by step, they rise from obscurity to the pinnacle, forging an enduring imperial legacy and writing an epic family saga spanning centuries, all in the name of protecting the people and keeping them safe!