The East Wind Breaks at Dawn

Born in the old era, a scholar-official enters government service with the ambition of saving his country. By good fortune, he encounters a ruler determined to govern with renewed vigor. The two complement each other, and the nation grows powerful for a time. Yet whenever a revival seems within reach, a deep-rooted force holds him back. He is a man born into the old era who tries to change it, but he can neither transform the old era nor lead the new one. In this unprecedented upheaval in three thousand years, what choice will he make?

The story gets interesting starting in Chapter 10. The opening chapters set up the main plot, so you can start reading from Chapter 10. If you like it, you can go back and read the earlier chapters to learn the background. Starting from Chapter 31, there’s a new climactic update every day.