The Evil Minister

That's right, this book is mainly about treacherous ministers and traitors. Zhonghang Yue was the archetypal Han traitor: he betrayed the Han and defected to the Xiongnu, offering strategies to undermine the Han and helping the Xiongnu wreak havoc. His conduct was contemptible. He betrayed his people for glory, and was reviled by later generations. But people aren't born wanting to become traitors. The boy who set out to slay the dragon eventually becomes one himself.