The Empress Dowager's bedside companion? Xue Rui wakes with a start to find himself the most endangered male favorite of the late Tang! A commander of the Left and Right Divine Martial Army, Xue Rui carries in his head a thousand years of historical knowledge and wields the Xue family's ancestral spear techniques. From the start, he is surrounded by powerful eunuchs, treacherous ministers, and rebellious warlords, all out to kill him. At court, the Niu-Li factional struggle rages in a storm of blood; on the battlefield, warlords carve up the realm as flames of war spread; and in the harem, the young, widowed Empress Dowager Guo must protect the Li family's throne while guarding against betrayal by her “secret lover.” “Your Majesty, fear not. I will cut down those who meddle in government, crush the rebellious warlords, and wipe out foreign invaders!” He trains elite imperial guards, using unconventional tactics to crush the Western Tibetans and take on the Khitans head-on. Recovering the two capitals and pacifying Hebei are as easy as reaching into a bag. He puts on an elaborate act at court, playing a double game and thoroughly outmaneuvering the likes of Wang Shoucheng and Li Fengji. He and Empress Dowager Guo work hand in hand: he commands the army with an iron fist, while she presides over court with imperial majesty. Together, they launch a campaign to curb the warlords and purge the eunuch faction in blood! When Xue Rui's intelligence meets the ambition of a heroine in the mold of Wu Zetian, watch this imperial alliance use thunderous measures to cleanse the court and the realm, dragging a Tang dynasty on the brink of collapse back to the peak of its glory!
What a great book! It can help you fully understand the history of the Tang Dynasty!