Li Chang, a graduate student in history, woke up as Yang Chang, Crown Prince of Southern Wu, only to find himself on the execution ground. From the throne, his nominal father, Emperor Yang Pu, sent him plunging into utter despair with one icy word: “Execute him.” There was no System, no superpowers, only his blood-soaked knowledge of this dark period in history.
This was a mad age when emperors rose and fell in turn, and next year it could be your turn. Fathers and sons slaughtered one another; rulers and ministers devoured each other. Human lives were as worthless as grass, and eating one’s own children was no mere legend. Ambitious men danced atop mountains of corpses, using schemes and swords to seize power, if only for a moment.
To survive, Li Chang had to wield all the historical knowledge in his mind as his only weapon. He understood the darkness of human nature and anticipated the rise and fall of factions, treading carefully through the tangled web of emperors, powerful ministers, warlords, and foreign peoples. From a condemned prisoner on the execution ground, to a strategist living at another’s mercy, to a provincial military governor struggling to survive in a world at war, every step was soaked in blood and intrigue.
Yet just as he thought his “knowledge of the future” was allowing him to take control of his fate, he discovered to his horror that this era was far more treacherous than the history books had recorded. The wheels of history seemed to be quietly veering from their original course. Beneath the currents, it seemed he wasn’t the only “anomaly”...
This is the ultimate gamble of intelligence, tenacity, and humanity, played out on a stage destined for tragedy. Watch as a modern soul kindles a faint light in the darkest of times and tries to find a different path for this broken realm amid the ruins.
Duhun has become Yang Xuan, and still uses the name Li Xuan, so why don't you just write that you have time traveled? It's really baffling.