Liu Zheng transmigrates as the eldest son of Emperor Ling of Han, but because his mother's family is lowborn, he becomes a thorn in the side of the powerful ministers and eunuchs. The Yellow Turban Rebellion has yet to begin, but the Xiongnu are already on the move. One order sends him to the frontier to die, supposedly on an “imperial inspection of the border.”
At court, He Jin and the Ten Attendants sneer as they wait for news of his death in the north. But what reaches them is not word of his defeat, but a message that shakes the realm: Crown Prince Liu Zheng has slain a Xiongnu prince in battle at the border and, riding the momentum of his great victory, established the Northern Command Guard within the army!
From then on, a lone wolf enters the chaotic end-of-Han political game. He recruits heroes, and Guan, Zhang, and Zhao serve at his command; he shelters displaced commoners, and the Yellow Turbans' elite forces join his ranks. He seizes control of Luoyang before anyone else, using the emperor to command the lords before Dong Zhuo enters the capital. At Hulao Pass, he attends the alliance and becomes its leader through sheer force!
This is the journey from frontier foot soldier to emperor. See how Liu Zheng plans every move, reforms his realm at home, pacifies the warlords abroad, unifies the land, and sweeps across every corner of the realm, ultimately building an empire upon these shattered mountains and rivers, one that surpasses the mighty Han...
