In a chaotic age, two rival states stand side by side, and Duke Liu Wen works to bring order to the realm. Cement transforms infrastructure, while girls' schools break with the old and usher in the new. His children each excel in their own way: the emperor and empress rule in harmony, artisans revolutionize their crafts, physicians heal the people, and merchants connect the four seas. The two states move from confrontation to alliance and union through marriage. Across three generations, the family endures separation, warfare, and lost memories before finally returning home. With wisdom and deep affection, they build a peaceful and prosperous age together. This is an epic about reform, protection, and unity, and about family and country.
The author spent over three years planning and writing this novel, and the complete manuscript is already finished. Feel free to dive in.
Any resemblance to other works is purely coincidental.
