Ember Bone Corruption Ninth Level

Long Yun was originally the son of a general who guarded the northern border. He was promoted to the capital because of his outstanding military exploits. However, when the new emperor ascended the throne, he was falsely accused of collaborating with the enemy and his entire family was executed. Only he managed to escape. He survived on death row for three years, relying on his remaining breath and a incomplete book of art of war. Later, he defected to the "Jin Hall" of the Jianghu Qimen organization and became a shadow assassin codenamed "Jin". For five years, he lurked among various factions, assassinating, instigating rebellion, framing blame, and making plans, single-handedly causing an earthquake in the capital's political arena. When he finally ascended to the position of prime minister, he found that the real enemy was not a certain minister, but the entire corrupt bureaucracy - they had already formed a closed loop of interests that even the emperor could hardly shake. Long Yun no longer pursued justice, but began to create chaos, allowing all parties to fight against each other, and eventually forced the emperor to reform the administration of officials and eliminate redundant officials. His growth is from extreme revenge to a cold and rational political operator. He is no longer obsessed with paying blood debts, but chooses to reshape order in a more cruel way. What is unique about this story is that the protagonist is not a "decent hero" in the traditional sense, but a sober saboteur, whose human struggle and the dilemma of the times interweave a very tense picture of power and intrigue.