I've Already Stormed into the Capital, yet You Still Call Me the Crown Prince

Twenty-eight years ago, I was just a wild child, growing up in a beggar's den. No one told me who I was, and I didn't care. I only knew how to steal, how to rob, and how to survive. The emperor was incompetent, corrupt officials exploited the people, and the common folk suffered terribly. Later, I gathered 80,000 troops and fought my way to the gates of the imperial city. The city walls crumbled before my eyes, and the imperial guards scattered under my blade. I walked through the bloodstains into the Golden Palace, raised my sword, and prepared to cut down that old man sitting high on the dragon throne. Just then, a pale old eunuch knelt before me and tremblingly uttered two words: "Crown Prince." 01 The Gate of the Golden Palace