After Losing Command of the Army, I Became the Founding Emperor

When the birds are gone, the bow is put away. After seven years guarding the frontier, Marquis Xie Jinglan of the North is rewarded with an imperial decree stripping him of his authority. When he uncovers the throne's role in his father's death in battle and the late emperor's demise, his loyalty crumbles in an instant. From silent endurance to defiance, from pawn to player, this blood-soaked road to the throne has only two possible ends: his death and the destruction of his clan, or rewriting the fate of the realm with his own hands. Follow him as he rises from a “hero” stripped of his military command to become the true mastermind of a chaotic age.