Su Jin, a modern history master's graduate and strategic consultant, awakens in Xin Ye in the sixth year of Jian'an, inhabiting the body of a scholar from a poor family. Liu Bei is then at his lowest point, dependent on others, with few troops and generals. With no System or golden finger, Su Jin relies solely on a thousand years of historical foreknowledge and practical political acumen. He becomes the most distinctive adviser at Liu Bei's side: more grounded than Kongming, more faithful to Ji Han's founding ideals than Xun Yu. He never takes credit or overshadows his lord, and forms an “inner affairs and strategy dual core” with Zhuge Liang, working together to defy fate and change Ji Han's fortunes.
From cultivating fields and training troops in Xin Ye, and winning the people's support, to forging an alliance with Liu Qi and recommending Wolong three times, he remedies the Liu Bei coalition's shortcomings: no land, no food, and no talent. During the Battle of Red Cliffs, he secures the rear and guards against treachery, preserving their foothold in Jingzhou. As they expand into Western Shu, he advises from afar, avoiding the tragedy of Pang Tong's death, and reforms Yi Province's administration to ease the supply crisis. In the Hanzhong campaign, he assists Fa Zheng in defeating Xiahou, while laying plans in advance to stop Lu Meng's crossing of the Yangtze in disguise, thereby holding Jingzhou, saving Guan Yu, and preventing the tragedy of Yiling.
Su Jin handles domestic affairs, logistics, and foundations; Zhuge Liang oversees strategy, military affairs, and the northern campaigns. The ruler and his ministers understand one another, and civil and military officials stand united. At last, Liu Bei, who has spent half his life in upheaval, secures a foothold in Jing and Yi and establishes his power in Hanzhong, sustaining Ji Han's realm amid the chaos. When Cao Pi usurps the Han throne, Su Jin urges Liu Bei to ascend the throne and continue the Han line. When the Marquis of Wu launches his northern campaigns, Su Jin remains at the rear, steadily supplying grain and recruits, helping Ji Han break through Yong and Liang and recapture Luoyang, until the great undertaking of restoring the Han and bringing all under its rule is finally achieved.
This is a grounded tale of political maneuvering, with every step carefully planned, and a passionate reversal that corrects regrets carried across the ages. Watch as Su Jin, a scholar from a poor family, assists Liu Xuande from his early days as a hidden dragon in Xin Ye to become a legend of Ji Han's revival!
Not bad, not bad, not bad! Come on!
It is very delicately written and a very good book about the Three Kingdoms.
It's a very good book. It's not a mindless read. It has brains and practical actions. It's not just talking about asking others to do errands. I hope it will continue to be updated and it won't be unfinished.
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