An imaginary dynasty | Traditional wuxia | One heroine | No System or golden finger
At last, when I stood at the peak of the court, a shocking truth came crashing down: It was all a conspiracy. I was the only pawn, and my fate had been decided from the start.
A game of chess with no winners.
A carefully plotted catastrophe, a game laid out with painstaking care. I struggle to survive amid deadly assassinations and bizarre “acts of assistance,” growing stronger along the way.
Bloodshed and betrayal wear away his arrogance. A flesh-and-blood man crawls through the mud, martial force giving way to political schemes. Am I the savior, or the ultimate pawn?
I was not born an emperor. A conspiracy spanning more than twenty years forged me into the ruler of all under Heaven.
At the summit of power, gazing out over a vast realm, should I protect this prosperous age or break free of the game? The answer lies in endless uncertainty.
The protagonist starts the game by talking about a chess piece in the hands of others. After reading it, I couldn't calm down for a long time, and I couldn't express some feelings. Are these so-called trainings really good for him? Or is it just to make the chess piece sharper? After being used as a pawn for half your life, and all your efforts are for other people's ambitions, who can not be crazy? The young man who could laugh, trust others, and be soft-hearted towards his classmates will forever remain in his mind the night the truth was revealed. He won, but I think he lost.
In this book, the author wants to outline not only the rise and fall of a dynasty, but also the protagonist's rise from humble beginnings, with every step stepping on the edge of human nature and interests - the intrigues in the court and the iron horse fighting at the frontier. The narrative is given a heavy historical texture. This is not only a history of dynasty changes, but also a legend of a young man searching for himself amidst the lights and shadows of swords. The protagonist has no cheats, only a heart unwilling to sink. He started as a small person and fought his way through a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood - here there is the brotherhood of fighting side by side, the battle of wits when meeting opponents, and the torture of human nature when facing the temptation of power. The most touching thing is the youthful spirit of "Thousands of people will leave, but I will go". When the whole world was teaching him to compromise, he chose to guard the Tao in his heart. The most rare thing is that when you applaud the victory of a battle, you can turn around and see the desolation behind the war. This is not only a history of struggle for hegemony, but also a profound discussion about ideals, loyalty and cost. If you like deep, flesh-and-blood Machiavellian stories, this book is worth reading.