One day, a devoted Qing history buff wakes up as Yinxiang, the thirteen-year-old thirteenth prince of Emperor Kangxi.
He knows he will win the emperor’s favor, only to lose it in a single day and spend ten years under house arrest.
He knows his fourth brother will ascend the throne, and that he himself will work himself to death supporting him in the eighth year of the Yongzheng reign.
He knows the Great Qing will enter an age of prosperity, and that after it comes a century of humiliation.
This time, he returns with the [Great Qing Worthy Prince Development System] in hand.
He will not fight for the throne or rebel. He only wants to support a wise ruler, enact reforms, escape his early death, and protect his family’s legacy.
During the Kangxi reign, he lies low amid the succession struggle, standing firm with an earnest heart and quietly securing the outcome for the Fourth Prince’s faction.
During the Yongzheng reign, he oversees government affairs and implements reforms such as the land tax equalization and the return of meltage fees to the public treasury, becoming a pillar of the empire.
During the Qianlong reign, as a respected elder of three reigns, he balances factional strife, prepares coastal defenses, and fights to turn back the tide of an empire in decline after reaching its zenith.
From the succession struggle among the nine princes to Yongzheng’s reforms, from the Qianlong golden age to the spread of Western influence eastward,
he spends his life living up to the name of a “worthy prince”: true to his sovereign, his people, his brothers, and his original aspirations.
As the wheels of history are quietly turned,
can he break the fate of the “short-lived worthy prince” and become the true stabilizing force behind three generations of emperors?
Very nice. I have been looking for this kind of novel. Highly recommended.
The age is a bit inappropriate, but otherwise it's very good