Dual male leads. Reader discretion advised.
On the tenth year of Yonghe in the Great Yin dynasty, the tenth day of the third month, at the third quarter of the Mao hour.
The puppet emperor Xiao Yanyuan had sat on the Dragon Throne for ten years, and at last the day had come.
His maternal uncle, Pei Chong, the “Great General Who Guards the State,” had his throat slit in the passageway of Guangyun Gate. The one who did it was Shen Liuyi, a stray dog he had rescued from death row nine years ago. Now, he was the blade in Xiao Yanyuan’s hand, and the empress he had appointed.
The court was in uproar, and the officials trembled. No one knew this was only the beginning.
Over the next three years, Xiao Yanyuan used the “Secret Ledger,” filled with the court officials’ weaknesses, to crush the three great factions one by one: the imperial in-laws, the upright scholars, and the eunuchs. Shen Liuyi led the secret guard organization “Cicada’s Whisper,” eliminating everyone who stood in their way where no one could see. Exterminate entire clans, tear out tongues, water torture: they stopped at nothing.
They were the most brutal emperor and empress in the history books, killing without batting an eye and wiping out entire households without sparing a soul.
Yet they were also the only two people in the inner palace who trusted each other.
This is the story of two people who grew up in the abyss and used the vilest methods to reshape a world rotten to its core.
A cast of pure villains, every one of them ruthless. They speak their minds, with no misunderstandings, and balance power struggles with everyday life.
A word of warning: there is no redemption and no remorse in this story, only killing all the way to the end.
Oh my god! It's beautiful, my family, it's really beautiful and touching. Oh my god, I want to worship my wife! Why doesn't anyone see it? It's really beautiful. Everyone, it's not white, not white at all. It's very impressive, really!
The flavor of Machiavellian writing here is very positive. It's really good to read. I don't know how to say any words of praise, but I know this is an article that I can relate to. It won't be like the kind that I suddenly didn't want to read when I read ancient literature of a certain generation. I hope the author can stick to it. Come on 😘 👍 👍 👍
Nice! The plotting part is well written, and the character of the protagonist is also very attractive. I mean, can there be a little more intimate scenes between young lovers? Maybe write a sweet side story 😳