Qin Weidong spent his life on the battlefield, then retired after achieving his ambitions and died peacefully of old age. When he opens his eyes again, he has become the nine-year-old Crown Prince Murong Chengqian of the Tiansheng Dynasty, burning with fever and hovering at death's door.
The kingdom is surrounded by mountains and ringed with passes. Within its borders, the imperial clan fights among itself and powerful ministers keep the throne in check. Beyond them, neighboring tribes circle like predators and rival states watch hungrily. How is a child who has only just recovered from a fever supposed to survive in the inner palace?
The soul of a former grand general awakens with modern abilities in top-level military command, criminal investigation, medicine and poisons, and special operations. He uses his reputation for precocious wisdom to solve cold cases, ruthlessly reforms the frontier army, and establishes the first special forces unit, the Black Armored Army. He pacifies the Tiele in the north, campaigns against Xuanliang in the west, and subdues the states to the south. Firearms sweep away entire armies. He introduces new policies, curbs the fiefdoms, reforms the state, and opens the seas to trade, carrying the Land of Heavenly Abundance to the height of prosperity.
Yet the struggle for the throne churns beneath the surface. Brothers turn against one another, and powerful ministers set traps. He advances through peril, yet breaks his enemies with a smile. When he unifies the realm and rulers from every nation come to pay tribute, he chooses to abdicate at forty-five, then sails west to explore unknown lands.
This is the extraordinary rise of a modern soul in an ancient dynasty, an epic woven from ironclad resolve and political intrigue. From a frail crown prince to a great ruler, watch as he reshapes an entire era through sheer force of will.
