The Great Yan Dynasty, the twenty-third year of Chengping.
Su Mubai, heir to the Duke of Anguo, is the most notorious good-for-nothing in the capital.
Three years after becoming engaged to Shangguan Qing'er, the daughter of the Grand Tutor's household, she throws a letter of repudiation in his face before a hall full of guests. “You are uneducated and unworthy of me. The man I marry, I, Shangguan Qing'er, must be a hero who stands tall between heaven and earth, not a spoiled wastrel who does nothing but drink, gamble, visit brothels, and carouse.”
The whole capital laughs.
Su Mubai laughs too.
No one knows he deliberately made the Shangguan family break off the engagement. No one knows that the debauched playboy who gets drunk by the Qinhuai River and is mocked by the entire city has spent the past three years secretly building a network that spans all thirteen provinces of Great Yan. And no one knows he comes from another world, carrying five thousand years of poetry, prose, and military strategy in his mind.
He is waiting for the right moment.
For the northern frontier to blaze with war, for the court to be swept up in turmoil, and for everyone who laughed at him to one day look up at him in awe.
At the Jinling poetry gathering, his verse, “Sparse shadows slant across clear, shallow waters; a faint fragrance drifts beneath the moon at dusk,” leaves the entire assembly stunned.
By the Qinhuai River, after hearing the famed courtesan Liu Ruyan play “High Mountains and Flowing Water,” he murmurs, “Your music has the mountains and the flowing water. It is only missing a little of Boya's loneliness.”
Her eyes flicker. “Because Ruyan has yet to meet her soulmate.”
Shen Qingxue, the talented beauty of Jiangnan; Tuoba Qing, the female general of the northern frontier; Lin Daiyue, a wealthy widow whose fortune could rival a kingdom; Princess Changle, a daughter of the reigning emperor... Thirty peerless beauties, some as aloof as immortals, some as passionate as flames, and some as sharp as blades, one by one enter his world.
“Master Su, in that poem of yours,”
Drunk in the Mortal World, the Beauty Is Born Free-Spirited
Mountains and Rivers Between My Brows: Transmigrated as Shen Meizhuang
Transmigration: The Realm Is My Dowry, and I Live a Life of Passion
Transmigration: I Stun the World with Chinese Poetry
Transmigration: From the Start, I’m a Wolf Wreaking Havoc Across the World
Longevity: From the Great Song to the Great Ming
I Was Born Invincible, So Why Bother Cultivating Immortality?
Village Romances: The Legend of a Little Mystic
He possesses profound writing skills and his descriptions are meticulous and detailed! There are some illogical points in the text: Tuoba Qing wrote in March requesting military supplies, and preparations began in January; the protagonist, having transmigrated less than six months ago, claims to have annulled his engagement three years prior. Unbelievable!
The writing is delicate, elegant yet understated, and concise, creating a compelling read that makes you want to keep going. A great book, highly recommended!
It looks great. I hope it arrives soon.
The writing style is quite good, but those with limited cultural knowledge can't appreciate it. I saw one chapter where the color of Qing'er's clothes was mentioned more than ten times; was it because they were afraid readers would forget?
The language is ornate and the writing is profound.
It looks pretty good.
The first two readers had low expectations and even complained, but upon closer reading, the writing was surprisingly good, the story's pace is just right, and it's quite enjoyable. I'm following this book.
Having a clear idea, not being disorganized, is acceptable.
The plot is captivating, author, keep it up! However, the male protagonist has too many wives, how can he possibly manage? Pampering one inevitably leads to neglecting the other.
Your writing is excellent, keep it up!