The chaotic final years of the Sui, with fortunes rising and falling along the Huai River.
He wakes up to find he has become Dou Fuwei.
He knows he will eventually submit to the Tang.
He knows he will end up in Chang'an.
And he knows, more than likely, he will die there.
But in these times, staying alive is harder than conquering the realm.
The canal waters are cold, and the lives of outlaws are as cheap as grass.
And the city of Chang'an, drawing ever closer, has never spared anyone who commands an army.