During the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang, in the Qianfu era, famine ravaged the land, salt bandits ran rampant, and Huang Chao's rebel army began to gain momentum. Qingshan County, a remote county on the Huai-Xi frontier, was so insignificant that none of the rival factions gave it a second glance. But a famine, a shipment of illicit salt, and an order demanding grain pushed it into the eye of the storm.
When Lu Chen, a modern man, awoke, he had become the son of a down-on-his-luck county commandant in Qingshan County. His father was gravely ill, his family was in debt, the county magistrate was incompetent, the local gentry were hoarding grain, and the common people were on the verge of revolt. If Lu Chen did not save himself, the powerful would swallow his family, salt bandits would trample his hometown, and the county town would be reduced to ashes in the chaos.
He had no soldiers, no official position, and no claim to authority. All he had was a little knowledge from his previous life. So he started with a dozen starving refugees, a few battered blades, and a granary almost empty of food. First, he would fight to survive. Then, he would fight to defend his home.
