The aftermath of the chaos caused by the Five Barbarians had yet to settle. Eastern and Western Wei faced off, the Southern Dynasties were divided, and flames of war raged across the land.
A modern man accidentally transmigrates into Gao Cheng, who is fated to die by a household slave’s blade. In his previous life, he died before achieving his ambitions, and every descendant of the Gao family became a sacrifice to imperial power.
Seeing through the historical game of power, he lies low and builds his strength. He uses Gao Huan’s influence to secure his position as heir, and court intrigue to gather power into his hands. Amid the turbulent struggles between powerful clans, bitter feuds among brothers, and the watchful eyes of enemy states, he advances one careful step at a time.
He quells the devastating chaos of Hou Jing’s rebellion, shatters the Yuan clan’s dream of restoration, and marches through Guanzhong and across the Yangtze into Jiangnan. With his own strength, he turns the course of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, ends the age of chaos, and establishes a peaceful imperial dynasty.
