The Tang Dynasty's Greatest Oddball: Making Yang Guifei Weep from the Start

During the Tianbao era, the prosperous Tang dynasty appears to be ablaze with opulence: envoys from every nation flock to Chang'an, the palace is filled with music and dance, and the aristocracy spends extravagantly. Beneath the surface, however, imperial in-laws, former chancellor factions, frontier military governors, foreign merchant syndicates, palace eunuchs, and powerful clans tear into one another.

Su Can transmigrates to the Mid-Autumn Festival of the fourteenth year of Tianbao and becomes a palace musician. Caught between Li Linfu's old faction, powerful merchant clans, and the An Lushan Rebellion, he leverages Yang Guifei's popularity to build a luxury empire in the prosperous Tang dynasty. In the end, he uses wealth, industry, intelligence networks, and military strength to rewrite the fate of Chang'an's downfall.