In the final years of the Cang Dynasty, the government was corrupt, the people were destitute, and wars flared across the land.
Wang Zhenhan, born into a family of generals, fought his way out of a mountain of corpses and sea of blood. Leading an army of rebels, he swept across the land, breached the imperial capital, ended a hundred years of Cang rule, and ascended the throne, naming his new dynasty Great Xing.
But conquering a realm is hard, and ruling it is harder. On the dragon throne, though he seemed supreme, every step was fraught with danger: founding ministers grew arrogant and monopolized military power; remnants of the old dynasty stirred beneath the surface, waiting to restore their rule; powerful clans controlled the countryside and resisted new policies; northern tribes watched hungrily and repeatedly raided the border; the treasury was empty, millions were displaced, and the nation lay in ruins.
Once a fierce general on the battlefield, Wang now stepped into a whirlpool of political intrigue. With an iron fist, he purged the court, balanced its factions, eased taxes and labor to improve people's lives, and strengthened the military to secure the borders. The contest between ruler and ministers was full of treachery, while every step toward the nation's future demanded careful planning.
See how this founding emperor, once a commoner, uses the art of rulership to command his ministers, expand his realm, and forge a golden age for Great Xing!
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