Modern young man Lu Heng traveled through the late Eastern Han Dynasty with only incomplete historical memories and a limited box of resources. He did not follow the princes to compete for fame in Hulao Pass. Instead, he managed Hanzhong, united with Ma Teng, and made a surprise attack on Chencang when the heroes gathered to seize Chang'an. But history does not repeat itself as we remember: technology will fail, allies will object, and rescuers will have to pay a price. From the Yellow Turbans and Guanzhong to Bashu, Jingxiang, Jiangdong and the Central Plains, Lu Heng competed with Liu Guan, Zhang Zhao, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao for military supplies, credit and systems. After unification, he still chose to proclaim himself emperor, but he restricted imperial power through written laws, public discussions on politics, official selection through imperial examinations, and hierarchical elections, so that criticizing the emperor was no longer a crime.
