The Legend of Di Renjie: The Ghost Market of the Divine Capital

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An original work, no System, pure political intrigue, with intelligent characters!

In the first year of the Shengong era, the imperial palace is robbed.

A secret scroll containing Emperor Taizong’s final decree vanishes into thin air, only to appear in Luoyang’s ghost market.

Rumors spread throughout the court and the realm: whoever obtains the scroll will inherit the throne.

Prince Liang Wu Sansi brings the entire Wu clan to bear, vowing to seize the scroll and usurp the throne;

Crown Prince Li Xian stands firm with the old Tang loyalists, while undercurrents lie in wait.

Another hidden force in the court openly supports the Eastern Palace while secretly placing its own pieces on the board. No one knows its true aim.

The three factions are on the verge of a clash, and before long the Divine Capital may run red with blood.

Di Renjie, retired and returned to his hometown, receives the Empress’s secret decree and rushes back to the capital overnight.

From the ghost market’s underworld to the depths of the imperial palace, he follows every thread and pursues the culprit at every turn.

But the clearer the clues become, the more his heart sinks:

Every battle, every upheaval, every rise and fall between life and death

is all taking place in the palm of an unseen hand.

Lord Di sees through it, but does not say so.

Above, he navigates a relationship with the Empress marked by mutual understanding and suspicion, never yielding an inch;

Below, he brokers peace among the three factions, protecting the people of the Divine Capital from harm;

In secret, he preserves the spark of loyal Tang officials, leaving a sliver of hope for the restoration of the Tang dynasty.

The ghost market hides mysteries; the game of chess reveals the heart.

A renowned chancellor steps into the game himself,

carving out a path for a chancellor to protect two generations of the empire on the razor’s edge of imperial intrigue