In a single day, the entire loyal Xiao family perished by the Wei River.
The frail young Xiao Se was the last surviving member of the Xiao family.
Enemies pressed at the border, the court framed him, and the remnants of the army teetered on the brink of collapse.
Everyone thought he was too weak to fight back. Little did they know that a modern-day graduate student in history had awakened in his ailing body.
One brilliant stratagem after another routed the enemy. All the glory went to his grandfather, while he kept every danger hidden to himself.
When the dust finally settled, the only reward Xiao Se wanted from the emperor was a city, a tree, and a home.
