I won half the realm for Great Qian. Three hundred thousand iron cavalry swept across five kingdoms, and the emperor was my brother in life and death.
He said, "Brother, I've sent the provisions. Wait for me."
I said, "The realm belongs to both of us. Why make a distinction?"
Later, he married the most beautiful woman under heaven. She had once been in love with me, but after I rejected her, she whispered poison into his ear and broke the brotherly bond we'd shared for twenty years.
My military authority was stripped away, and my whole family was exiled. My parents froze to death in the prison cart. I never rebelled, not even when I died.
Because I believed my brother would never betray me.
But I was wrong.
When I opened my eyes again, I had crawled back from hell. This body still belonged to the Prince of the North, and it still possessed his martial skill and military knowledge. But the blindly loyal and filial Xiao Chen was dead.
The man I am now comes from another world. I care nothing for loyalty or righteousness. I care only about justice.
The emperor wants me dead, the empress wants to silence me, and the entire court are accomplices. Fine, then.
I won't be a subject anymore.
The three hundred thousand old soldiers on the northern frontier were trained by my own hand. The elite troops of the five conquered kingdoms recognize only my banner, Xiao Chen's. And I have evidence that the empress colluded with foreign enemies. I'll make the emperor repay every last thing he owes me.
From exiled prisoner to lord of the northern frontier, from the frontier to the imperial capital. I'll walk this road one step at a time.
This time, I fight for neither brotherhood nor loyalty.
Whoever has what it takes can sit on this throne.
She'll pay me back on her knees. He'll watch me take back everything he stole.
I rebelled on the road to exile.
It's time for someone else to rule this realm.
