Spring Waits for No Imperial Edict

The main story is complete. The extra story, “Her Dream,” will be updated whenever the schedule allows. The extra is a warm, everyday road-trip story. You can understand it without reading the main story, though reading the main story will make it a little more painful. Writing words that will make readers suffer for the rest of their lives… How many graves must a person pass before reaching the tomorrow they long for? If the price of raising an army in rebellion is watching one loved one after another die before your eyes, and your followers put their lives in your hands only for nothing to change, is that choice a noble sacrifice or an elaborate kind of madness? If it ends in failure, if nothing is gained, if the new world millions yearn for is itself just another illusion… Then, between faint hopes of happiness and the real fires of war, between the specter of the future and the blood spilled in the present, how can anyone convince themselves that any of it is worth it? There is no answer to this question. But history has always recorded only the pages drenched in blood after the choices have been made. ---Divider--- Original blurb: What is it like to be raised as a young prince and personally groomed as the emperor's successor? After a quick assessment, she reached a conclusion: this would be a hard game to win. In this old world, where men held power, women depended on them, commoners waited for imperial favor, and the royal family moved the pieces, the greatest mistake of her life was learning the art of kingship too early. Her even greater mistake was later seeing the people of the world for what they were. At first, she thought the most terrifying thing was a tyrant. Later, she understood that the hardest person to deal with was a wise ruler: diligent, clear-eyed, and loving toward his people, yet unwilling to let the world slip from his grasp. The emperor taught her how to make hard choices, choose capable people, and control hearts. She turned around and used those lessons to open a path for people who had none. The court thought she wanted the throne. She wanted to flip the whole table. How should a traditional heroine make her way in the world? Hide her identity, dazzle everyone, defeat her enemies, rise to power, and have the masses kneel before her. She thought it over and decided that wouldn't do. Because having the masses kneel was a problem in itself. So she chose another path. She didn't want the world to bow to her. She only hoped that one day, no one would have to kneel and wait for someone else's mercy. ----Divider---- Ending One is complete. Endings Two and Three will be added when I have time. A work written in the arrogance of youth and my first full-length novel. The protagonist betrays the aristocratic class and sides with the working people, experiencing defeat, labor, enlightenment, and self-correction, before finally… My ideals and compassion are the punishment the world has given me, a weak person. Fortunately, I can still express them. I spent so long planning this novel that I began to think if I didn't pick up my pen soon, I'd never finish it. Then Chun Bu Dai Zhao came into being in a hurry. I pray for the happiness of all living beings, so I wrote about the characters struggling and refusing to yield against the flood of fate. I fear the death that comes with ignorance, so I took it upon myself to promise every soul a perfect homecoming. The story uses many flashbacks. Here's the timeline in chronological order to make it easier to follow: chapters 31–38, before the protagonist's birth (Ping's perspective) → chapters 21–25, the protagonist's childhood (in the capital) → chapters 48–53, Guangling 1 (leaving the capital) → chapters 94–104, Gusu 1 → chapters 54–58, Guangling 2 → chapters 105–106, Gusu 2 → chapters 75–78, Blackstone Town 1 → chapters 1–10, Guangling medical case (returning to the capital) → chapters 11–20, Gusu medical case → chapters 26–30, Blackstone Town medical case → chapters 39–47 and 59–61, fake marriage → chapters 70–74 and 79–81, Blackstone Town → chapters 90–93 and 106–107, Gusu 3 → chapter 116 to the ending. The protagonist has no romance plot in the main story. It's recommended that you read the Ping Yangyang extra after chapter 61. The other characters' extras contain few spoilers, so read them whenever you like. Theme: Labor creates value, and education breaks monopolies. History is written by the people, and the future is opened through struggle.