Ode to Luoyang

The Eastern Han is battered by storms, its glory nothing like that of the Western Han. In this dynasty, fleeting as a flower that blooms for just one day, the struggle for power brings one helpless turn after another. In the imperial capital of Luoyang, life, death, honor, and disgrace can change in an instant. Power games and love and hatred intertwine in a struggle of rivalry and slaughter, while feuds between generations stretch on without end. The great families are masters of schemes and political maneuvering, each plotting to take advantage of the tottering imperial power. Dou Guiyi, who grew up in Pingling, Fufeng, first set foot in Luoyang on the day of the first snow in the third year of Yongyuan. The capital of the empire, a city of peonies. As she marveled at Luoyang's wealth and splendor, she was drawn step by step into the whirlpool of court politics. Much, much later, she remembered what her mother had told her when she was still a child in Pingling, Fufeng: "Where the splendor of the mountains and rivers gathers, so too does the slaughter of the world. Guiyi, promise me that for your whole life... for your whole life, you will never set foot in Luoyang." Who steps into whose legend, and who falls into whose doom? Who will be remembered for all eternity, and who will be but a drop in the ocean? Previously titled: The Flowers of Luoyang Must Be Seen in Full. *∴⊥∴*...*∴⊥∴*...*∴⊥∴*...*∴⊥∴*...*∴⊥∴*...*∴⊥∴* *∴⊥∴*...*∴⊥∴*...*∴⊥∴*...*∴⊥∴*...*∴⊥∴*...*∴⊥∴* The second story in the Junling Tianxia series: Song of the Qin Seal Script, a tale of a treacherous minister bringing a nation to ruin. Please visit the author's page and add it to your collection. P.S. I locked the 58-chapter character guide because I was afraid it would spoil the story. After thinking about it for a long time, I've decided to unlock it. If you like spoilers, or want to get a better grasp of the whole story, you can read that chapter first. If you really hate spoilers, be sure to skip it! Theme: