A Guide to Conquering the Powerful Minister

Everyone knows that the second young master of the Huan clan of Yingchuan is brilliant and handsome, a celebrated figure of his age.

At sixteen, he was already renowned throughout Jiangdong. The court repeatedly summoned him to take office, but he declined each time.

When he entered government service at twenty, he was appointed a sixth-rank Secretary in the Secretariat. He was promoted several times thereafter, becoming a third-rank Minister of Personnel in less than ten years.

No one knew that the body of this promising young man concealed a woman.

She was a woman, yet no one dared question her identity. She possessed the bearing of a young hero, was enfeoffed as a marquis before she turned twenty, and had risen to the Three Excellencies before thirty.

How could someone so talented and ambitious be content to serve as a mere subject?

What she wanted was the empire!

Huan Quan was born into this world and raised as a boy. She studied the classics, emulated famous scholars, and traveled beyond the northern frontier. Then, on her fifteenth birthday, she met someone as dazzlingly gifted as herself. From then on, her entire youth was colored by that boy.

Liang Chen was born into the Liang clan of Hedong. His father and elder brother were both powerful ministers of their time. As their successor, he would trample over countless corpses on his way to the highest seat of power.

People lament that Liang Chen's life was undone by one person alone.

That person was his closest friend, who fought beside him;

that person was the one he loved, though she was never his wife;

that person was the one he trusted most, yet she betrayed him without mercy.

At first, he didn't know she was a woman. His affection came before he understood it, and he admired her with all his heart, believing her to be his soulmate.

Later, when he learned she was a woman, they shared intimate nights behind crimson curtains, yet neither could trust the other.

PS:

1. A power fantasy. The heroine is a master strategist and never takes a loss.

2. Plot-focused, with an emphasis on showcasing the heroine's intelligence and skill.

3. The heroine is not chaste. She has a first love and lovers, but no husband.

4. The heroine is driven by power and has no heart, but she won't kill indiscriminately.

4. Due to performance issues, this book covers only the first part of the heroine's rise to become emperor, focusing on her early growth in court politics. The second part is titled After Getting the Wrong Script for a Powerful Minister (Disguised as a Man).

Coming next:

The Nobleman's Beautiful Maid

[A seemingly meek but ruthless maid x a seemingly aloof but secretly scheming nobleman]

[Forced love + a groveling pursuit + the powerful brought to heel]

Mingyi is a lowly maid in the Yong'an Marquis's household, but she is strikingly pretty. Thanks to her looks, she is assigned to the courtyard of the marquis's third son as a second-rank maid.

As the saying goes, “Those near the water get the moon first.” Unfortunately, the third young master is hopelessly unromantic. He can face a beauty like a celestial maiden every day and still keep his composure. Everyone in the courtyard can look but not touch, and all they can do is sigh in frustration.

Mingyi has no ambition to become a concubine or seek wealth. She only hopes to save enough money to buy her freedom and leave the estate to make a life for herself.

One night, drunk, the third young master mistakes her for the cousin who grew up with him and forces himself on her!

After that, his gaze is no longer innocent. Yet whenever they are together behind the red curtains, he avoids Mingyi's eyes because they most resemble his cousin's.

With neither title nor promise, Mingyi becomes his woman.

Until the third young master and his cousin agree to marry. After that, he never comes to her at night again.

Mingyi knows it's time for her to leave!

…&…

Zhu Yan always thought his marriage would be nothing more than a family bargain. Then a reckless little maid stumbled into his arms, and from that moment on, he could never look away.

One drunken night, and a beginning.

Zhu Yan tells himself: She's only a maid! How could she ever sway me?

Once my proper wife enters the household, raising her to concubine will be the greatest favor I can grant her.

But on a hazy, rainy night, Zhu Yan realizes he can no longer find the familiar figure... His hopes collapse, and his heart breaks.

Zhu Yan discovers that though he has been clever all his life, he has never understood his own heart.

But Mingyi is gone! She vanished without a trace, taking her contract of indenture with her.

“Mingyi, if I don't find you in a year, I'll search for three years, then ten. If you're dead, then even your flesh and bones belong to me.”

…&…

Coming soon:

After Getting the Wrong Script for a Powerful Minister (Disguised as a Man)

Huan Shiheng transmigrates one day,

becoming the Eastern Jin dynasty's General Who Pacifies the West and Military Commissioner of Jingzhou.

Jingzhou, now that's a fine place!

A breeding ground for rebellions throughout history.

She hadn't planned on rebelling, but the court's powerful ministers spread rumors every day that she was going to.

Handsome as he is, the Secretariat Attendant says: “This traitor looks like a woman and was born with a rebellious streak.”

She improves farming methods for the people and builds waterworks, and the Minister of the Chancellery says: “This traitor is winning over the people's hearts with ulterior motives.”

She suppresses bandits and keeps the peace, and the General of the Guards says: “This traitor is training troops and intends to march on the capital.”

Fine!

Huan Shiheng can no longer be bothered to explain.

That's right, she, Huan Shiheng, is planning a rebellion.

So what!

If you have the guts, come and stop her!

Secure Jiangling, fortify Jingxiang, care for refugees, and train the army.

This empire, here I come!

Theme: Don't worry that others don't know your worth. Strive to become someone worth knowing.