After I Was Reborn, I Refused to Take the Fall

After a century lost in a great dream, the deposed emperor Murong Huan was reborn. At that time, his body had yet to fall apart, his birth mother had not yet died young, and his brothers and sisters had not yet bared their fangs. He was still the reigning emperor, the one whose elder brother had been defeated and captured, and whom the ministers had urged to take the throne. He stole his brother's most capable subordinate, keeping him close day and night, growing intimately familiar with him, and shaping Ji Hanzhang into his most useful pawn. What he didn't expect was that Ji Hanzhang had already developed improper desires. He pinned Murong Huan in his arms, his eyes dark, and said, "Your Majesty, I... must ask your forgiveness for this offense." Everyone said that Murong Huan, a son born of a concubine, was sinister and vicious, unfilial and disloyal, and unfit to be emperor. Only Ji Hanzhang regarded him as a god. It was Murong Huan who pulled him out of the mire, taught him martial arts and military strategy, and personally raised him to the pinnacle of the military world, earning him a marquisate on the battlefield. With such deep affection and loyalty, there was no way to repay him. Even if he were cut to pieces, he would offer himself in return. CP: Gentle, loyal, taciturn, long-legged gong X darkened, unhinged, sickly beauty shou Please note: 1. This is a writing exercise, and my writing still needs work! 2. The pacing is fairly slow, a slow-burn story. 3. Updates follow the rankings. Theme: Even with a dark past, as long as you keep the light in your heart, you can forge a different future.