A sickly, beautiful, treacherous minister who has done every evil deed imaginable
A righteous, loyal, scheming general who despises evil
Younger man
The wicked flirt who drives the devoted loyalist mad
Also known as: Arousing Chang'an
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Bai Zhegui is not a good person. At least, that's what everyone around him says.
Too clever for his own good, he schemes and manipulates, earning suspicion, rejection, and hatred.
Not a single person treats him sincerely.
One day, the great clans fall and the powerful minister loses his authority.
Everyone else seeks a new way forward.
Only he remains as he always was, sitting alone in the courtyard with the dead leaves, waiting to die with his ailing body.
The minister's fall from grace brings out the darkness in people's hearts. Those who once clashed with him now want a moment of his attention.
Everyone wants to lay hands on the former chancellor, who once held power over the entire court.
When the fallen minister is thrown into prison, the comings and goings there are livelier than the marketplace.
He seems to have nowhere left to turn.
But Bai Heng, who has secretly dug several escape tunnels, is left speechless: ...?
Seriously, what's wrong with you people?
I'm tired of fighting those upright officials. I'm retiring and having some fun.
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His colleagues hate him so much their teeth ache. They denounce him: "Abuse of power, scheming, and completely incorrigible. His crimes are unforgivable!"
Bai Heng: "What a lovely compliment. Have it framed! Hang it in the main hall!"
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In the beginning
Bai Zhegui especially hated Xue Rang.
Whenever he saw him, he'd roll his eyes and sneer, "A brute. All brawn and no brains."
Xue Rang: "...A hypocrite."
Bai Zhegui: "Tsk, why pretend to be a dog when you're a wolf?"
Xue Rang said nothing.
Bai Zhegui: "Are you mute?"
Xue Rang: "Do all you civil officials look this good when you roll your eyes?"
The official system and setting draw inspiration from the Qin and Tang dynasties, but the story is entirely fictional. I'm trying my hand at political intrigue, so please forgive me if I don't quite get it right.
(Subject to change)
2024.8.17
Theme: Finding oneself
