Women Who Ruled with an Iron Fist [Livestream]

["After I Used and Abandoned the Crown Prince of an Enemy State" is now out. Come find me next door, babies!] [The story is complete. I'm begging you, babies, please give me a five-star rating if you buy the whole book QAQ] [A parallel fictional world, so please don't overthink it!] Life is hard. Tan Xiaoxiao works around the clock and also makes videos on the side. Her female-oriented niche is colder than the Arctic, and she doesn't ask for much: just enough to buy milk tea. But her fans get way too immersed in the story, and they're always sending her the strangest things... Empress Dowager Lu Zhi of Han sent you a palace lantern; Marquis of Huaiyin Han Xin sent you a sword; Han chancellor Xiao He sent you a dou of wheat... "Thank you, thank you, but I really can't use any of this." Tan Xiaoxiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Empress Lu, the female emperor, sent you a Shangfang Sword, with which you may execute foolish rulers above and treacherous ministers below! "Hey, hey, hey, sis, you're taking the roleplay too far. There are no rulers or ministers in a socialist society." "Wait! Who's the female Emperor Lu?" "Why have you given yourselves yet another new title!" In the eleventh year of the Han Dynasty, Empress Dowager Lu planned to seize and kill Han Xin, clearing every obstacle to the throne for her son. With a resounding crash, the sky screen lit up... [Clever all her life, only to pave the way for someone else.] [The tragedy of Empress Dowager Lu's descendants and relatives being slaughtered after her death.] Empress Dowager Lu: ??? What audacity! Liu Bang: Good grief, which bastard was so ruthless! Chen Ping: This old servant's loyalty is as clear as the sun and moon! Zhou Bo: It definitely wasn't me! [The men leading the charge were Chancellor Chen Ping and Grand Commandant Zhou Bo!] Chen Ping / Zhou Bo: !!! Empress Dowager Deng: I quelled the Qiang rebellion, wiped out the pirates, subdued the northern tribes, brought the Western Regions to heel, and expanded the territory by 1,840 li! I am the female version of Emperor Wu of Han! With achievements like mine, I'll surely go down in history and be praised by future generations. [She once turned the tide and saved the Eastern Han Dynasty, but her achievements were erased, and later generations don't even know who she was.] Empress Dowager Deng: ??? Jia Nanfeng: Others see me as a pawn, but I see them as ants! [During her rule, the land was peaceful and the seas were calm. Later generations, however, said all the credit belonged to her ministers, while the War of the Eight Princes was her fault.] Jia Nanfeng: ??? Princess Pingyang: Who says women are inferior to men? I created an army made up of women, commanded seventy thousand troops, and made my name resound throughout Guanzhong! [A military genius, but because she was a woman, her military authority was taken away, and she died young.] Princess Pingyang: ??? Wu Zetian: The only female emperor in history. [The one and only female emperor, forced to abdicate in her later years.] Wu Zetian: ??? Empress Wei: If my mother-in-law could become an emperor, why can't I? [She died in a palace coup, and her head was displayed in public.] Empress Wei: ??? Princess Anle: My father is the Son of Heaven, so I should be Crown Princess! [The emperor insisted on making her Crown Princess, but later generations cursed her for poisoning him.] Princess Anle: ??? Empress Dowager Liu E: I wore the imperial robes, put the court in order, and governed for over a decade. The realm was at peace. [The female villain in the story of the civet cat replacing the crown prince, she nearly had her entire clan wiped out after her death.] Liu E: ??? Regarding the "peaceful land and calm seas" during Jia Nanfeng's rule: Book of Jin, Biographies, Chapter Six: Hua devoted himself to loyal service, helping to govern and making up for shortcomings. Even under a foolish ruler and a cruel empress, the realm remained at peace. This was Hua's achievement. Book of Jin, Biographies, Chapter Ten: Mo devoted himself to assisting the ruler, recommending Zhang Hua and Pei Yi to help govern together. For several years, the court and the country remained at peace. This was thanks to Mo. Please add my historical figures watching livestreams novel to your to-read list! "Ode to Qin" He Hua is a princess. She should have been dressed in finery and surrounded by countless male consorts. But her father is Ying Zheng, and her elder brother is Hu Hai. As soon as their father dies, her brother has her chopped up to be buried with him. Her brother forces her to rebel, so she has no choice but to rebel... "Qin fell because of Hu? Ha." "Meng Tian, I order you to lead three hundred thousand troops north and defeat the Xiongnu, once and for all!" "But..." A timid child's voice rang out in the hall. "Brother Hu Hai has 'Hu' in his name too." Ying Zheng: ??? Hu Hai: ??? What did I ever do to offend you, little sister!!! Meng Tian: ...Never even imagined this was an option. Every night, He Hua dreams that she's studying in Huaguo two thousand years in the future... Father, English is so hard. I don't want to learn it QAQ Father, broaden your horizons. You need a world map QAQ Father, you burned the books too soon. The poems and classical texts that came afterward are even harder to memorize QAQ Father, what are chemistry, physics, and computers? Why didn't my tutor teach me about them QAQ Father QAQ Father QAQ Fath... Wait! Women here can not only govern, they can inherit the throne too (*≧▽≦) Please add my novels about female politicians to your collection too! [The On-Screen Comments Teach Me to Be Empress Dowager] With all due respect, I'm even more impressive than the comments "The Reign of Empress Deng Sui" begins airing, and netizens start debating... "From the title, you can tell she's a silly, sweet, saintly Mary Sue. Trash!" "I hate silly sweethearts. They're useless and rely entirely on the male lead and good luck." When she first enters the palace, the empress makes things difficult for her. "She's definitely going to cry and wait for the male lead to rescue her. Boring." Deng Sui: The empress is deposed, and her entire clan is exiled. "Holy crap, sis, you're going dark and going all out right from the start!!!" The emperor dies, and she's had a grudge against the crown prince for years. "The heroine will definitely suffer but stay true to herself, using love and kindness to move the crown prince. He'll realize the error of his ways, and they'll have a cheesy happy ending." "So clichéd. Can the director try something different?" Deng Sui: Depose the prince and appoint a new ruler. "Holy crap! Sis, you're really that ruthless!!!" She rules in the emperor's stead, and the powerful clans and court officials plot a coup. "I get it, I get it! With sis's brains, she'll definitely lure them into a trap. Once the officials and powerful clans fall for it, they'll regret everything, then be won over by her abilities and pledge their lives to her! That's the perfect payoff, right?" Deng Sui: Sentence them to death. Exterminate the clans of everyone involved. "Holy crap!!!" Floods, mountain torrents, hail, violent winds, locusts, and drought leave countless people dead and injured. The Xiongnu invade from the north, the Western Regions rebel, the Qiang and Rong tribes run rampant, and pirates grow bolder. One crisis after another piles up, inside and out. "Ah... Is sis going to have to marry off a princess to the foreign tribes and just grit her teeth? QAQ" "Sob, how can someone as tough as sis be made to suffer like this?" "That useless Heaven is so cruel! Those barbarian tribes are taking advantage of the crisis!" But then... She kills the Xiongnu in the northern deserts, cuts down rebels in the Western Regions, crushes the Qiang and Rong in Hexi, and hunts pirates across the islands. The Xiongnu surrender, the Western Regions submit, the Qiang and Rong cede their lands, and the pirates are wiped out. The territory expands by 1,840 li! Deng Sui: Marry a foreigner? Ha. Only the Xiongnu princes serve me. "!!!" Deng Sui is often surrounded by a chorus of voices. When the empress humiliates her, they tell her to be kind. When the crown prince bullies her, they tell her to be magnanimous. When the court officials and powerful clans try to depose her, they tell her to forgive them. When the realm is beset by internal and external crises, they tell her to endure. But she... Deposes the empress, drives out the prince, executes treacherous ministers, quells external threats, and establishes a legacy without equal! #A woman's heart can be iron too. Watch her mend the heavens' cracks with her own hands.# Cover by ZDC. Permission purchased! Please give my completed novels a look too: When a Big Shot Becomes a Cannon-Fodder Female Lead: A max-level expert returns to the beginner village The Vicious Female Lead Won't Redeem Herself: A world-conquering heartthrob After the Vicious Female Lead Loses Power: Turning the tables and returning to the top The High-Risk Princess Royal: Four men are fighting over me! The High-Risk Princess Sent to Marry: A deranged envoy falls for me The Blackened Green Tea Male Lead Comes Early: What do you do when you meet a yandere? Scheming for the Darling: I'll do whatever it takes for you Theme: The world needs women's voices. Talented people should not be buried, slandered, or demonized because of their gender.