War erupts in a turbulent age. The great clans at the top fight for power, while lesser clans flee for their lives.
After years of chaos, the realm is finally united!
With a new dynasty established, what can Mei Xianyu, a geography teacher who transmigrated into a newborn, possibly do?
Mei Xianyu babbles: "I'm hungry!"
The entire Mei family moves to Xuzhou Prefecture. Protected by her parents, Mei Xianyu wants for nothing, and she has a childhood sweetheart to play with. Her girlhood is carefree and happy.
In the sixteenth year of Yuanji, the struggle between common-born families and great clans spreads from the imperial court across the realm. Mei Xianyu's peaceful days are over.
Her childhood sweetheart, He Wenjia, turns over a new leaf and sits for the imperial examinations.
Mei Xianyu follows her husband into the capital, a den of beasts.
Many years later:
He Wenjia is hailed as the greatest chief minister, the man who uprooted the last foundations of the great clans!
Mei Xianyu is a preeminent geographer of the feudal age!
The history of the Great Jin Dynasty devotes a whole page to the couple!
Notes:
1. The male and female leads are childhood sweethearts and bicker like a loving couple.
2. The early story is warm and slice-of-life, while the later part involves political struggles at court.
A tale of a female emperor's rise in a turbulent age. Please add it to your want-to-read list!
Blurb for A Female Emperor's Rise in a Turbulent Age:
Amid the chaos, heroes rise from every corner. The Ye family, wealthy landowners with abundant grain, is courted by several factions.
The marriage of the Ye family's eldest daughter, the most valued young lady of the household, becomes a matter of great interest.
Noble clans and aristocrats all offer alliances, and she can take her pick of eligible young men.
The eldest Miss Ye chooses Zhou Fuguang, the eldest son of the Zhou family, who promises to share the realm with her someday, despite currently being suppressed by his stepmother and having little name recognition.
As the various factions draw close to uniting the realm, many women, backed by their families, vie to enter the imperial harem and claim a share of the spoils.
The eldest Miss Ye, with vast stretches of fertile farmland at her disposal, watches coldly:
The dignity of empress!
A love reserved for her alone!
Neither is as satisfying as making herself emperor!
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Theme: Strive for a better future
History is like this, there are always people carrying the burden forward in the dark
Can there be a side story about Wang Cang?
No matter what, Wang Cang is still a good friend. It's not easy. He is the best person. Wang Cang
Spreading flowers [cat claws] feels a bit unfinished 😭
In fact, Lao Chen is right in saying that imperial power is dictatorship 😂
Why is it coming to an end! 😭
Chen Fangjin is so brave
There is too little written in the follow-up and ending. It can be 200 chapters.
The early part about farming, studying and writing travel notes is quite interesting, but the later part about political struggle is much weaker.
"It's marketable but priceless" is a big bug for the author ~ maybe it's ""