[Highlight Notice] This is the second book in the Rights and Power series. Please read the first book, Rights and Power 1: The Revenge Arc, before starting this one! The story continues directly.
A domineering King of Han vs. a gentle, refined strategist
A story about a ruler and her minister working as one to take on the whole world.
This is a fictional historical setting, with nine kingdoms vying for supremacy and entirely fictional characters.
In this story, women may serve as officials, rule as kings or sovereigns, and become generals or ministers. Women may marry women. No women disguising themselves as men. No women disguising themselves as men. No women disguising themselves as men!
For five years, Li Renchen traveled among the various lords, stirring up the political landscape with peerless schemes and strategies. Wherever she went, no ruler could help but meet her as an equal.
For five years, King Han Shu devoted herself to governing, ushering in reforms and building a wealthy, powerful state. Quietly, she plotted and planned, waiting for the right moment.
The winds of change can shift in an instant. With ruler and minister united, they set their sights on the realm. Who will rule the land tomorrow?
One-line summary: The road ahead is long and winding. May we meet at the summit and build an era of peace together.
Before you read:
This series has four volumes: When You Were Young (The Revenge Arc), An Age of Great Strife (The Travels Arc), The King's Duty Knows No Rest (The Contest for Supremacy Arc), and All Under Heaven United (The Unification Arc). They are published across three books.
There is not much romance in this story, but there is some. Please bear with me, dear readers (doge).
PS: The two female leads are devoted to each other in a 1v1 relationship. They begin as ruler and minister and later become empresses.
PPS: The whole story is already drafted. Stay tuned!
Theme: Heaven moves with strength; the noble person strives without cease!
