A Strategy for You

Li Shi is the emperor, born to rule, while Shang Yin is a lowly singer in an entertainer's troupe. They're like a fierce dog colliding with a turkey, chaos wherever they go. They're incompatible in every way, yet he claims he's here to win back his wife, in Chang'an, a city laid out like a chessboard, and through years of estrangement woven from the faintest of clues. She may seem as humble as a speck of dust, yet she can personally slay ferocious bandits and have them torn apart by five horses. She dances through court with graceful sleeves, striking down powerful eunuchs, and during the crisis in Feng Tian, she safeguards the imperial seal. She also turns her tenderness into a grand song of the Tang court. His heart is set on putting the realm first, but he accidentally weaves a snare. A wise chancellor dies unjustly, a crown prince in his prime passes away in his twenties, the palace locks its golden branches away for three years, and the princes of the four frontier garrisons raise armies in rebellion. The realm falls, and its splendor descends into chaos. Thankfully, love still endures. Then, all at once, the five Song daughters begin to show their promise...