A Shu Defector, but the Underground Emperor of Wei

The protagonists in this author's books always manage to pull off some incredibly outrageous and surprising moves. The original internet cafe version had a lot of deliberate attempts at humor, but now, by leveraging existing trends, the characters are becoming increasingly sophisticated and skillful.

Cao Wei always harbored a wary attitude towards the generals, officials, and people who surrendered from Shu Han. Even if they successfully chose a side, they would only be given money and empty titles, with virtually no real power. Within Cao Wei itself, there weren't enough positions of real power among the various factions, let alone someone from the non-mainstream Shu Han.

Why support the Han? I don't understand. We're all under the Cao Wei regime. What benefit would we gain from helping Shu Han?

There have been so many Three Kingdoms fanfics for years, some about independent rulers, some about strategists, and some about usurpers. But this author's work is truly refreshing. The writing is very original (it's definitely not the kind where someone is randomly chosen to assist or someone finds a random territory to establish an independent regime). The author has gone mad.

I was initially interested, thinking the protagonist would eventually be forced to surrender, but after reading the comments that he became a leader of the surrendered Wei forces, I'm wondering if that's true. I'm curious and don't understand. If it were a normal time travel to the Shu Han camp, without any special advantages, it's understandable to support the Han out of loyalty.

The title "A Man in Cao Wei Helping the Prime Minister Launch the Northern Expedition to Revive the Han Dynasty" would be more effective in conveying the book's highlights and anticipation. While the combination of a surrendered general from Shu Han and an underground emperor is intriguing, it sounds too strange, and it's difficult to immediately imagine what the content would be like.

This book is written in Chinese. The protagonist gradually gains power in the Wei Kingdom while secretly working for the Shu Kingdom. In the end, once the protagonist has seized power in Wei, he leads Wei to surrender to Shu. If you're looking for a protagonist who establishes himself and replaces Wei, don't come here.

Actually, I quite like the book's approach of "emphasizing intellectual debate over physical confrontation." Many other historical works may start with intrigue and power struggles in officialdom, but as they develop, they invariably turn into a group of civil and military officials who "occupy the mountain and become kings," with only loyalty left internally and only military campaigns left…

After the protagonist goes down, will he dare to face Cao Cao openly and honestly? 🙂

Huang Kesi, a virtuous and capable minister of the Great Wei Dynasty; Yuan Gonglu, a loyal subject of the Great Han Dynasty; Liu Da'er, a righteous hero of the Yellow Turban Rebellion; and Ma Mengde, who restored the Han Dynasty. Are there any others I don't know?