The Legend of Phoenix

Three hundred years have passed since the dawn of the phoenix, with the female deity as the main guide, and the person in charge of the phoenix chair inheriting the lofty ideals of his ancestors to guard the country. Nineteen-year-old Ling Zhao came to the throne at the critical moment. Before her, there was the conspiracy of the imperial aunt, Queen Mother Liu, to seize power behind the scenes. Later, there was the anxiety of the war in the north, and there was also the undercurrent of the restoration of the country hidden in the eyes of Shuo Mo's protégé Gu Yun. She was dressed in a twenty-pound red gold imperial uniform. Shen Yan, the gentle tutor, paved the way for her with half a lifetime of knowledge, and the old wound on his palm hid his loyalty to protect the late emperor; Xiao Ce, the staunch northern general, held the silver armor and sharp blade to guard the border for her, and the scar on the side of his neck was engraved with the courage to protect the country; and Gu Yun, who seemed to be weak, repeatedly pulled between "restoring the country" and "falling in love", and finally became a key piece in her chess game. Ling Zhao spent three years to quell internal troubles, secure the borders, and introduced new policies to reduce taxes and liberalize men's officialdom. She not only maintained the ancestral system of "the female emperor presided over the government", but also broke the shackles of the "emperor's ruthlessness" - she would get red-eyed when discussing politics with Shen Yan in the middle of the night, she would hand Xiao Ce a cup of wine in person when he returned home, and when Gu Yun's ten-year probation expired, he would be free to "stay or go as he pleases." This is an epic about growth: from being "too young to bear the burden" to "the everlasting glow of the phoenix", Ling Zhao spent his life proving that the empire of an empress can be as ruthless as a warrior and an iron horse, as well as the warmth of mutual understanding between monarch and minister, and the openness of love and hate.