The Ministers Want to Make Me a Figurehead, but I’m the Emperor

Hongxing, Yong'an, Dafeng, Mingxi, Qianfeng, Kundi, Zhong'an... The titles of the seven emperors before him weighed on the shoulders of the new ruler, Wu Shihao, like shackles. For ten years of inaction, court and country alike knew only the regent, Jiang Tong, and not the Son of Heaven. He was the perfect puppet on the dragon throne: hollow, weary, and resigned to the secret edict that determined his fate. Then the northern frontier erupted in war once more, while undercurrents swelled in the imperial capital. At last, the dormant young dragon opened his eyes and made his first move on the board. An old general returned to the capital, the Imperial Guard changed allegiance, rumors spread, and trust crumbled... A game of power that began in a mourning hall would finally reach its reckoning in the crucible of the empire known as Jing. When ruler and ministers suspect one another, and loyalty cannot be distinguished from treachery, who is the true master of this vast realm?