The Nine Princes' Succession Struggle: Starting with the Nighttime Capture of Nian Gengyao

The Qing Dynasty is gone, but its lackeys remain. Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts.

No matter how much they jump around, it's useless. Whoever ascends the throne is just like the Qing emperors—they're doomed.

Thanks to readers "Unfamiliar Era" and "5876" for their monthly tickets; the Nian family is making an early appearance.

If we disregard ethnic sentiments and imagine traveling back to the Qing Dynasty, as a Han Chinese official before the Daoguang era, the highest position one could attain was that of Zhang Tingyu, yet even Zhang Tingyu met a tragic end.

I made several versions of the Nian family bathing method, which took an hour, but I wasn't entirely satisfied with any of them. You can choose whichever you prefer.

Nine caterpillars playing house, thank you. They don't even have soldiers, so they can't fight. What kind of dragon is that?

Traveling back to the Qing Dynasty, no matter how many schemes you devise, you cannot escape death. Look at Longkodo, Emperor Yongzheng's uncle; in the end, he was imprisoned until his death.

Figure 1: A realistic depiction of Bo'an waking up. Figure 2: Yunniang's massage diagram Figure 3: Yunniang's back view

It's really good. Rebellion was incredibly difficult back in the Kangxi era; the only way was to use the Nine Princes' Succession Struggle to wear them down first. However, the protagonist's current plans in Jiangnan are still lacking. Even if he manages to wear them down to the end, ruling Jiangnan will be difficult, let alone vying for the throne. Also, how will he get to Jiangnan later? It seems like he doesn't have many options.

I've read too many light novels lately. Even if they don't reach the pinnacle of intellectual battle fiction, the characters are at least of normal intelligence, and the stories are easy to understand, allowing even those unfamiliar with this period of history to grasp the general events. Highly recommended.