The Schemes of a Lonely Minister

In a single day, his family was toppled and executed, leaving the once-noble heir a broken shell on the streets.

He hid beneath the mist and rain, lay in the dust, spurned worldly affairs, and shunned lasting attachments.

Making himself a piece on the board and his wits a blade, he turned the martial world upside down and stirred the imperial court.

With power in his hands and the realm in his grasp, he alone would make the moves in this game of the world.