Eastern Jin Dynasty Survival Guide

Gu Yan, PhD in history, specializes in the institutional history of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. He died suddenly on the eve of his thesis defense and woke up as a descendant of a fallen gentry in the second year of Xianhe in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. His father died unjustly, his family property was confiscated, and all that was left on his head was the shabby hat of "Gu Family of Wu County". He opened the memory of the original owner and felt cold when he saw the year on the calendar: It was less than a year before the "Su Jun Rebellion" that changed the fate of the country in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Yu Liang is headstrong, Director Wang is scheming, and Su Jun is eyeing him. In this troubled world where there are many wealthy families and people are dying, Gu Yan touches on his only asset - his "God's perspective" on history. While others use their intuition to take sides, he uses his memory to sort out his connections. While others talked about mysteries, he drew military maps from memory. When Su Jun raised troops and Jiankang was besieged, and everyone was waiting to die, he rode out of the city alone and used his sharp tongue to persuade the civilian commander to rebel. When the matter was over, he brushed off his clothes and asked to be transferred to Jingkou. His colleagues were puzzled and laughed at him for asking for trouble. Gu Yan looked at the word "North" at the top of the city and said softly: "Father said that nobles should establish themselves based on their family status. But I read the Twenty-Four Histories in another world - the family clan will eventually decay. Only having food in your hands, people behind you, and power in your heart is the real foundation for establishing yourself."