Winds Rise in the Guixu

Hard-hitting, realistic political intrigue. The young emperor of the Great Jing Dynasty rules from behind the scenes, while powerful relatives dominate the court, the imperial clan plots rebellion, and aristocratic families conceal their schemes. Shen Yan, a concubine-born son, has hidden his talents for ten years. Then, in a single day, he casts aside his pawn’s role and enters the game. With the world as the board and all living beings as pieces, he means to be the one who moves them. An alternate history of political scheming and battles of wits, where an ordinary man rises against the odds and every step dances on the edge of a blade.