A Strategist in a Time of Chaos

Lu Zhao wakes up in an alternate dynasty, in the eleventh year of Yonghe under the Great Sheng. No System, no golden finger, just a battered, broken body and a past so jumbled even he cannot piece it together. He means to keep his head down, recover, and survive these troubled times. But by chance, he gets caught up in the undercurrents at court: powerful ministers hold sway, princes vie for the throne, war rages along the borders, and refugees flood the countryside. Great Sheng seems peaceful, but in truth it is a leaking ship on the verge of sinking. In his previous life, Lu Zhao worked in finance. He knows the games people play and how to make resources work. He never wanted to stand out, but in chaotic times, those who stay out of sight can only become pawns. From an unknown nobody to a strategist who stirs the winds of change across the land. He does not contest the throne, yet he can make princes bow their heads and follow his counsel. He commands no armies, yet can put countless soldiers at his disposal. “I will be neither a pawn nor the one moving the pieces. I will be the one who changes the board.”