Power-Hungry Minister of the Prosperous Tang

Better to seek gain through crooked means than to pursue it by the straight path! The world is fickle, and people's affections change with the times. Even treacherous ministers smile in public, while behind closed doors they shed bitter tears of blood. So be it. For power, for survival, I'll embrace treachery: cultivate connections, build factions, flatter the emperor, secure his favor, and crush my political enemies. Li Linfu and his son Li Yan climb step by step to the pinnacle of power in the Tang dynasty. See how Li Yan, descendant of a powerful minister from the flourishing Tang era, uses honeyed words and a dagger hidden in his smile to seize control of the realm by day and sleep with beauties by night. He achieves greatness by enriching the country through commerce and industry and expanding its borders. How could the stiff, narrow-minded ideals of a pedantic scholar compare? … Recommended new book: Treading the Seas. Book ID: 1960585 The clever young companion Jiang Haitian makes a name for himself in a world governed by the five elements of earth, water, fire, wind, and air. He harnesses whales to tow islands, sails across the four seas, and keeps beautiful women by his side...