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So I am first to write a review 😁The story started with the death of the emperor of the Great Chu who had reigned for 41 years. It was the end of the so-called "golden age".Then, his son, the crown prince, ascended the throne to replace his father. The new emperor then began his efforts to reorganize the entire realm which - though apparently very prosperous - was in fact chaotic.Unfortunately, it wasn't long before he sat on the dragon seat, in just 3 years, he died.His successor was his 15-year-old eldest son. However, for some reason this family is somewhat very unlucky. It was as if the heavens were not pleased with them. This young emperor followed his father into the afterlife in just a matter of days!Three generations of emperors. Less than 4 years...Five Trusted Ministers tried their best to stabilize the court. The usually disunity court began to take one step together to overthrow 3 eunuchs who were seen as threats. They wanted to establish one of the sons of the deceased young emperor to be the next emperor.However, the eunuchs weren't their only threat. The bigger trouble they must faced was the Empress Dowager.Both factions - the court and the Empress Dowager- for the sake of their interests, had already chosen their own emperor candidate. Each raced against time, to ensure that they could get ahead of the opponent...Later, everything was just like written in the synopsis. The one who became the final winner was the prince whom nobody had taken notice of... Heaven truly played with people.This story is very well written, in my opinion. But not exactly light reading material for some readers. I only read 25 chapters, so I don't know whether there is romance here. So if you are not too fond of romance but prefer imperial palace intrigues instead, I guess you will like this one!Highly recommended.
