Hidden Dragon: The Disgraced Son's Rise to Power

In the thirteenth year of Yong'an, the Marquis of Zhenbei was accused of treason, and his entire household was executed. His concubine-born son, Xiao Yanci, had his limbs broken and spiritual veins severed, left to die in a mass grave. On the brink of death, he was reborn with memories of ten years of humiliation, returning to three months before the family's downfall. In his past life, he trusted his legitimate brother and fiancée, only to witness his father and brother's deaths, the suffering of border civilians, and the nation's collapse. This time, Xiao Yanci hides his abilities, pretending to be weak. He sees through everyone's masks, uses court factions against each other, and schemes step by step. Internally, he eliminates the wolves in the marquis's household and punishes his treacherous brother and fiancée; externally, he uncovers the civil officials' treasonous plots, defends the northern border, and recovers lost territories. The world laughs at him as weak and useless, not knowing that he holds a million soldiers in his heart and sees the vast rivers and mountains in his eyes. From a despised disgraced son to the Duke of Dingguo who protects the realm, Xiao Yanci uses his broken bones as blades to rewrite the fate of the collapsing dynasty.