The New Sovereign of Yong

The Great Yong dynasty has stood for three hundred years, yet the current emperor is still young and unable to wield power over the court. The eunuch faction controls the central government's documents and decrees, while the imperial relatives hold the capital's garrison troops, and these two forces have long been locked in constant strife. Regional aristocratic families, seeking to preserve their clan heritage, can only oscillate between the two factions for survival. The endless internal strife within the court has gradually eroded the authority of the dynasty, allowing local warlords to seize autonomy and eventually giving rise to a tripartite standoff among Northern Yong, Southern Heng, and Western Liang. The protagonist's grandfather once held a high position among the eunuchs, and society habitually labels him as part of the eunuch clique, but he has always held himself to the standards of a principled scholar-official. His ambition is to break free from the shackles of prejudice brought by his birth, maneuver among the various court factions, recruit disheartened wise ministers and valiant generals, quell internal factional strife, suppress rebellious warlords externally, restore order to the vast realm, and ultimately establish a stable and prosperous new dynasty. — Description from novelcodex.org