Leonard opens his eyes as the Emperor of Great Han, a throne that looks like power and functions like a cage. The Empress Dowager runs the court, the feudal lords run the provinces, and his name is worth less than the seal on their decrees.
He doesn't play the doomed puppet. Using modern strategy and a willingness to be ruthless, Leonard dismantles conspiracies one by one, turns rebel armies into his own, and pushes back invasions at the border. Every victory tightens the noose on the Empress Dowager's faction, but the court is a room full of knives, and one wrong step puts him back in that cell.
