Chapter 1

Yes.

Once again, it's the early Han Dynasty, hahaha ~

Oh!

How to put it...

It's an obsession.

Whether it's "The Young Emperor's Growth Plan" or the failed "The Grand Chancellor of the Yuan Dynasty," they are both obsessions of mine.

Some old readers might know: in the preface of "The Young Emperor's Growth Plan," Zuo Li mentioned wanting to write a story about a Western Han emperor, paying tribute to the assassination of Jing Ke by Yao Li and the novel "I Want to Be an Emperor."

Unfortunately, due to various objective and subjective reasons, including my own health and mindset, as well as some irresistible factors, "The Young Emperor's Growth Plan" did not have a perfect ending.

As for "The Grand Chancellor of the Yuan Dynasty," the content was actually fine, and I personally still like it a lot, especially the second main storyline, which involved the protagonist integrating the academic aspects of the Mohist school. It was supposed to be very exciting. However, as a reader friend pointed out: to write a story about a minister assisting the emperor, one needs either a certain economic foundation or a certain reader base; otherwise, starting from scratch makes it very difficult to ensure a stable personal life.

Unexpectedly, my first book about a minister ended up stillborn.

Then, there is the current book, "The First Prince of the Han Dynasty," with the protagonist being Emperor Hui, Liu Ying.

Sigh~

I don't even know how to describe it, a mix of many feelings.

After all the twists and turns, I'm back on the path of writing about emperors.

However, compared to "The Young Emperor's Growth Plan," this book about Liu Ying will have a lower starting point, beginning as the crown prince. Compared to "The Young Emperor's Growth Plan," the early conflicts will be more intense and complex.

This includes the short-term alignment and long-term conflict of interests between the protagonist and his mother, Empress Lu Zhi, and the Lu clan; the poor state of the country after its founding; the distinguished founding heroes; the powerful vassal states in the east; the northern Xiongnu; the southern Nanyue; the Korean kingdom of Wiman Joseon; the Western Regions; and a younger brother, Liu Ruyi, and his mother, Lady Qi, who want to seize the throne...

In summary, there is a lot to write about during this period, but correspondingly, it won't be like "The Young Emperor's Growth Plan," where the story starts with a confrontation with Chen Ping and Zhou Bo, and then enters a smooth phase after dealing with them. Instead, it will progress layer by layer, gradually delving deeper, and even after ascending the throne, there will still be a period of power struggle.

After consolidating power, internal governance and external expansion will largely follow historical facts, and elements that severely deviate from the scientific level of the era (such as guns and gunpowder) will not appear. Elements that slightly deviate will be presented in a reasonable and unquestionable manner (such as advanced cold weapons and advanced farming tools).

In summary, I am full of confidence and have high expectations for this book.

To avoid readers keeping the book for a long time, I'll explain in advance: during the first two months of the new book period, to avoid wasting recommendation resources, only two chapters can be updated daily, each chapter being 2,000 words; the update times are set for 14:30 and 21:00 every day.

After the book is released, daily updates will be maintained at over 10,000 words, including holidays (no breaks).

After the release, there will be a burst update of about 100,000 words to thank the readers who have supported me for a long time. Of course, if there are generous readers who want to sponsor additional updates, I won't refuse, but the sponsored updates during the new book period can only be added after the release, as mentioned earlier, because only 4,000 words can be updated daily during the new book period, otherwise, the book might be released before it gets recommended.

That's all I have to say.

I hope everyone will support me, and readers who can afford it should subscribe to the official version to help the author minimize the interference of material life, thus allowing more energy to be devoted to writing.

Zuo Li thanks you all.

Oh, almost forgot.

Recommendation votes, monthly votes, and such...

Hahaha, you know what I mean!