I Want to Be Emperor.

Summary

Zhu Wen, standing on the Han Dan city walls, reflects on his prestigious lineage as the son of Zhu Jian, a strategist who saved the Marquis of Piyang from execution. With the political landscape shifting after Empress Lü's death, Zhu Wen anxiously anticipates a gathering of philosophers in Chang'an to discuss critical state issues. He fears the Son of Heaven may declare human nature inherently good, threatening the foundation of the Xunzi school. Amidst rising competition from the Han Poetry School, Zhu Wen seeks an alliance with them and the Guliang school to resist the dominant Gongyang faction, aiming for recognition and influence in the Confucian hierarchy.

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