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The Grandmaster Strategist

This is an alternate history. Decades after the fall of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the world is still in chaos, although there is hope for reunification.
Of poor background, Jiang Zhe, styled Suiyun, has finally, after ten years of hard work, passed the imperial examinations and become a scholar within Hanlin Academy. Unwittingly, he becomes involved in the succession dispute of the Great Yong Dynasty. He faces conspiracies and machinations and countless battles of strength and wits. Intending to avoid court politics, he ultimately has no choice but to become involved. With no alternative, Jiang Zhe can only follow the crowd, joining the chaotic political turmoil. In this conniving world, he uses his intelligence and knowledge to provide for himself and his companions a stable environment to survive.
Watch nations fall, great men rise, and supreme martial artists kneel before the quiet whispers of a frail, unassuming scholar.
- Prologue
- Volume 3, 40: Sincere Mercy, Vanished Enmity
- Volume 4, 1: Splendid, Flaming Female Clothing
- Volume 4, 4: Arriving at Binzhou
- Volume 1, 10: A Campaign of a Thousand Li
- Volume 4, 9: Wedding Joy Turns Tragic
- Volume 4, 12: Satisfied with a Son
- Volume 4, 15: Abyss of Suffering
- Volume 4, 17: Selecting a General to Establish Prestige
- Volume 4, 20: Breaking a Goshawks Wings (End).
- Volume 4, 23: A Priceless Letter from Home
- Volume 4, 26: Killing Intent in the Snow
- Volume 4, 28: Consolidating at Every Step
- Volume 5, 1: Startling, Frightening News
- Volume 5, 4: Ambush from Ten Sides
- Volume 1, 13: One Song to Force Suicide
- Volume 5, 9: High Mountains and Flowing Water
- Volume 5, 12: Last Vestiges of Ziyan
- Volume 5, 15: Heartened Even in Defeat
- Volume 5, 17: A Slim Chance of Survival
- Volume 5, 20: Startling Insider Information
- Volume 5, 23: Reunion on the Battlefield
- Volume 5, 26: Surrounded by an Inescapable Trap
- Volume 5, 28: Arranging Tasty Bait
- Volume 5, 31: Breaking Out in Three Directions
- Volume 5, 34: Deciding Endgame (First Half)
- Volume 1, 16: Great Upheaval Cometh
- Volume 5, 39: Enemies Meet on a Narrow Path
- Volume 6, 1: The Young Have No Worries
- Volume 6, 4: Shooting Willows in the Garden of the Golden Valley
- Volume 6, 6: Slim, Graceful Reflection
- Volume 6, 9: Signal Fires Blazing Everywhere
- Volume 6, 12: Slick Blood in the Isolated City
- Volume 6, 15: A Snowy Night Aboard a Tower Ship
- Volume 6, 17: The Strategy to Conquer Southern Chu
- Volume 6, 20: Extensive Mercy, Great Love
- Volume 6, 23: Accents Unchanged
- Volume 1, 1: A Destitute Scholar
- Volume 6, 27: Still But a Dream
- Volume 6, 30: Lavish Bugle Horns
- Volume 6, 33: Boundless Seas
- Volume 1, 20: Profiting from Others Misfortune
- Volume 6, 38: Sovereigns Grace Weighs Heavily
- Volume 6, Chapter 41: Difficult Travels
- Volume 1, 23: Becoming a Captive
- Volume 1, 26: Unceasing Repercussions
- Volume 1, 2: Attaining Top Marks in the Imperial Examination
- Volume 2, 1: The Legend of Fengyi Sect
- Volume 2, 4: Old Friends Reunited
- Volume 2, 7: Bright Future Prospects
- Volume 2, 9: Exhibiting Martial Arts and Comparing Skills
- Volume 2, 12: Plotting a Trap
- Volume 2, 15: Unaware of the Oriole Behind
- Volume 2, 18: Snatched from the Jaws of Death
- Volume 2, 20: Chasing Over a Thousand Li to Kill
- Volume 2, 23: Returning Home with Honor
- Volume 2, 26: The Princess of Jingjiang
- Volume 1, 5: Battle Over the Heir Apparent
- Volume 3, 1: Hidden Waves Surging
- Volume 3, 4: Shadows of the Past
- Volume 3, 7: Lifting Heavy Weights Easily
- Volume 3, 9: Heaven Startling Misconduct
- Volume 3, 12: Ultimate Rupture
- Volume 3, 15: The Divine Prestige of a Monarch
- Volume 3, 18: The Yong Emperor Returns to the Capital
- Volume 3, 20: Layer Upon Layer of Heavy Sins
- Volume 3, 23: What Else Cannot be Endured?
- Volume 3, 26: Escaping the Hunting Palace
- Volume 1, 8: Duel of Words at Bright Moon Pavilion
- Volume 3, 31: The Prince of Qis Methods
- Volume 3, 34: Fierce Fighting at Dawns Frost
- Volume 3, 37: Using Blood to Atone for Transgressions
- Volume 6, Chapter 43: Regret for Never Meeting
- Side Story – Chanting Sutras
- Volume 6, Chapter 48: A Devastatingly Beautiful Dance Rarely Seen in the World
- Volume 1, 9: Military Retainer
- Volume 3, 41: Vanished Like a Spring Dream
- Volume 4, 2: Gossiping About Inside Stories
- Volume 4, 5: Having Common Interests
- Volume 4, 7: Brothers Meet
- Volume 4, 10: Eastern Sea Swells Pacified
- Volume 4, 13: Betraying Beloved Son
- Volume 4, 16: Regretful Parting of My Heart
- Volume 4, 18: Breaking a Goshawks Wings (Beginning).
- Volume 4, 21: Cutting Off a Vital Part
- Volume 4, 24: Making Arrangements Throughout the World
- Volume 1, 12: Chained Malicious Strategies
- Volume 4, 29: Fighting by Risking Ones Life.
- Volume 5, 2: Wudis Crime
- Volume 5, 5: Breaking Off All Ties
- Volume 5, 7: Dark Clouds Gather
- Volume 5, 10: Opening Engagement on the Qin River
- Volume 5, 13: Defeat at Anze
- Volume 5, 16: Walking Right into a Trap
- Volume 5, 18: A Life for a Life
- Volume 5, 21: Troops Sally Forth from Hu Pass
- Volume 5, 24: War Like a Game of Weiqi
- Volume 1, 15: Preparing to Build a Secret Camp
- Volume 5, 29: Cutting Ones Losses
- Volume 5, 32: Blood Shed by Loyal Patriots
- Volume 5, 35: Deciding Endgame (Second Half)
- Volume 5, 37: Doubting the Loyal and Steadfast (Middle)
- Volume 5, 40: Bloodbath at Yanmen
- Volume 6, 2: Green, Beanlike Plums
- Volume 6, 5: Withered Flowers by the River
- Volume 6, 7: Where is the Good Life?
- Volume 6, 10: Singing and Dancing in Camp
- Volume 6, 13: The Cold, Lonely Moon Is Silent
- Volume 1, 18: The King of Southern Chu Declares Himself Emperor
- Volume 6, 18: Dignitaries Flock to the Capital
- Volume 6, 21: A Night of Fishes and Dragons Dancing
- Volume 6, 24: A Cunning Escape
- Volume 1, 19: The Strategy to Invade Southern Chu
- Volume 6, 28: Happiness Lies in Intimacy
- Volume 6, 31: Three Thousand Li of Territory
- Volume 6, 34: The Missing Piece
- Volume 6, 36: Emptily Boasting of Former Glory
- Volume 6, 39: Loyalty Is Strong as Steel
- Volume 1, 21: Learning the Truth
- Volume 1, 24: Distant Journey of a Thousand Li
- Volume 1, 27: Appreciating Snow, Composing Poetry
- Volume 1, 29: A Matter of Life and Death
- Volume 2, 2: Presenting the Lord with Three Stratagems
- Volume 2, 5: A Nimble Chess Piece
- Volume 2, 8: The Magnificent Feast at the Start of Spring
- Volume 2, 10: Heart Belongs to Another
- Volume 2, 13: Guests Come to the Cold Courtyard
- Volume 2, 16: Hanging in the Balance
- Volume 1, 4: Appreciating Art, Overturning Injustice
- Volume 2, 21: Bloody Battle Beside the River
- Volume 2, 24: Laying a Trap to Hunt
- Volume 2, 27: Passing Judgment on the World
- Volume 2, 29: The Shadow of the Waning Moon
- Volume 3, 2: Repeated Abuses of Power
- Volume 3, 5: Preparing the Bait
- Volume 3, 8: A Grandmaster Pays a Visit
- Volume 3, 10: Vicious and Merciless
- Volume 3, 13: Sovereign of the Concealed Star Branch
- Volume 3, 16: Tangled and Complicated
- Volume 1, 7: The Floating Fragrance Pleasure Boat
- Volume 3, 21: A Sudden Change in the Situation
- Volume 3, 24: Prepared for Everything
- Volume 3, 27: Blood Splatters the Imperial Residence
- Volume 3, 29: Overt and Covert Messengers
- Volume 3, 32: Demonic Shadow and Rakshasa
- Volume 3, 35: Affection as Deep as the Ocean
- Volume 3, 38: This Regret, Interminable
- Volume 6, Chapter 44: Scattered Far and Wide
- Volume 6, Chapter 46: Reporting on Auspicious Tidings
- Volume 6, Chapter 49: Forever and an Age
- Volume 3, 39: Unceasing Repercussions
- Volume 3, 42: Cool Breeze and Bright Moon
- Volume 4, 3: Dragon Flying in the Heavens
- Volume 4, 6: Life and Death Without Regrets
- Volume 4, 8: Southern Fujians Yue Family
- Volume 4, 11: Gathering at Tranquil Sea
- Volume 4, 14: Nemesis
- Volume 1, 11: Scheming Against One Another
- Volume 4, 19: Breaking a Goshawks Wings (Middle).
- Volume 4, 22: Enemies Within and Without
- Volume 4, 25: Silencing Witnesses
- Volume 4, 27: Immediately the Best of Friends
- Volume 4, 30: Rebirth from Danger
- Volume 5, 3: Difficult to Explain Oneself
- Volume 5, 6: Eve of the Decisive Battle
- Volume 5, 8: Secret Base in an Old Tomb
- Volume 5, 11: Bloody Scorched Earth Battle
- Volume 5, 14: Joy at Decisive Victory
- Volume 1, 14: Shattered Jade, Submerged Pearl
- Volume 5, 19: Turning Their Plan Against Them
- Volume 5, 22: A Raging Inferno Burns the Fortress
- Volume 5, 25: Incinerating the Qin River
- Volume 5, 27: Scattered, Vivid Shadows of Apricot Blossoms
- Volume 5, 30: Separated by Life and Death
- Volume 5, 33: The Mists of Daizhou
- Volume 5, 36: Doubting the Loyal and Steadfast (Beginning)
- Volume 5, 38: Doubting the Loyal and Steadfast (End)
- Volume 5, 41: Longing for Seclusion in Nature
- Volume 6, 3: Learning an Old Friend Has Come
- Volume 1, 17: A Loyal Spirit becomes Distant and Indistinct
- Volume 6, 8: Among Green Willows and Fragrant Grasses
- Volume 6, 11: Setting Fire to the Yangzhou Road
- Volume 6, 14: Whose Son Is This?
- Volume 6, 16: Three Personal Visits
- Volume 6, 19: An Old Guardians Vague Outline
- Volume 6, 22: Crashing, Surging Waves
- Volume 6, 25: Sailing a Skiff
- Volume 6, 26: Guests Stay for Tea
- Volume 6, 29: Wugou Glints Like Snow
- Volume 6, 32: The Taste of Rancid Mouse
- Volume 6, 35: Xiangyang Regret
- Volume 6, 37: Extermination
- Volume 6, 40: Tears Turn to Blood
- Volume 1, 22: Jianye Falls
- Volume 1, 25: Arrival at the Yong Capital
- Volume 1, 28: Extreme Disappointment
- Volume 1, 30: Tigers Wind, Dragons Cloud
- Volume 2, 3: Prelude to the Storm
- Volume 2, 6: A Top Level Operative
- Volume 1, 3: Hanlin Academic
- Volume 2, 11: Moving According to Ones Benefit
- Volume 2, 14: Breaking a Destined Marriage
- Volume 2, 17: Disturbances Behind the Scenes
- Volume 2, 19: Secret Discussions in the Pavilion
- Volume 2, 22: Southern Chu Envoy
- Volume 2, 25: Caught in a Dilemma
- Volume 2, 28: Marrying Couples
- Volume 2, 30: Silencing Witnesses
- Volume 3, 3: Flattery
- Volume 3, 6: Guest from the Eastern Sea
- Volume 1, 6: Yong Envoy, the Prince of Qi
- Volume 3, 11: The Secret of the Devil Sect
- Volume 3, 14: A Bloody Night in Changan
- Volume 3, 17: Each with Their Own Thoughts
- Volume 3, 19: The Princesss Secret Remonstration
- Volume 3, 22: The Fengyi Sects Plot
- Volume 3, 25: Missed the Decisive Opportunity
- Volume 3, 28: Panicked Cherishing Fragrance
- Volume 3, 30: Mobilizing Troops to Rescue the Emperor
- Volume 3, 33: Heaven Shaking Reversal
- Volume 3, 36: Retreating to Advance
- Volume 6, Chapter 42: Regret Comes Too Late
- Volume 6, Chapter 45: Hoping to Meet Once
- Volume 6, Chapter 47: Love Sundered