Banished to the frontier five years ago, an exiled prince returns to the capital stronger and more ruthless than ever. He easily crushes rival royals, humbles powerful noble clans, and forces corrupt officials to fund flood relief from their own pockets. But when he is sent south on an imperial mission, surrounded by court traitors and a suspicious palace spy in his home, the real purge begins. Can he dismantle the corrupt elite before their hidden plots destroy him?
