The Reluctant Prince: Building an Empire to Survive

An imperial prince marked for death by his own family has only one option: become untouchable. Hunted by the emperor, the crown prince, and even the realm's most stunning beauty, he forges an elite special forces unit, pens poetry that shakes the heavens, and transforms his barren fiefdom into a legendary paradise. Talented generals and brilliant officials flock to his banner. Beauties across the land fall at his feet. Yet when the world begs him to seize the throne, he hesitates—because survival, not ambition, has always been his game. But can a man who builds an empire just to stay alive res…