The Ming Dynasty's False Gentleman

To the world, Chen Mu is the pillar of the Ming Dynasty—a paragon of virtue praised by officials and trusted by the Emperor himself. But behind his righteous facade lies a man driven by vengeance, willing to frame, slander, and betray anyone who stands between him and his father's killers. As his bloody path intertwines with a princess's scandal and the fate of an empire, Chen Mu must balance his dark ambitions with the impossible expectations of a nation that believes him incapable of sin.