Be a King in the Troubled Times

Abuse of Power Age Gap Ancient China Archer/s Army/ies Barbarian/s Based on a Novel Based on a Web Novel Based on Real Life Beautiful Artwork Bishounen Blue-Eyed Male Lead Bought by Money Boys' Love with Male Author Bromance Calm Male Lead Calm Protagonist Captive/s Chance Encounter Character Growth Child of a Concubine Chinese Ambience Chinese Society Civil Servant/s or Official/s Complicated/Complex Family Conqueror/s Corruption Countryside Court Politics Courtesan/s Courtier/s Crown Prince/s Cruel Character/s Cruelty Danmei Dead Mother Devoted Love Interest/s Devoted Male Lead Different Culture/s Discrimination Dysfunctional Family/ies Emperor/s Empire/s Enemy Nation/s Enslaved Male Lead Father and Son Father/s First-Time Intercourse Former Royalty Former Slave/s Friendship Full Color Gay Character/s Gay Male Lead Gay Protagonist Gay Seme Gay Uke General/s Genius Male Lead Genius Protagonist Half-Brothers Half-Sibling/s Handsome Male Character/s Handsome Male Lead Handsome Protagonist Handsome Seme Handsome Uke Hatred Historical References Homosexual Character/s Homosexual Protagonist Honor Hostility Human Trafficking Important Non-Romantic Relationship/s Inheritance Intellectual Protagonist Interracial Couple/s Invader/s Invasion/s Life-Changing Event/s Lifestyle Change Literature Long-Haired Male Character/s Long-Haired Male Lead Long-Haired Seme Long-Haired Uke Love Triangle/s Low Fantasy Male Prostitute/s Manipulative Antagonist/s Manipulative Character/s Masculine Seme Masculine Uke Master-Slave Relationship Medieval Chinese Ambience Merchant/s Mixed Blood Mixed Race Muscular Character/s Muscular Male Lead Muscular Seme Nepotism Nobility/Aristocracy Older Male Younger Male Older Seme Younger Uke Overcoming Adversity Palace/Court Intrigue/s Parental Favoritism Personality Change/s Plot Twist Poetry Politics Politics Involving Royalty Power Struggle Prince Male Lead Prince/s Prisoner of War Prodigy Racism Real Life Facts Rebuilding Rescue Rescuing from Death Rich Character/s Rich Family Rich Male Lead Rich Protagonist Rich Uke Royal Court Royalty Scar/s Scarred Love Interest Scheming Character/s Scholar/s Secret Child/ren Secret Identity Sex Sex Slave/s Sexism Sexually Active Couple Sexually Active Protagonist Sexually Active Seme Sexually Active Uke Slave/s Slavery Smart Male Lead Smart Uke Social Class Discrimination Social Commentary Social Hierarchy Soldier/s Song Dynasty Spoiled Character/s Stepmother/s Stoic Male Lead Stoic Seme Strong Male Lead Strong Seme Succession Suffering Tall Male Lead Tall Seme Short Uke Tattoo/s Tattooed Male Lead Torture Tough Uke Tribe/s Uncle Uncle-Nephew Relationship Unusual First Meeting War/s Young Master