A Gentleman for His Confidant (3 Volumes)
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Summary
She is a descendant of the Mohists, her blood steeped in the code of chivalry and righteousness. For her adoptive father she donned male garb and took up arms; for her comrades she risked her life; for a single promise she would forsake merit and love, doing what she knows cannot be done. Her vision reaches beyond family and state: to champion the weak, to love all and oppose aggression—this is her creed.
His passion burns like fire; once he knows his own heart, he does not retreat. Her love runs deep; once she loves, she will not forsake it in life or death. Amid a battlefield as cruel as this, where life is worth no more than grass, the fairest flower blooms.
Is it merely a wartime romance? Far more than that…
Let Shizi tell it in her own measured voice, and you will feel what conviction means, what it means that a promise weighs a thousand gold. One true friend in life is enough; though setbacks come a hundredfold, one does not yield; though death threaten ten thousand times, one does not regret.
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Long-form readers who enjoy ancient warfare settings and themes of nation and conviction
- Historical romance readers who accept a woman disguising herself as a man to join the army and value promises
- Readers willing to follow characters through hardship and who value clashes of conviction
- Immersive readers who prefer a complete three-volume length and are not in a hurry
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking light, sweet romance and fast-paced diversion
- Readers who find brutal war depictions and heavy themes of responsibility oppressive
- Readers without patience for a three-volume epic who prefer short, quick reads
Reading tips
- Clarify the starting convictions of the general and the Mohist descendant first, then enter the battlefield plot; it will flow more smoothly.
- Read the three volumes in order, noting how characters' choices shift as the war progresses rather than focusing only on the romance.
- Pause briefly at passages on the burden of war to feel the weight of "one general's success is built on ten thousand bones."
- If time is limited, read the beginning of Volume One to get a feel for the style and pace, then decide whether to continue straight through.
About the publisher
Jiangsu Phoenix Literature and Art Publishing House focuses on literary publishing while also covering the humanities, social sciences, and books on art and daily life. Its approximately 1,535 titles in the database span social novels, world history, design, science fiction, classic works, and film and television: they include modern Chinese literary classics by Lu Xun such as A Madman's Diary: The Complete Short Stories of Lu Xun, Call to Arms, Four Generations Under One Roof, and Teahouse, as well as foreign literary memoirs like Stefan Zweig's The World of Yesterday. In science fiction it offers Asimov's Galactic Empire series, while in architecture and art it publishes Liu Dunzhen's Classical Gardens of Suzhou and design titles from Phoenix Space. Its authors are concentrated among classic writers such as Lu Xun, Zweig, and Asimov, with translators including Liang Xijiang, Zhong Haonan, and Ye Lihua. Its overall character is built on classic works while embracing genre fiction and visual culture. Public information is limited, and this introduction is based on the titles in the database.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一卷
- 第1部分 征兵从军
- 第2部分 初识骠骑
- 第3部分 月夜比箭
- 第4部分 严苛操练
- 第5部分 林间荒冢
- 第6部分 铁子惹祸
- 第7部分 秋日雕翎
- 第8部分 重遇故人
- 第9部分 卫青探营
- 第10部分 大漠之行
- 第11部分 楼兰王子
- 第12部分 匈奴婴孩
- 第13部分 船头夜话
- 第二卷
- 第1部分 出征前夕
- 第2部分 河西一战
- 第3部分 皋兰血月
- 第4部分 何以家为
- 第5部分 北地蹴鞠
- 第6部分 蒲桃美酒
- 第7部分 子青开荤
- 第8部分 河西二战
- 第9部分 将军中箭
- 第10部分 情窦初开
- 第11部分 朱云红线
- 第12部分 河西受降
- 第三卷
- 第1部分 边塞亭隧
- 第2部分 长安之困
- 第3部分 殿前舞剑
- 第4部分 陇西下聘
- 第5部分 温泉缱绻
- 第6部分 漠北大战
- 第7部分 嬗儿出世
- 第8部分 楼兰残阳
- 第9部分 琴音未绝
- 尾声
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About the author
Lan Se Shi (literally "Blue Lion") is a Chinese web-fiction author about whom public information is limited: her nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not clearly recorded. The library currently holds eight of her works, including Jin Yi Zhi Xia (Under the Brocade), Shi Wei Zhi Ji (A Gentleman for a Confidant, 3 volumes), Yi Pian Bing Xin Zai Yu Hu (A Heart of Ice in a Jade Vase, 2 volumes), Yue Po Zai Tian, Yue Xie Bi Sha Chuang, Ming Yue Man Qian Shan, Ling Xi, and Piao Fu Da Lu. Judging from these titles, her writing mostly centers on time-travel alternate history and otherworldly-continent themes, with some works also classified as premium fiction; the titles and volume arrangements carry a certain classical flavor. Based on the available information, her life and writing career cannot be described in detail, and readers may begin with the representative works above to appreciate how she develops character relationships and emotional threads within imagined worlds.
