Trope: political intrigue

After the Disabled God of War Became My Concubine

残疾战神嫁我为妾后

Liu Gou Hua

A history professor wakes up as the cut-sleeve prince who keeps a captured, crippled general as his concubine, a general destined for revenge.

Art Thou Ailing?

君有疾否 (Jun You Ji Fou)

Ru Si Wo Wen

Two of the most powerful officials at court circle each other with perfect manners and bad intentions.

Ballad of Sword and Wine: Qiang Jin Jiu

将进酒 (Qiang Jin Jiu)

Tang Jiu Qing

Shen Zechuan, last survivor of a traitor prince's family, is dragged to the capital, where powerful heir Xiao Chiye wants him dead.

BARBARITIES

Tsuta Suzuki

A charming viscount assigned as a bodyguard sets his sights on the one nobleman who has no time for him.

Beyond the Snowstorm: A Windborne Love

我乘风雪 (Wo Cheng Fengxue)

Qi Wu Gou

A marquis mourning a lost love and a celebrated general meet on a night of mistaken identities.

Golden Terrace

黄金台 (Huang Jin Tai)

Cang Wu Bin Bai

Wounded general Fu Shen is called home and married off to his longtime rival, Yan Xiaohan, by an emperor wary of his power.

Joyful Reunion

相见欢 (Xiang Jian Huan)

Fei Tian Ye Xiang

A neglected boy is taken from his mother's family by a stranger who says the father he never knew will come for him.

King's Maker

킹스메이커

Haga (story)

Wolfgang, a rebel prince thought dead, is forced into the palace, where Soohyuk Shin, a captive royal favorite, sees a way to topple the king.

Miotsukushi: Backdoor Channels

澪つくし (Mio Tsukushi)

Yuzuha Ougi

A hacker helps a member of parliament catch a spy and names a price that is not money.

Palace of the Omega

Kouguu no Omega

Fumi Tsuyuhisa

An unwanted omega prince from a poor kingdom is sold in marriage to a wealthy alpha king.

Plaything: The Grand Duke's Boytoy

POTION, TR

The Grand Duke will keep Ilic's deadly secret, as long as Ilic keeps begging for him.

Stars of Chaos: Sha Po Lang

杀破狼 (Sha Po Lang)

priest

In a steam-powered empire, a boy from the border learns his whole life was a cover story, including the godfather he adores.

The Crown Prince

Feng Nong

A former prince, fallen a long way from the throne, is caught in the dangers of the royal palace.

The Defectives

残次品 (Can Ci Pin)

priest

In a future run by a mind-linking AI, those who cannot connect are exiled as defectives, and one of them pulls a legend out of a drifting lifepod.

The Emperor's Toy Boy

ChongZhuo Comics

Time traveler Fu Sang can only go home by finding the future emperor, and there are several princes to choose from.

The Fox's Love Refresher

BBODAM, Siho, Okffe A

A cheerful fox selling homemade drinks is drawn into a wealthy dragon's political games with his brother's life at stake.

Thrice Married to a Salted Fish

三嫁咸鱼 (San Jia Xianyu)

Bi Ka Bi

An ambitious young physician is ordered to marry a marquis's dying son to bring him luck, and finds his husband is lazier and far sharper than he looks.

To Rule in a Turbulent World

乱世为王 (Luanshi Wei Wang)

Gu Xuerou (Fei Tian Ye Xiang)

As the Song dynasty falls, a rich and easygoing young master buys the freedom of a Quanrong slave, and the two change the course of the war.

Twin Jades of Jiangdong

江东双璧 (Jiangdong Shuangbi)

Fei Tian Ye Xiang

In the Three Kingdoms era, Zhou Yu pledges himself to his childhood friend Sun Ce and to the future Sun Ce might build.

Where the Fine Rain Wanders

Haoliaoshen

A Wei general wakes from a duel with the Night King of Chen wounded, changed in body, and expected to pose as the Night King's spouse.