I Asked You to Bring the Crown Prince Around, So Why Did You Build a Human Empire?

Xiu Ming transmigrates to the ancient Great Feng Dynasty, but the nation is in decline.

To the north, a hundred thousand cavalrymen are massing at the border under their khan, leading an army of the dead. To the south, witchcraft-wielding barbarians and bizarre giant beasts threaten the Central Plains.

Far away, Europe has already entered the Age of Exploration, with magical steam factories springing up everywhere.

The old emperor is bedridden with illness year after year, while the spoiled crown prince only knows how to travel and have fun.

"Xiu Ming, starting today, disguise yourself as the Second Prince. Help the crown prince turn his life around and restore the nation! Once it's done, I'll reward you with ten thousand taels of gold and a title!"

The old emperor secretly strikes a deal with Xiu Ming, setting him and the prince against each other in the hope that the prince will come to his senses.

Famine in Jiangnan? I'll make the land yield ten thousand catties per mu.

The enemy is too strong? I'll form a heavy artillery battalion.

European colonization? I'll build an invincible fleet to sail the globe.

The Demon Realm invades? I'll show you what combined arms warfare and surgical strikes look like!

I'll kill the treacherous ministers the prince doesn't dare to touch.

I'll fight the enemies the prince can't beat.

I'll support the women the prince can't afford to keep.

Three years later, seated on the dragon throne, Xiu Ming muses:

"Wait, wasn't I only supposed to pretend to be the Second Prince back then...?"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.