I Snatched Cai Jing's Opportunity and Revitalized the Northern Song Dynasty

Zhao Hua, a poor-born academic prodigy, studied hard for ten years and finally topped the national college entrance exams. The ink on his Tsinghua University admission letter was barely dry when he met with an accident on the way to register and died young. When he opened his eyes again, his soul had traveled a thousand years into the past and possessed Zhao Kai, the third son of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song, the Prince of Yun! Once destitute, now he had risen straight to the top, becoming the top scholar with the highest status of all.

But the Northern Song was already teetering on the brink of disaster. The Jingkang Humiliation was just around the corner, and prosperous Bianliang could fall at any moment. Faced with this nightmarish start, Zhao Hua, no, Zhao Kai, knew that the tide of history was merciless. If he didn't fight back, his only fate would be a fallen kingdom, a ruined family, and death in a foreign land.

Fortunately, his mind held the wisdom of all modern civilization! Armed with knowledge far beyond his time, Zhao Kai resolved to defy fate. He promoted scientific inquiry, built factories, improved weapons, and revolutionized military tactics. He put down rebellions, fought corrupt officials, rallied loyalists, and built up his strength.

See how this prince from the future uses technology as his spear and wisdom as his shield on the eve of the Jingkang calamity, turning the tide and saving a crumbling empire, before finally donning the imperial robes and ushering in an unprecedented age of iron and blood!

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.