Late Tang: I Started from the Start by Slacking Off, Yet Control the World

After transmigrating to the Later Tang, Li Chen becomes the seventh prince, the least noticeable of them all.

Others fight over the succession, kill their brothers and fathers, and scramble to ascend the throne.

Li Chen just wants to lie flat, drink and watch the show, keeping himself hidden behind the scenes.

The eldest prince is arrogant and domineering? Let him run wild.

The third prince is sinister and cunning? Let him play his games.

The whole court forms factions and picks sides? Let them fight.

He doesn't vie for the succession, seize the throne, or declare himself emperor.

Yet he holds the power of the realm in his hands, controlling the storms sweeping through the court.

The emperor is his puppet, the feudal lords are his pieces, and the empire turns in the palm of his hand.

The world laughs that he has no ambition and is nothing but a good-for-nothing.

Only Li Chen sneers:

"I lie flat in the inner palace, while all under heaven are my pieces!"

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