Deep Palace Dragon Descendant: I Am the Illegitimate Son of the Emperor

Everyone laughs at me for being the meanest street vendor in Nancheng. I am bullied by officials and trampled by the powerful. I have no dignity at all. But who would have thought that I, Shen Yuan, whose real name is Xiao Yuchen, am the secret dragon descendant that Emperor Dayong has hidden for twenty years! At the end of the prosperous age, the three princes competed for the throne, aristocratic families controlled the government, and relatives evaded the imperial power. The court had long been in a deadlock. The late emperor was seriously ill and no one was available. A late-night secret edict forced me, who was living in the market, into a chess game. No title, no backer, no foundation in the court? No problem! I am endowed with a thousand years of culture, the scheming of future generations, and peerless business skills! The Poetry Society crushes the talented people in Kyoto and slaps all the famous and proud people in the face; Wandering through the cracks of the court, swallowing up the prince's power step by step; Check and balance the powerful families and overturn the centuries-old dynasty! The orthodox prince regards me as a thorn in his side, and the powerful nobles want to crush me into dust. But they don't know that once a hidden dragon dormant in the city raises its head, it will surely overthrow the government and the opposition! From being an unknown commoner in Nancheng, to stabilizing the three princes and wielding power all over the world, he finally ascended to the throne and took charge of the thousands-mile-long Yongshan River! This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.