Transmigrating to the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, he becomes Emperor Ling of Han.
Liu Hong discovers that this world is a mess. He has no troops, the imperial treasury has no grain, the thirteen provinces under his rule won't obey him, and foreign powers could invade at any moment to loot and pillage. The people of the Eastern Han have no food, while the Yellow Turbans have taken up arms and set their sights on Luoyang.
With the help of the Peerless Emperor System, Liu Hong steels himself and appoints Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui to revive the economy. The Eastern Han economy rebounds!
The thirteen provinces won't obey? With an imperial decree, Di Renjie, Bao Zheng, and Hai Rui take office as provincial governors, leading thousands of Embroidered Uniform Guards and Eastern Depot agents to clean up officialdom. Peace reigns throughout the realm!
The Yellow Turban Rebellion? Break it up from within. When the people have food to eat, land to farm, and money to earn, who would still join a rebellion? Zhang Jiao is so furious he spits blood, cursing that the emperor can't possibly be a wise and virtuous ruler!
Foreign powers? First take a look at the Eastern Han's Liangzhou Iron Cavalry, Qingzhou Army, White Horse Volunteers, Trapped Camp, and Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Then take a look at the Eastern Han's famous generals and strategists: Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang...
This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was imprisoned. As for the money for buying and selling official positions, during his reign, the money in the treasury could only go in but not go out. Where did the money go? Did it fly?