“Father! The neighboring kingdoms are carrying out brutal reforms, breeding horses and raising armies. Their wolfish ambitions are plain for all to see. If Great Liang continues to favor farming over commerce and elevate civil officials while suppressing the military, within three years enemy troops will be at our gates, and our cities will be destroyed and our kingdom lost.”
“Rebellious son! How dare you talk back to your father and repeatedly make such alarmist claims! Since the Crown Prince is so eager to prove himself, send him to the frontier!”
Liang Yi, Great Liang’s only prince and heir to the throne, was exiled to the frontier by his own old-fashioned father.
System activated.
One year later.
“My son, you’re your father’s only child. Come back and inherit the throne!”
Two years later.
“Rebellious son, your father is on the verge of death! Hurry back and inherit the throne!”
Three years later.
“Father, stop rushing me. I’ve already conquered the entire world. You can keep the throne of that tiny patch of land called Great Liang for yourself.”
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It's wonderful, but I can actually continue writing about unifying the continent.
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