New Song: From Pawn to Tyrant for the Ages

Zhao Yang transmigrates to the Northern Song and inherits the fortune of his eunuch grandfather. He thinks he can spend the rest of his life doing nothing and enjoying a thousand years of leisure.

Then he activates a Talent-Recruitment System: all he has to do is take in talented people to earn a prize draw.

One day, however, the talented people he has taken in rob the court's annual tribute to Western Xia. The court sends troops to surround his estate, only to discover that it's full of big shots, from former prime ministers to imperial relatives. Every one of them is a genius, fluent in poetry, and the estate is piled high with grain and richer than a country.

After that, a middle-aged merchant surnamed Huang comes to Zhao Yang's estate. He spends all day asking questions, even digging into Zhao Yang's family history for eighteen generations.

He treats Zhao Yang incredibly well, better than his own son. Then one day, Zhao Yang's talented followers drape an imperial robe over his shoulders. Zhao Yang invites the middle-aged man to join him in rebelling, but the man laughs and says, “Son, there's no need for you to rebel. I abdicate the throne to you!”