After transmigrating, he never expected to start out as a destitute scholar. To survive, he has no choice but to use modern methods to change his circumstances.
He trains and goes to war, while the people suffer and bandits run rampant. To protect his own small patch of land, he has no choice but to enter the imperial court.
He builds weapons, pacifies the Turks, deals with treacherous ministers, and navigates relations among the various states. After the female emperor takes him as her husband, he begins helping her shore up her disastrous empire…