I Enter the Capital to Rebel, Yet Am Named Prince Who Stands Shoulder to Shoulder with the Emperor

(Not mindless wish fulfillment, and no golden finger)

“Report! General, the crown prince has launched a coup. His Majesty orders you to lead a hundred thousand troops to the capital and protect him.”

“Report! General, an envoy from the Eastern Palace says His Majesty is gravely ill. The wicked consort’s slander has thrown the government into chaos. They ask you to send troops and help purge the traitors around the throne.”

“What? Those two remnants of the previous dynasty dare send me a letter?”