I Was Just About to Rebel, and You Say the Emperor Is My Father?

Transmigration + court politics + alternate history + lighthearted, no angst

Xiao Xingzhi, from the 21st century, woke up one day to discover he had transmigrated into the body of a powerless, low-status live-in son-in-law.

From the start, he was sentenced to have ten generations of his family executed. What a disastrous beginning! He had only just decided to rebel when he discovered he was a prince.

The fallen son-in-law transformed into a prince of the reigning dynasty. His literary talent astonished scholars across the land, while his military strategy outclassed the empire's generals. Step by step, he climbed to the supreme throne and took control of the realm.

After reclaiming his place in the imperial family, he was enfeoffed as the Prince of Qin.

A jar of distilled liquor enchanted countless scholars and poets.

His poetry and prose were unrivaled, and people hailed him as the Poetry Immortal of Da Ning.

Then he took command of the armies, marched south to conquer Jing, campaigned north across the grasslands, crushed the feudal princes, and unified the realm.

Emperor Xingwu: The Crown Prince is often ill. You must do your best to support him.

The Crown Prince: Waaaah, my little brother is everything to me~

The other princes: If Second Brother doesn't become emperor, we'll all kill ourselves and join the ancestors!

The Khan of Northern Yan: When he appeared before me, I thought I'd encountered God.

A father who rules the empire, an eldest brother who is the Crown Prince and utterly devoted to him, and an uncle who wields immense power as the emperor's influential maternal relative.

For a thrilling alternate-history novel, read Transmigration: The Fallen Son-in-Law Is Actually a Prince of the Reigning Dynasty.