Xia: Father, Abdicate. Everyone Outside Is on My Side

[This story has a measured pace, a low-key System, and focuses on the protagonist’s strategy. If you prefer other styles, please check out the neighboring titles.]

Good news: Li Jingyan is next in line to inherit the throne.

Bad news: Li Jingyan is about to be killed.

He never imagined that being the emperor’s eldest son would become a death warrant.

Whether he asked for a fiefdom or willingly gave up the throne,

his future held no peaceful life, only death.

The reason was that Consort De would never allow a legitimate heir to stand above her son.

Damn it, are kings and nobles born to rule? Aren’t all men created equal?

There was no retreat and nowhere to run.

Then it was rebellion!

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You have activated the Talents of the Realm System and begun your comeback against all odds.]

[The path to the throne requires the help of countless talented people.]

Take control of the Twelve Offices of the Inner Palace.

Place officials in key positions throughout the court.

Build a distinguished military record amid the flames of war.

Several years later, Li Jingyan stood before the emperor.

“Father, abdicate. My men are all outside.”