Reborn in the Ming Dynasty: I, Cao Cao, Take Emperor Chongzhen Hostage and Conquer the World

“I’d rather betray the world than let the world betray me.” After the warlord Cao Cao utters those words, he finds himself in the Ming dynasty, a thousand years later. The good news: He gets to live again. The bad news: He’s just an ordinary servant. The good news: He crushes everyone with his superior knowledge and successfully claims the family fortune. The bad news: The authorities send soldiers to kill him. The good news: He turns the tables, leaving his would-be killers completely bewildered. The bad news: He’s out of money. The good news: He discovers a whole lot of ancient tombs, and it turns out he’s the founding patriarch of the Tomb-Robbing Captain lineage. Tomb-Robbing Captain: “I am the orthodox founder of the northern school. Who dares oppose me?” Cao Cao: “Young man, you think you’re fit to call yourself the founder?” The bad news: The capital is under siege. The good news: The Chongzhen Emperor orders the Cao family army to enter the capital and rescue him. Chongzhen: “My dear minister, you’ve truly come to my aid in my hour of need.” Cao Cao: “The capital is already in ruins. Your Majesty should move to Xuchang, where I’ll help you take the whole realm by force.” Chongzhen, troubled: “I thought I’d driven away the wolves, only to welcome tigers and leopards. Am I to become the Ming Emperor Xian?” Cao Cao: “Your Majesty, I hear the Empress Dowager still retains her beauty. I wonder if I might…” Chongzhen: “This…”