[Rebellion] [Fiefdom] [Farming] [Decisive and ruthless] [Laying low and building strength]
Qin Yang transmigrates to the Great Wu dynasty. His family has served the country with unwavering loyalty, yet the young emperor turns on them once they're no longer useful, confiscating their property and exterminating the entire clan.
Qin Yang produces three blank imperial edicts.
The first: Save his life. As long as the green hills remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.
The second: Divorce the Ninth Princess, a fake innocent white lotus, and make her regret it for the rest of her life.
The third: Turn around and ask for the hand of the crazy, beautiful, tragic eldest princess, and get himself a powerful ally.
Years later.
The young emperor: “Qin Yang, I was wrong. Come back. I'll make you a prince equal to me, and we'll share the empire.”
The Ninth Princess: “Brother Qin Yang, Ying'er was wrong. I'll gladly be your concubine.”
Qin Yang looks at the 500,000 Iron Pagoda troops behind him, then at the two of them. He digs out his ears and asks, “What? What did you two siblings just say? I couldn't hear you. Say it again?”
The eldest princess feigns a coy pout. “Husband, they said they regret it...”