A modern social beast traveled through time and became the corrupt leader of a dynasty. When he opened his eyes, he knelt down in the Golden Palace. The empress handed down a death sentence: "I embezzled 300,000 taels of river industrial and silver. I will kill you!" However, the "Sims System" was activated and started with the bad cards of [Corruption Value 90] [Public Popularity Value 10] [Imperial Power Trust 20]. He used "rectifying the salt administration of the Huaihe River" as a bet to change his destiny. He used the coral penholder bribed by the salt merchants to hide secret messages, and used the assassination list of the nobles to set up a trap. He also used modern thinking to rectify the water transportation and counterattack the family members. He was obviously the skin of a corrupt official, but he repeatedly made contributions to capable ministers, making the empress from "desirable to kill" to "difficult to leave". When the system prompted "The Empress summoned him late at night, with poisoned wine and blank account books on his desk," he was shocked to realize: In this chess game where imperial power and corruption are intertwined, it is easy to die as an honest official, but it is difficult to live as a corrupt official. Only by becoming a "chess player who understands the rules" can he make a bloody path on the blade. The game of power is thrilling at every step, with multiple choices to subvert fate. See how the corrupt officials can find a third path to survival amidst the suspicion and use of the empress.
