Three years before the Tumu Crisis, the Oirat wolves were sharpening their claws on the border, Wang Zhen's blade dripped blood in the court, and even the emperor was infatuated with the vainglorious prospect of personally leading a campaign.
I, Shen Yan, a low-ranking seventh-rank official demoted to the frontier, awakened the System of Legendary Ministers.
Want to simulate the outcome of the Tumu Crisis? First, trade the "reputation points" of a hundred thousand people.
Want to learn how to improve firearms? First, lead three thousand frontier troops in repelling Oirat raids.
Dare to kill Wang Zhen outright? The System will send a massive earthquake to Datong Prefecture and bury your ambitions.
But so what?
I used land-reclamation techniques to stockpile a million shi of grain in Datong in three years. So what if the border troops called me the "Living Yama King"?
I turned Wang Zhen's scandals into a play using Xiao Lingyi's story, so what if the whole world cursed him as a "greedy eunuch dog"?
From a scholar adept at flowery prose to an armored commander leading troops, I was determined to grind my way into becoming a "minister of the ages" who could change history in this Zhengtong era.
As for the backlash? It can come after it gets past me, Shen Mingyuan!
