The Siege of the Capital: A Hereditary Official's Game for the Realm

[Transmigration + no System + no golden finger + no mindless decisions + slow-burn early chapters + steady updates] During the Tianzuo era of the Great Chu dynasty, the empire is beset by troubles at home and abroad: the Oirat eye the northern frontier, Japanese pirates harass the southeast, the Jurchen lie in wait in the northeast, and factional strife at court rages without end. Li Chengfeng, who transmigrated into this world, only wants to protect his younger sister and live in peace. But after his father dies of illness, he is forced to inherit the post of Commander of Nanxing Guard and take up an urgent imperial summons. He recruits able-bodied men from among refugees and unregistered people, forging them into a formidable fighting force.

Afterward, he rushes to the capital’s aid to defeat the Oirat, campaigns in the southeast to suppress the pirates, and secures the Liaodong frontier. Though he repeatedly distinguishes himself, the emperor grows suspicious of him. First, he is stripped of power and pushed into the background; later, he is granted an empty title, a promotion in name only.

When rebellion breaks out in the northwest and several commanders sent by the court suffer crushing defeats, the court has no choice but to ask Li Chengfeng to return to the field. He fights bitterly to put down the revolt, but as he leads his troops back to the capital, a deadly trap targeting him has already been laid in secret… Come and see how Li Chengfeng escapes this seemingly hopeless predicament and fights his way to the summit of the realm.