I Made You a Prince, So Why Did You Crush the Liao and Jin?

[Alternate History] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Political Intrigue] [No Saintly Protagonist] [Nation-Building and Farming] [No System]

After transmigrating as a prince of Great Xia, Zhao Gou becomes the biggest laughingstock in the capital.

By day, he fights crickets and runs with dogs, currying favor with his father and elder brothers. By night, he recruits soldiers and horses and forges powerful weapons.

When urgent news arrives from the north, the court is helpless, and the crown prince and other princes panic.

But Zhao Gou asks for permission to ride to Yanyun City, a place where death is all but certain, claiming he wants to see the snow in the northern kingdom.

Everyone thinks he's gone mad, until he charges alone into a sea of enemy troops, takes the enemy general's head, and seizes their banner. Behind him, an army of ferocious warriors storms the enemy capital!

The crown prince is stunned, and the officials bow in submission. “How did the useless prince we all knew become an emperor for the ages?”

(This story takes place in a fictional world, not an actual dynasty.)