Li Yun had failed as a schemer in his previous life. Then he suddenly transmigrated to the Great Zhou Dynasty, where, on the day of the palace examination, he found the empress searching for a schemer once again. He had planned to keep his head down until the story's end, but then the System's voice rang out.
[Host, satisfy this person within 10 minutes, or you will be erased immediately.]
Li Yun: What the hell...
Empress: Your best friend slept with your wife. How are you going to get back at him?
Li Yun: Sleep with his wife.
Empress: How can we take down a powerful nation without sending a single soldier?
Li Yun: A honey trap.
The officials were so frightened that they all begged in unison: Your Majesty, this man is wicked to the core. You mustn't employ him.
The empress smiled. "He's exactly the man I've been looking for."
