Reborn as the despised, useless legitimate son of the Marquis of Zhenbei, Yang Zheng had planned to lie flat and give up. But the Overlord System forced him to strive for greatness: slap a wicked servant, and earn a martial arts foundation; wipe out a household, and receive mountains of gold and silver!
His family saw him as a good-for-nothing, so he overturned the family rules and made the vast marquis estate his private property;
The court mocked him as a cruel official, so he took charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and gathered the secrets of the powerful into his hands;
Enemy nations cursed him as a butcher, so he led his iron cavalry west, forcing the sixteen kingdoms of the Western Regions to prostrate themselves and forging an unmatched fearsome reputation as the Duke of Sui!
By the time he held supreme power at court and rivaled nations in wealth, the old dynasty was tottering from the flames of war he had ignited.
The emperor on the throne finally knew fear: no one could control the ferocious tiger he had personally set loose.
War fires rose across the land. Yang Zheng surveyed the powerful contenders: the princes who bore grudges against him, the White Lotus Sect in rebellion, the fierce Jurchen... All were stepping stones on his path to becoming emperor.
Qin Shuyao asked softly, “Husband, what will you call this new dynasty?”
Yang Zheng drew her into his arms and gazed toward the throne. His voice was calm yet resolute: “Sui, as I please!”
A very good novel. . It's just that the male protagonist lacks a military advisor. . Lack of sensitivity to machinations. . If only the system could provide awesome skills. . Or it would be great if the male protagonist could learn from Wu Mu's suicide note.
It's very good. I've read more and want to find this kind of book.
What did I say about short novels in my family, you have to be patient, [rolls eyes] I just don't have the patience to read category 88.