I Left You in Charge, but You Slacked Off Your Way to Becoming an Emperor for the Ages

Overworked office drone Xia Yan died suddenly from exhaustion, then transmigrated into the unlucky Crown Prince of the Great Xia Dynasty. His cheap excuse for a father left him a mess to clean up, making him the "regent scapegoat." Before entering seclusion, the old emperor set up a dead-end trap, waiting for Xia Yan to offend everyone so he could emerge and "restore order," winning over the people in the process.

Xia Yan had barely transmigrated when he was thrown into a 24/7 hell mode. His spirit broke: Not even a dog would do this!

[Ding! The Host's strong desire to slack off has been detected. The Ultimate Slacker System has been activated!]

[Slack off, give up, and refuse to join the rat race to earn rewards!]

"Eighth Brother, if you need something, write a memorial. Don't keep me from clocking out!"

"Chancellor, it's dark out. If you don't leave now, I'll have to impeach you for malicious overtime!"

"The enemy has invaded? Set the KPI. Any general who can't win doesn't get paid!"

Xia Yan only wanted to slack off until his father emerged from seclusion. He never expected every official in court to read so much into everything, interpreting his laziness as imperial strategy. Somehow, the country just kept getting stronger.

Years later, the old emperor returned to the palace after mastering his divine arts, only to find a chaise longue beside the Dragon Throne, with Xia Yan holding an ice-cold soda in one hand and a skewer of grilled meat in the other.

Xia Yan: "Father, why are you interrupting my nap?"