Scheming for the Chancellor's Heart

⚠️A death trap from the start!⚠️

Reborn as a frail hostage prince, I have the emperor wanting me dead, the powerful in-laws plotting my downfall, and even the enemy crown prince treating me like a pawn.

Gu Yan: Thanks for asking. I’m a 21st-century PhD in political science, and I specialize in handling anyone who won’t fall in line.

A golden finger? My brain is the ultimate cheat!

Palace intrigue? I use game theory to predict your predictions.

Short on money? Soap, sugar, and cement: a whole new level of competition for ancient commerce.

Power plays? I publish newspapers to control public opinion and leave the whole court in shambles.

Everyone mocks me as a useless pawn who won’t survive three episodes.

Until I set the world in turmoil and personally put the God of War, Xiao Ce, on the throne

That man once held a knife to my throat and demanded, “Who are you?”

Later, he fought his way through the encirclement for me, carried me through a hundred-mile escape, and with bloodshot eyes, said amid a mountain of corpses, “Gu Yan, if you die, what use is this empire to me!”

Two powerhouses join forces, rising from discarded pawns to players moving the board!

With my frail body, I pave his road to the throne.

With his iron fist, he protects me as I rise to the pinnacle of power.

When the two of us rule the realm together, the entire court is stunned:

“He was never scheming for power over just one person.”

“He was scheming for these ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains, for peace and prosperity throughout the land!”

What to expect:

✔ A battle of wits × overwhelming strength · Two male leads, both falling for each other

✔ From hostage prince to regent · Frail beauty gong × battle-hardened God of War shou

✔ Satisfying nation-building · Technological progress · Twist after twist in the power struggles