I wake up in Liu Xie’s body, and Dong Zhuo has just entered the capital. Right, there’s no way I can beat him. Brothers, I, Liu Xie, Prince of Chenliu, am making a run for it. Wait, no, I need to become emperor to unlock my golden finger. Fine, I’m going. At least I’m Liu Xie, the puppet emperor. Heh, being a puppet emperor is great. I love being a puppet emperor.
The System is unlocked, and there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that the System can summon historical civil and military officials, so there’s plenty to play with. The bad news is that unlocking the System also updates the version, taking me straight from an ordinary Three Kingdoms setting to a supernatural one.
Well, what else can I say? Old Dong, the great power is yours. I’ll just keep being a puppet for a while longer. When it comes to benevolence and righteousness, I’m the real deal.
A butterfly’s wings have brought a different Eastern Han into being. Let’s see how Liu Xie breaks out of his predicament and rebuilds the Han dynasty.
The System’s abilities are mostly supportive. The story focuses on schemes and strategy, with the protagonist rising step by step rather than breezing through everything. There are few supernatural elements early on, no female lead, and all marriages are political alliances.
The logic is self-consistent, each character has its own characteristics, and the dialogue and writing are slightly flawed, but it is still worth watching.