I Just Want to Slack Off, So Why Are You Giving Me Titles and Rank?

After transmigrating as the son of the Great General Who Protects the State of the Great Ning Dynasty, Li Changfeng has only one goal in life: to slack off.

To sleep in, he invents an automatic water clock, only for his father to submit it to the state as a military marvel.

To enjoy some braised pork, he improves the technique for castrating pigs. It is hailed as essential to building a powerful army and solves the meat shortage for 100,000 troops on the frontier.

To cool off in summer, he makes ice from saltpeter, only for the Grand Tutor to interpret it as proof that he cares for the people and wants to relieve them from the heat.

Li Changfeng breaks down. “I really just want to be lazy.”

The Emperor: “My dear subject, there's no need for modesty. This is the wisdom of a great mind that seems foolish.”

The Princess: “My husband is brilliant, yet cares nothing for fame or fortune. He's truly an unparalleled pillar of the state.”

The Crown Prince: “Brother Li, I've finally grasped the game theory behind mahjong.”

As Li Changfeng tearfully counts his money and gets promoted against his will, he realizes that his dream of carefree idleness is slipping ever farther away, while the throne is drawing closer and closer...