I, Qingjue Sect, Dig Up My Own Ancestral Grave from the Start

[The Qing emperor’s fake grandson / real tyrant X Civilization Revival System, where ancestors are given a good old-fashioned physical send-off]

I transmigrated into the unlucky fake cousin of the Xianfeng Emperor, just as China stood on the brink of ruin and the great powers closed in.

Others save the nation through reform. Zai Yuan saves it by... digging up graves.

System activation requirements: rob tombs, steal the Mandate of Heaven, destroy the Qing!

And so, history’s most “filial” grandson made his debut...

Step one: rob Fuling, and use Nurhaci’s burial treasures to forge the first modern rifle unit.

Step two: dig up Zhaoling and empty Hong Taiji’s underground palace in exchange for Krupp heavy cannons, then blast the Russians to smithereens on the banks of the Heilongjiang River.

Step three: raid the Eastern Qing Tombs and auction off Qianlong’s calligraphy and paintings right in front of his coffin: “The Ten Perfections Old Man? Today, I’ll make sure you donate everything!”

With his “ancestors’” generous support, Zai Yuan punches Russia, kicks Britain and France, and tricks the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom into wreaking havoc on the United States. At last, he lays his cards on the table in the Hall of Supreme Harmony:

“The man on the dragon throne is a fake prince. This Qing empire was always the Han people’s!”

When the Imperial Jade Seal was stamped onto the Declaration of the Republic, the whole world realized that the sleeping dragon of the East had been awakened by a gravedigger.

Also known as: My Success Is All Thanks to My Ancestors’ Gifts; Physical Send-Offs Begin with My Own Family’s Graves; The Qing Dynasty’s Grave-Robbing Road to National Salvation; From the Start, I Was a Banner Noble? I Dug Up My Own Family’s Graves Instead

Key highlights: hardcore grave-robbing to build an army, overwhelming military warfare, ruthless political schemes that strike at the heart, and a new global colonial order.