Chen Xuan, an overworked 996 employee, transmigrates into the Great Xia emperor.
His greatest wish is to hasten the kingdom's fall and complete his System mission.
To achieve his goal, he keeps doing things that should get him killed, only for those around him to mistake him for a far-sighted, wise ruler.
When an arrogant envoy from the Northern Barbarians arrives to demand double the tribute and provoke him in public, Chen Xuan abandons the traditional diplomatic banquet.
Instead, he insists on hosting a meal featuring a hotpot swimming in red chili oil, hoping to inflame tensions by being “rude.”
At the banquet, the spicy broth leaves the envoy in a pitiful state, and his furious retinue suddenly attempts an assassination. Thinking fast, Chen Xuan uses chili powder to fight them off and narrowly defuses the crisis.
At court, Chief Minister Zhuge An seizes the chance to use the Northern Barbarians’ visit to stir up trouble and force the emperor’s hand.
Within the palace, Eunuch Gao interprets every one of Chen Xuan’s absurd antics as imperial strategy.
Chen Xuan wants to bring down his own kingdom, but his repeated attempts to get himself killed go off course, and he unexpectedly intimidates foreign enemies and unites the hearts of those at court.
With the Northern Barbarians watching hungrily and powerful ministers scheming in the shadows, this ridiculous imperial journey, begun with the aim of bringing the kingdom to ruin,
takes an unforeseen turn, with suspense mounting at every step.
