Choosing Consorts from the Start: This Emperor Just Wants to Abdicate

Zhao Mu, an overworked corporate drone stuck in a 996 schedule, transmigrates to the unfamiliar Great Qing dynasty and becomes emperor. Though his harem is filled with three thousand beauties, with gorgeous women all around him! Above him, however, two empress dowagers rule from behind the curtain, keeping him under close watch and lecturing him at every turn. Below him, powerful ministers hold sway over the entire court, leaving him constantly on edge. Even the beauties are roses covered in thorns: he can look, but he cannot touch. Being a puppet emperor would be bad enough. What terrifies Zhao Mu even more is that in the dynasty's thirty years, ten emperors have come and gone! The harder an emperor works, the shorter his life! Each one dies in a way more bizarre and pathetic than the last! To stay alive, Zhao Mu can only try his best to be a foolish ruler who dotes on wicked concubines, promotes eunuchs, and neglects his duties. But who could have guessed that the more foolish he acts, the more his ministers adore him? The more he neglects the government, the more money and grain fill the state treasury. The less he wants to be emperor, the stronger the nation's armies become. What drives Zhao Mu to despair even more is that while slacking off, he defeats the Oirat and avenges his father. While slacking off, he recovers the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun! While slacking off, he wipes out every neighboring country! The moment he tries to escape the palace, countless loyal ministers haul him back to the dragon throne. Zhao Mu breaks down and cries, “You’ve ruined me!”