"Your Majesty, do you want to be remembered as the greatest emperor of all time? To have every foreign nation pay tribute and your realm stretch for thousands of miles? To fill the treasury so full you count coins until your hands cramp?"
"As for beautiful women... ahem, Your Majesty, forget I said that. Empress Zhangsun's glare could kill me!"
Fang Yizhi transmigrates into the body of Fang Xuanling's eldest son and immediately does something earth-shattering: he stands up to his own father and submits a memorial to Li Shimin, scuttling the close-kin marriage between Princess Changle and Zhangsun Chong.
All he wanted was to use his knowledge of the future to live carefree as a rich landowner, keep his money safe, and enjoy a quiet life. But whenever his anxiety flares up, nothing looks right to him:
Aristocrats' sons throwing their weight around? Put a stop to it! They can't get in the way of his business.
Powerful clans monopolizing resources? Break them apart! Anyone blocking his path to riches will be taken apart, no matter how far away they are.
Outdated laws getting in the way of business? Rewrite them! He'll tailor a set of laws to protect his wealth.
Foreign enemies threatening his peaceful life? Drive them off! He just wants to stay home and count his money, not go to war and run for his life!
But the more he stirs things up, the more famous he becomes. From court to street, from Chang'an to the Western Regions, trouble chases after him, and achievements pile up along the way.
Looking at the epoch-making deeds he'd accumulated without meaning to, while the court showered him with praise and Li Shimin gazed at him expectantly, Fang Yizhi nearly wept:
"Stop praising me, please! I don't want to be a wise minister or a great general. I'm just anxious! If I don't clear away all these problems, how can I relax and be a laid-back rich landowner?"
