A Life of Luxury in the Embroidered Uniform: A Slacker’s Path to Power in Hongwu-Era Intrigue

Synopsis

During the Hongwu era, Shen Mo, a hundred-household officer in the Embroidered Guard, was a notorious playboy in the capital. While his colleagues rushed to curry favor with the powerful, he preferred to lounge in pleasure houses listening to music, living by the slacker's creed: “The more you do, the more mistakes you make.”

But even the calmest waters can be stirred. Chancellor Hu Weiyong was building a faction for personal gain, and Officer Chen Han kept closing in. Shen Mo was forced into the undercurrents of court politics. With the bookshop owner Zhu Ningxia secretly pulling strings, he navigated between the suspicion and exploitation of Liu Shi, the commander of the Embroidered Guard, relying on his ability to remember anything he had seen to survive one dangerous situation after another.

As Hu Weiyong's net quietly tightened, Shen Mo finally shed his lazy disguise. Over the chessboard, he smiled as he moved a piece. “If this slacker insists on turning things around, then let him make waves that shake the heavens.”

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