Transmigrated into Zhao Gou, the ruler of a doomed dynasty, and from the start, I’m supposed to execute Yue Fei?
Don’t panic. I’m Liu Adou, a seasoned expert at making life difficult for my chancellor!
Qin Hui: “Your Majesty, for the sake of the realm, Yue Fei must be eliminated!”
Me, eyes shining: “Chancellor, your military genius is unmatched. Why not lead a northern campaign and bring me back a few skewers of candied hawthorn?”
Qin Hui: “Your Majesty, the foundations of our ancestors are on the brink of collapse!”
Me, wiping away my drool: “I know. Stop making a fuss. I’m adding roast leg of lamb to the list of delicacies for the chancellor’s northern campaign.”
The entire court keeps pressuring me to get serious about governing, so I turn around and spoil Yue Fei rotten. All I ask is that whenever he returns victorious, his supply wagons are filled not with gold and silver, but with northern specialties!
And Qin Hui?
I’ll keep him around. Watching him shake with rage makes the food taste even better!
