Dressed as a notorious tyrant in history books, I decided to be a good person.
But I never expected——
I want to reduce taxes, but my loyal ministers scold me for "buying people's hearts."
I want to investigate corruption, but my loyal disciples bite me back.
I wanted to build the Yellow River, but the money for embankment construction was diverted to military pay.
On the day the Yellow River burst its banks, I stood in the disaster area and looked at those who had lost everything.
A little girl of seven or eight years old squatted in front of the ruined temple, holding her younger brother in her arms.
She asked me: "Brother Emperor, can you return my father to me?"
I can't answer.
From that day on, I vowed to find out——
Where did the 280,000 taels of embankment repair money go?
Who killed those witnesses who died "accidentally"?
Why did Qian Li, the "treacherous minister" who always smiled, hide his account books for twenty years?
Why did Zhou Zhi, the censor who scolded me the most, kneel down and beg me to "find out about his nephew"?
Later I found out——
The father of that "treacherous minister" died on the bank of the Yellow River twenty years ago, and died of embezzled embankment repair money. He had been waiting for twenty years for an emperor who dared to investigate.
Zhou Huai, the nephew of "Qingliu", led 30,000 new soldiers to defeat 50,000 Beidi soldiers. He himself was hunted down eight times. The eighth time, he said: "It's my turn."
The little girl by the Yellow River, Amian, later became a water conservancy official, spent her whole life building the Yellow River, and adopted dozens of orphans.
History books say that I was a tyrant, who reigned for thirty-four years, and was ruthless and murderous.
But the history books didn't write it——
I built the embankment of the Yellow River.
I saved the soldiers at the border.
That little girl, I knelt down to wipe her tears.
Whether the dragon chair is cool or not depends not on the chair, but on the person sitting in the chair.
Reader comments
"Thank you for giving us such a story. It requires the inspiration of a genius, but also the patience and courage of a craftsman. The characters come to life in your writing, and in reading, we see the reflection of our own souls."
A brilliant debut ~ I really like this book. As soon as I read the title, I knew it meant, "I don't want to be a villain emperor" [laughs]
The writing style is smooth and delicate, the story is wonderful, the plot is full of ups and downs, the wife, the wife, the wife is so beautiful, I highly recommend it.
The protagonist is not reckless, not a virgin, not a love-minded. He is methodical, tolerant, and well-organized. His rivalry with Qian Li, the minister of household affairs, can be called a textbook-level game between king and minister, making people's palms sweat after watching it.
"Thank you for giving us such a story. It requires the inspiration of a genius, but also the patience and courage of a craftsman. The characters come to life in your writing, and in reading, we see the reflection of our own souls."
A brilliant debut ~ I really like this book. As soon as I read the title, I knew it meant, "I don't want to be a villain emperor" [laughs]
The writing style is smooth and delicate, the story is wonderful, the plot is full of ups and downs, the wife, the wife, the wife is so beautiful, I highly recommend it.
The protagonist is not reckless, not a virgin, not a love-minded. He is methodical, tolerant, and well-organized. His rivalry with Qian Li, the minister of household affairs, can be called a textbook-level game between king and minister, making people's palms sweat after watching it.