The Realm Forces Me to Become Emperor

[Alternate World]+ [Wuxia Martial World]+ [Court Intrigue]+ [North-South Contest for Supremacy]

How does a loyal minister get driven by the land itself to claim the throne?

After eight years in a deep sleep, Zhou Yan, heir to the Beiling estate, wakes from a dream only to be sent straight to the battlefield.

He only wants to lie low and farm, but the System leads him astray, his brothers trust him, the people plead with him, and the court leaves him no choice. Step by step, he goes from a young man defending a city to the ruler of all under heaven.