Corrupt Merchants Rule the Land: History's Greatest Poison-Tongued Strategist

Lu Chuan, a ruthless modern-day capitalist, transmigrates into the body of a useless crown prince. He outwits a deadly setup involving an assault, seizes control of the Imperial Guard, and wins the emperor’s favor. He strikes back at the Second Prince over his debt, teaming up with gambling prodigy Zhao Yunyun and swordsman Liu Zhi to sweep through the Qian family’s gambling dens. He saves the Luo family and earns them a marquisate with a secret technique, recruits the strategist Ge Ming, and introduces the imperial examination system to give poor families a path to rise. A series of schemes bankrupts the Second Prince and exposes the Fourth Prince’s examination fraud, setting him on the path to claim the throne!