The Empress Asked Me to Stabilize the Court, but I Ended Up Ruling the World

Lu Yuan transmigrated into the role of the Governor of the Eastern Depot in the Great Yong, known as the “Nine-Thousand-Year-Old.” From the start, he was handed a death order by Empress Chu Mingyue: keep the inner palace in check and cut off the influence of powerful clans from the outer court. He thought it would be a perilous, thankless task, but then he awakened a fate-detection System and discovered that every powerful court official was a chosen one of fate, armed with rebirth or a System golden finger. Every one of them coveted the throne and saw him as the first thorn in their side to remove. To stay alive, Lu Yuan turned the tables: he snatched opportunities, dismantled factions, and recruited talent, turning all the chosen ones into allies. When the God of War marched on the capital, he discovered that his former fiancée now obeyed only Lu Yuan. When envoys from every kingdom arrived to pay tribute, they bowed to the Governor before the Empress. Chu Mingyue, seated on the dragon throne, was utterly stunned: “I only told you to keep the inner palace in check. How did you end up ruling the whole realm?”