Li Xuanji, a master’s graduate in economics from a top Chinese university, dies suddenly from overwork. When he opens his eyes, he has become the retired emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, forced to abdicate and confined in the Cold Jade Palace.
After working himself to the bone in his previous life, all he wants now is to lie flat and enjoy his retirement. But the Emperor’s Cultivation System comes online, and if he doesn’t work, it shocks him!
The KPI and rat race jargon he tosses out casually is wildly misinterpreted by Loyal Uncle as the highest form of imperial statecraft. A supply-and-demand graph he doodles on a whim becomes a map of the realm’s destiny that the entire court fights to get its hands on.
He only wanted to play dumb and get through the days, but somehow he ends up quelling rebellions, reforming corrupt policies, and slaying demons. His life as a lazy layabout is transformed into an immortal path that makes him an emperor for the ages.
Li Xuanji: Help! I really just want to lie flat!
