I Taught the Crown Prince to Usurp the Throne, While Old Zhu Frantically Took Notes Outside the Window

Xie Wuyang transmigrates to the thirteenth year of the Hongwu era and awakens the “Survival God System.”

If he can live peacefully until the first year of the Yongle era, or get banished by the emperor to some remote place like Hainan to retire, he'll be able to ascend on the spot with a hundred billion in modern wealth!

Eager to get to Hainan Island and see the sea as soon as possible, Xie Wuyang, a tutor in the Eastern Palace, decides to do something big: personally teach Crown Prince Zhu Biao how to rebel!

“Your Highness, imperial authority doesn't reach the counties. We can let the gentry seize land, stir up public resentment, and force His Majesty to abdicate!”

“Your Highness, the Hu Weiyong case is about to erupt. We can use others to kill our enemies, wipe out all the Huaixi nobles, and take control of the troops!”

He spews out one treasonous scheme after another in the Eastern Palace, just waiting for the crown prince to fly into a rage and report him, getting him exiled to Lingnan.

But Zhu Yuanzhang is crouched outside the window with the Embroidered Uniform Guard, eavesdropping. Instead of drawing his sword, he trembles with excitement and frantically scribbles down notes!

“Use corruption to force the imperial court to change? Brilliant! A divine strategy for keeping civil officials in check!”

“Clean up arrogant, unruly generals for me? Tsk! Minister Xie is putting his life on the line to stress-test the Ming system? A national treasure without equal!”

Before long, the whole court is impeaching Xie Wuyang for treason.

Zhu Biao desperately defends his favorite: “Master Xie has gone to such lengths out of the goodness of his heart. This is true imperial statecraft!”

Zhu Di becomes his number-one fan: “Master Xie's thirty-six strategies for curbing the vassal princes have opened my eyes!”

Watching his official rank rise higher and higher as the old emperor personally drapes a python robe over his shoulders, Xie Wuyang completely breaks down:

“Old Zhu, get a grip! I'm really teaching your son to rebel! Please, just banish me to Hainan!”