I Was Supposed to Ruin My Reputation to Save My Life, So Where Did This Dragon Robe Come From?

Shen Muzhou transmigrates to the Great Qian dynasty and becomes the heir to Beiliang, commanding an army of 300,000 and so highly honored that he threatens the throne. The empress could strip him of his fief and behead him at any moment.

To save his own neck, he promptly decides to become an irredeemable good-for-nothing and binds himself to the [Take Advice and Ruin Your Reputation System]. All he has to do is heed the slanderous advice of petty men and commit outrageous acts that destroy his reputation to earn generous rewards.

So he starts recruiting corrupt officials, treacherous schemers, charlatans, and reckless brutes throughout his princely residence.

A corrupt official suggests, “Your Highness, let’s loot the Jiangnan grain merchants’ warehouses, then sell the grain at a premium and profit from the national crisis!”

Shen Muzhou happily does as he’s told. By a twist of fate, he uncovers a treason case involving the richest man in the land, filling the treasury and providing relief to a million disaster victims!

A treacherous minister suggests, “Your Highness, let’s dismantle the northern defenses and let the demon barbarians through the passes to give the empress a headache!”

Shen Muzhou carries it out at once. By accident, he sets up a plan to lure the enemy deep into their territory and wipes out the main force of 300,000 demon barbarians, securing a century of peace!

Years later, the empress is driven to collapse and abdicates. The entire court, along with the realm’s grandmasters, blocks the entrance to the princely residence, carrying an imperial robe.

His chief strategist’s eyes brim with tears as he wildly reads between the lines: “My lord is a genius of extraordinary vision, who has hidden his strength for years. With such world-shaping talent, you must wear this imperial robe today, whether you wish to or not!”

Looking at the imperial robe being forced onto him, Shen Muzhou sighs at the heavens. “I’m really not an emperor for the ages! I only wanted to stay alive in the first place!”