Wei Yang transmigrated into the body of Shang Yang, but all he wanted was to coast through life in Qin. He refused to carry out reforms, no matter what. After all, history had him torn apart by five chariots!
What he didn’t know was that the new ruler, Ying Qu Liang, carried a “Mind-Listening Sword” at his waist, one that could eavesdrop on his inner thoughts.
[These old aristocratic clans are all parasites. The first step of reform is to get rid of them!]
[Military merit ranks, household registration, opening up the land… I have a hundred ways to make Qin rich, but I won’t say a word. If I do, I’ll die!]
Ying Qu Liang kept a straight face, but inside he was overjoyed. What a find! A statesman for the ages!
And so
Just as Wei Yang tried to lie flat, he was appointed censor.
When he tried to resign, he was given a princess for a wife.
When he tried to run away, Ying Qu Liang blocked the door. “Sir, let’s discuss reform tonight. You only need to think about it. You don’t have to say anything out loud.”
Wei Yang: ??? I suspect you’re reading my mind, but I have no proof.
This is a hilarious nation-building tale about a socially anxious transmigrator desperately trying to play the lazy fool, only to have the ruler of Qin eavesdrop on his thoughts and force him into the role of the kingdom’s savior.
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