A modern man transmigrates into ancient times and becomes Xiao Yan, the emperor of Great Xia. Unlike other transmigrated emperors, he is not only a ruler of great ambition and vision, but also a master of verbal takedowns. From the start, he takes on the favored consort, the empress dowager, and powerful ministers in court.
When faced with a wrongful conviction, he has no evidence at all. Relying solely on his silver tongue and a string of wild arguments, he somehow talks the dead back to life. In private, the ministers call him shameless.
Even when an envoy from an enemy nation pushes him relentlessly, he still launches into a tirade. The envoy sets up a deathmatch arena to plot against Great Xia’s generals. With nothing but a stream of twisted reasoning, Xiao Yan manages to talk his way into winning all three matches without a single person stepping forward to fight. The envoy still refuses to give up on harming Great Xia’s generals, sending top warriors to hold deathmatches on the streets of the capital and forcing Great Xia’s generals to accept their challenge. Once again, Xiao Yan turns the tables with ruthless tactics, humiliating the arrogant enemy prince.
Abroad, he trains a new army and personally leads it into battle. Commanding eighty thousand Snow Dragon Cavalry, he crushes an army of five hundred thousand barbarians and puts down the rebellion of three vassal kings.
In the harem, he loves only Consort Xian. But she was abused by her parents as a child and entered the palace only to bring good fortune to the emperor, who at the time was still a puppet. Later, when Xiao Yan turns the tables and takes power, Consort Xian’s father repeatedly tries to harm her. Xiao Yan foils his schemes with a torrent of nonsense.
As the story goes on, Consort Xian will ask to be demoted and sent to the Laundry Bureau as a servant for certain reasons. Her life there will be wretched: she will be abused and given the lowest status. Yet she not only endures, but manages to live happily. Even under strict supervision, she and a few friends care for one another and make the most of each day.
