Luo Meng, a modern stand-up comedy writer nicknamed the “King of Punchlines,” died suddenly and transmigrated.
The good news: he was reborn as the son of a prince of the realm.
The bad news: his predecessor was a useless playboy who had just harassed the Minister of Rites’ daughter, so the emperor banished him to the northern frontier with an imperial decree.
The even worse news: the northern frontier was a wasteland, crawling with steppe cavalry, where people died in battle every day.
Luo Meng stared at the wilderness beyond his prison cart, his spirits in ruins.
Just then, the [King of Punchlines Comeback System] activated. Telling jokes could earn him technological blueprints, elite soldiers, and even mortars!
And so, the northern frontier’s whole vibe changed:
The enemy was at the gates? Luo Meng stood on the city wall and shouted through a megaphone: “Brothers on the other side, your general’s been skimming your pay. Surrender and you’ll get all-you-can-eat hot pot!” The enemy’s morale collapsed.
The imperial court sent an eunuch to cause trouble? Luo Meng handed him a bar of soap. “Sir, give this a try. It’ll leave your face smelling wonderful. Want to invest? Just put up ten thousand taels.” The eunuch was dumbfounded.
Lan Xiao'en, the general’s daughter, was ordered to “take charge of the good-for-nothing.” She’d planned to whip him to death, but his lamb skewers and outrageous antics won her over. In the end, she became his princess consort and personal bodyguard.
Luo Meng trained the [Nightmare] special forces and built the [Dongfeng] firearms corps. Steppe cavalry? One cannon blast took them down. Western Regions coalition? Muskets taught them a lesson. A prince at court tried to get rid of him? Luo Meng simply produced a secret letter proving he was colluding with the enemy.
From a good-for-nothing in a prison cart to the most powerful vassal king, expanding the empire’s borders.
From a playboy everyone wanted to beat to the founder of the Great Liang Federation.
Luo Meng proved through sheer ability that there was no problem in the world a joke couldn’t solve. And if there was, he’d just add a cannon…
