Four Years Laying Low in Shu Commandery, Then Forced to Luoyang to Plot World Conquest

Liu You, a chief surgeon at a top-tier hospital in a later era, suddenly dies at the operating table and is reborn as Liu You in Shu Commandery at the end of the Han Dynasty. After years of working his way up from a lowly ghost soldier to a ghost clerk, he finally waits for Zhang Lu to appear, ready to latch onto a powerful patron and keep his head down through the Three Kingdoms era. But the System issues a mandatory main quest, forcing him to travel to Jiangzhou and Luoyang to claim his kin, with only six months to do it! A direct descendant of the legitimate Western Han line and a clan uncle of Emperor Ling, Liu You has the backing of his status as a member of the imperial Liu clan. Yet he knows all too well how jealous and suspicious Emperor Ling can be. To stay alive, Liu You makes himself out to be a womanizer in the eyes of the great clans, getting impeached nine times in three days and becoming a laughingstock among the officials. Behind the scenes, however, he poaches the finest talents in the land, gathers elite civil and military forces, frames Yuan Shao, pins the blame on Dong Zhuo, and reaps every advantage before Luoyang is destroyed! Years later, with the Three Kingdoms unified, Liu You sits high on the imperial dragon throne, looking down on his civil and military officials with an elegant smile. Mandate of Heaven? What is the Mandate of Heaven? I am the Mandate of Heaven! Mid-level martial arts Three Kingdoms setting + not a mindless power fantasy + slightly closer to the historical novel than the Romance + emphasis on strategy and political intrigue + ensemble cast + gradual pacing + supporting characters aren't idiots Note: The protagonist builds his path to the throne one step at a time. This is not a mindless power fantasy, so please decide for yourself before reading! Ahem, don't just judge a book by its blurb. You have to see how it performs too: read the story!