The Crown Prince Fled on a Donkey, So I Took His Place and Became an Emperor for the Ages

In the final years of the Great Yuan Dynasty, its entire army of 500,000 was wiped out, and the enemy forces stood at the city gates.

His glory-hungry elder brother fled overnight in a donkey cart, leading the way! Before leaving, he even issued an imperial decree forcing the long-confined Ninth Prince, Pei Yuan, to “act as regent.”

The entire court waited to laugh as this “scapegoat” was beheaded by the enemy.

Just then, Pei Yuan awakened the [Imperial KPI and Trait Plundering System]!

As long as he assigns KPIs to his officials or defeats an enemy, he can forcibly plunder their exclusive traits!

From the start, he executes the Minister of War, who tries to flee, and plunders the purple-tier trait [Groundless Accusation]. Now he can pin a charge on anyone and have them executed, terrifying the entire army!

He assigns every corrupt official at court an anti-corruption KPI. If they can't find the stolen silver, he strips away their lifespan and adds it to the treasury!

He promotes a condemned foot soldier and grants him the gold-tier trait [Conquer Langju Xu]. Thus he forges an invincible cavalry that storms the enemy capital!

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Years later, when his runaway elder brother returns with a foreign army, hoping to take advantage of the chaos and reclaim the throne, he is scared witless.

The once-weak Great Yuan has become a land where all nations pay tribute, with fierce generals as plentiful as the clouds!

The officials at court glare furiously at the elder brother as they watch Pei Yuan sit high upon the dragon throne, bearing the mythic-tier trait [Mandated by Heaven].

Pei Yuan sneers. “Elder Brother, I was only filling in for you. How did you end up a prisoner?”