Transmigrated as Emperor Xian of Han, I Hold Cao Cao Hostage to Command the Lords

I transmigrated into Emperor Xian of Han's body, and now I'll use Cao Cao to command the warlords!

I had barely transmigrated when I contradicted Cao Cao in court. That very night, a bowl of poisoned soup sent me off, and I died on the spot.

The Han Dynasty Restoration System activated. Death automatically rewinds time to the most recent save, and I started with three lives, forcing my way along the road to a comeback one death at a time.

To everyone, I'm a weak, incompetent puppet emperor who obeys Chancellor Cao in everything. In secret, I use death to test different approaches and plan one move at a time: uncovering Xu Chu's guard's blind spots, shifting Xun Yu's loyalties, and offering down-on-his-luck Liu Bei a favor from the Son of Heaven.

The belt edict was a sure-death trap. I died four times, refining my plan each time, then turned it into a scheme to sow discord. Using Cao Cao, I purged the fence-sitters in his camp, staying behind the scenes and escaping without a scratch.

Everyone says Cao Mengde uses the emperor to command the warlords. No one knows that the young man in the inner palace has already turned the tables.

From a disposable figurehead to a rival Cao Cao had no choice but to bind to him by marrying off his daughter, the day the flames of Guandu rise will be the day this puppet emperor begins to direct the fate of the realm.