On the Eve of Rebellion, I Discover I'm the Crown Prince

Chu Xiao transmigrated to Great Qian. From the start, he was orphaned and left to fend for himself in the impoverished frontier, where he awakened the [Shadow Overlord System].

Holding to the truth that "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun," he acted like a timid country landlord in public, while secretly manufacturing muskets, casting cannons, amassing wealth, and raising a private army of a hundred thousand fully armed soldiers. He became a veritable underground emperor.

He lay low for ten years, until one day a corrupt official arrived to extort an "air tax," forcing the common people to sell their children.

Chu Xiao sighed and drew his saber. "Enough pretending. The tyrant is unjust, so I'm rebelling today!"

Just as he mustered his army and prepared to overthrow the court,

A hundred thousand imperial guards suddenly surrounded the village. The powerful Eunuch of Nine Thousand Years knelt before Chu Xiao, weeping bitterly:

"Your Highness! You are the legitimate eldest son of the imperial dynasty, lost during the palace coup years ago!"

"His Majesty is on his deathbed. Please return to the capital at once and inherit the throne!"

Chu Xiao looked back at his hundred thousand private soldiers, murderous and pushing red-clad cannons, and fell into deep thought.

"Hold on. I'm just about to overthrow the court, and now you're asking me to go back and inherit the family estate?"

In that case, only this outlaw can rewrite the rules of the succession struggle in the capital!