She transmigrated to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and woke up in a dilapidated temple.
Outside, a few vicious-looking bandits stood guard. On the roof sat a young man holding an iron staff.
[Complete three transmigrations and you will be allowed to leave. Here is the first scenario: You have been kidnapped by bandits and locked in a dark room. Luckily, a hero comes to your rescue, and you escape.]
Pu Zhaojin listened to the System’s explanation, utterly baffled.
[“A hero sends Miss Jing a thousand miles.” You’re Miss Jing. I’ve made the hint obvious enough, right? Hurry up and call for help.]
Pu Zhaojin: Call who?… Zhao Qianli?
If she only had to transmigrate three times, it didn’t sound too difficult.
Pu Zhaojin confidently asked, “So when will this first scenario count as complete? When can I leave?”
[When you no longer want to leave at all.]
In 946 AD,
only forty years had passed since the fall of the Tang dynasty, yet three dynasties and nine rulers had already come and gone.
It would still take three more dynasties and the downfall of six rulers for the Song dynasty to be founded.
Before the year-end celebrations that year, the people of Jin, including Pu Zhaojin, Zhao Kuangyin, and the tea merchant Guo Rong, had all been hoping to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of You and Yun. Instead, they got a crushing defeat at Zhongdu Bridge and the surrender of two hundred thousand Jin troops.
The Khitan army then marched south. Both banks of the Yellow River were plundered bare, leaving a thousand miles of wasteland and fields strewn with bones.
Pu Zhaojin spat out all her bitterness. “I, Pu Zhaojin, will never want to leave this place for the rest of my life!”
She accepted the handkerchief and waterskin Zhao-ge handed her. When she met his familiar, concerned gaze, she guiltily looked away.
On her second transmigration, after enduring more than enough hardship, Pu Zhaojin said, “I get it now. Make me rich, make me powerful.”
When she opened her eyes, she had become Fu Zhaojing, daughter of the Duke of Wei.
[Your eldest sister is Da Fu, Empress to Emperor Shizong of Zhou, Guo Rong. Your younger sister is Empress Yide, wife of Zhao Guangyi.]
Ruling the world as empress sounded pretty good!
Pu Zhaojin: By the law of balancing things out, does that mean I’m next in line to marry Taizu of Song?
[Not quite. You’re the younger Fu empress, personally appointed by Emperor Shizong of Zhou, Guo Rong. With a young ruler and the realm in doubt, you’ve been entrusted with a critical responsibility at a time of crisis.]
What good could come of opposing history?
Pu Zhaojin: You make it sound so grand, but it turns out I’m the one getting crushed beneath the wheels of the Song dynasty!
But she never expected that ten days before Guo Rong’s death, on the very same day she was made Empress of Great Zhou, he would be appointed Commander of the Palace Command.
Red candles flickered. The road stretched before them. If Zhao-ge went one way, she could only take the young emperor down the other. How could they both protect the young ruler and keep a powerful general in check?
On her third transmigration, Pu Zhaojin was exhausted in body and spirit. “This time, I’m going to be an ordinary person.”
When she opened her eyes, she had become Zhao Pu, Chancellor of the Song dynasty.
Her boss was Emperor Taizu of Song, and her second boss was Emperor Taizong of Song.
Pu Zhaojin could only cram like crazy during the day and burn the midnight oil at night, studying half of the Analects inside out to keep the Song dynasty afloat!
Deep in the night, inspiration suddenly struck her. She pushed open the wooden door and saw the world blanketed in snow. Zhao Kuangyin stood in the snow, his features bright and open, just as they had been when they first met.
As he had back then, the man came over with a grin and whispered in her ear, “Sister-in-law Zhao, why don’t you come in and have a drink with me?”
Pu Zhaojin instantly snapped out of her daydream and angrily pounded his chest. “You useless soldier! You’ve wasted half your life, and now you’re saying something so shameless?”
[Reader’s Guide]
1. A parallel world with some historical research. Slow-burn everyday life from the start. The heroine is Pu Zhaojin, the hero is Zhao Kuangyin. One-on-one romance, with both of them head over heels for each other. A melodramatic, sweet happy ending.
2. Both leads are universally adored. Other male characters include Guo Rong, Zhao Guangyi, Zhao Pu, and Li Yu.
3. The heroine transmigrates in her own body, and Zhao Pu is still alive.
4. History’s overall direction won’t change, but the timeline will be adjusted slightly. Expect outrageous unofficial history, haphazard historical research, and melodrama.
5. Come join us! Let’s celebrate!
Theme: Strive ceaselessly to grow stronger
Coin doesn't have a title now, and he doesn't know the thoughts of his sweetheart. He is so concerned about gains and losses. How will he accept death and escape when the time comes [covering his face and laughing and crying] I don't know when we will communicate with each other in the second life, but in the end it will be the political power. The historical key to the handover, Xiaofu Hou did not die because of this, but it is hard to say what the system produced this time. It was not easy to endure the exchange of thoughts with the sweetheart and then both of them died. PTSD made it worse [covering face and laughing]
Anyone who doesn't look like one seems to be an emperor. This is because dragon energy can recognize disguise.
Damn it, we're afraid we'll have nightmares again tonight. It's a wonderful birthday like this😭
Oh oh oh Coin is going to give me a birthday gift🙏What will it be? It is now the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. According to official history, Yelv Deguang seems to have entered Bianjing in the first lunar month. Calculating the date, doesn't it happen to be that Coin and Jinjin arrived in Bianjing not long ago? They are not going to catch up with Zhang Yanze, right?
I don't know why, but the first thing that came to mind when I saw the title was that good dreams are the easiest to wake up from...
It would be great if I had a holiday every day, and there would be something to read every day
Brother Zhao: I wish I knew you. Will I be like this in every life from now on 🐶
I've seen too many stupid systems, this system is really a bit scary
Humans are social animals and are the sum of all social relationships. I had struggled a lot in an unfamiliar era, taking over the roles of "Jing Niang" and "Li Qing". I encountered a lot of bad things and met a lot of good people. These shaped Pu Pu today. But the one who drowned and just finished the college entrance examination was also Pu Pu. It feels like Pu Pu has been deliberately avoiding this, until this time Miss Li Qing's funeral made her long-suppressed heartache burst out. In a sense, she is forever alone. Alas, the road to strength is always bumpy, both physical and mental. Is the heat you feel coming from Brother Zhao? Secretly pick up a bite of candy. I'm a little curious about how the first Pupu was offline, and what will happen to Brother Zhao after she is offline. How to open the second life, how to recognize each other... I can't wait to crawl into the author's manuscript box and eat a lot.
Sharpened but not that sharp, Rumin [sunglasses] There are only two things the system can't do, it can't do this, and it can't do that. What to do about Pu Pu's past? Will the cheap uncle from the previous article come? It feels like the system is urging you to travel thousands of miles to see Jing Niang off in disguise [changed]