After transmigrating to ancient times, Wen Yuan found the emperor incompetent and the people destitute. Unable to stand it any longer, he poured his heart and soul into a rebellion for twenty years and made himself emperor.
He planned to be a good emperor.
But just a few months after he took the throne, the System finally showed up, calling itself the Tyrant System. It insisted he ruin the court until Lou Guan, the son of a disgraced minister from the previous dynasty and the emperor from the original timeline, ascended the throne.
Wen Yuan: Are you crazy?
System: I’m not crazy. You’re the one who’s going to die.
Doing the right thing would get him killed, while doing the wrong thing would make his life go swimmingly. Wen Yuan had always been upright, so he had no choice but to work hard at becoming a tyrant.
Step one: indulge in male favorites.
Wen Yuan had Lou Guan kidnapped and brought into the palace.
Step two: squander money and build lavishly.
Wen Yuan designed an A Fang Palace and demanded an exact replica.
Step three: trust wicked men and neglect his duties.
Wen Yuan promoted corrupt officials, stopped attending court, and went out to have fun with Lou Guan.
The System was deeply pleased, convinced success was just around the corner.
But years later, the System watched the emperor return from performing the Fengshan rites at Mount Tai, then looked at the current prime minister, former Son of Heaven’s Mandate, peeling grapes for the emperor with utter devotion.
It began to seriously wonder whether it had been tricked.
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Lou Guan was born into an official family. His father and older brothers were convicted for speaking out and died on the road to exile.
He was lucky enough to survive. His lifelong wish was to choose a wise ruler and bring peace to the realm.
But not long after arriving in the capital, the emperor knocked him unconscious with a club and had him dragged into the palace.
At first, Lou Guan thought the emperor was a tyrant. Later, he thought the emperor was insane. Finally, he realized the emperor was a drama queen.
Pretending to be incompetent, pretending to be foolish.
Even his love for Lou Guan was fake.
One night, he held the emperor close. "Do you really like me or not?"
Wen Yuan’s back ached, and his patience was wearing thin. "It’s fake, fake, all of it’s fake!"
You ask ten times a day. Aren’t you tired of it?!
1. Bottom who pretends to be incompetent and lets himself go × serious top who only wants to serve the country
2. Both are virgins
3. The bottom is not an unequivocally wise ruler. He does bad things too, and his good side only shines now and then.
Theme: Stay optimistic and keep moving forward
