Transmigrated into a political intrigue novel as a doomed male supporting character, I only wanted to give up and coast. But the plot holes the author left behind forced me to unify the realm.
Yu Bai (wants to coast but keeps getting swept along) × Gu Jingxing (cool-headed and scheming, but lets his guard down only around him)
Yu Bai transmigrated into a show he had acted in and became its most tragic character: after enduring twenty years, he finally took his revenge, only to die pierced by countless arrows on the frontier.
When he arrived, the original owner had just spent ten thousand taels buying a famous courtesan. Yu Bai decided to coast: no revenge, no return to Lanling, no acknowledging his younger brother, and no working with anyone.
But the plot kept pushing him forward. The iron armor case, the fraud case, the northern campaign, the powerful clans, Lanling: he wanted no part of any of it, yet had no choice but to take every step.
The one thing he never expected was that the Dali Temple Minister investigating a case that led straight to him would become the reason he stayed.
He didn't want to be emperor. Someone did it for him.
He didn't want to kill. Someone did it for him.
He didn't want to become that kind of person. Someone changed in his place.
Wei Xizhang said, “The things you don't want to do, I did for you.”
Yu Bai said, “Why didn't you tell me sooner?”
Wei Xizhang said, “If I had, you wouldn't have let me do them.”
Character profiles:
Yu Bai: A man who transmigrated into a book and wants to coast, but is forced into the court's political struggles. He goes from resisting to accepting, from pawn to player.
Gu Jingxing: Dali Temple Minister, cool-headed, scheming, and always several steps ahead. With Yu Bai alone, he trusts him seven-tenths and holds back three-tenths.
Tags:
Power Couple | Transmigrate into a Book | Court Politics | Serious Drama | Political Intrigue | 1v1 | Happy Ending
Theme: Those who save others ultimately save themselves. The transmigrator lives out the original owner's unfinished journey, going from pawn to player in a game of political intrigue. Through choice rather than revenge, he breaks the cycle of hatred and protects peace throughout the realm.
