I'll Win You a Kingdom to Make You Happy

This is a story about an emperor who died disillusioned, then was reborn and went around face-slapping his rivals, finding love along the way. He had poured his heart and soul into ruling and worked tirelessly to govern well, yet still ended up abandoned by everyone and dying young. Reborn into a new life, this once-enlightened ruler finally understood where he had gone "wrong": it turned out everything had been determined by fate from the moment he was born. "Though fate may toy with us, I believe my destiny is mine to shape, not Heaven's!" He carefully planned every move and accounted for every possibility. But then he met the woman he had missed in his previous life, and all his schemes had to be scrapped and started over. Whether this is a blessing or a curse remains to be seen... He sighed deeply. "To think that, after finally getting another life, I would meet her, this beautiful calamity..." Rong Xiang: "Your Majesty, what did you say? Could you say it again?" "Ahem. I said... I was reborn just so I could meet you." Originally titled A Beauty Who Could Topple a Kingdom The male lead is a cunning strategist who uses power and politics to govern the realm; the female lead is breathtakingly beautiful. Mostly told from the male lead's perspective. The setting is modeled on the Ming Dynasty, and many characters are based on real people. Both leads are virgins. Happy ending!