After transmigrating,
his dad is the emperor, his mom is the empress, and his older brother is the crown prince.
He thought he'd landed in the best possible situation and won at life from the start.
But who can explain why the man standing in front of him claims to be his Fourth Brother and is named Yinzhen?
Yin Zhuo: "...I'm bad at history. Don't try to fool me."
Isn't that the name of the Yongzheng Emperor?
So my crown prince brother is just waiting to be deposed, is he?
As Yin Zhuo racked his brains, trying to figure out how to save his brother from the tragedy of being deposed twice and reinstated twice,
he made a startling discovery...
His mom, Heseri: a transmigrator, a powerhouse from an apocalyptic world with lightning and psychic powers, a woman at the top of the food chain.
His brother, Aisin Gioro Yinreng: reborn, with a mental age older than his trash father, holding a whole heap of dirt on his brothers and always looking for ways to make someone else miserable so he can feel better.
A succession struggle? Changing fate? He won't need to do any of that!
As the little darling doted on by two powerhouses,
Yin Zhuo spread his tiny hands. "See? I told you I had the best start and won at life."
[IMPORTANT]
1. You can tell from the blurb that Kangxi won't be portrayed as especially wonderful. If you're hoping to read about a "great emperor for the ages," I'm afraid this may disappoint you.
2. The male lead is named Yin Zhuo. He wasn't born to the empress, but she had him registered as her son in the imperial genealogy. The historical Sixth Prince will be given a different name.
3. There is a female lead, but she appears much later, when the characters have grown up.
Coming soon, click through to my profile: The Qing Crown Prince Becomes the Emperor's Younger Brother
Aisin Gioro Yin Xiao-reng woke up one morning to find everything around him had changed.
His grandpa had become his father, his great-grandma was now his imperial grandmother, and everything around him felt strange.
They told him he was the Fourth Prince of the Shunzhi Emperor.
Little Yinreng, who'd accidentally been promoted several generations in the family tree, sniffled: Be brave, Chengcheng. Stay strong. Don't cry!
Then, at the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, he saw his "Third Brother," who had just returned to the palace after recovering from an illness outside.
Little Yinreng went pattering over and threw his arms around little Xuanye, crying, "Imperial Father, Baocheng missed you so much!"
Little Xuanye was raised outside the palace. It wasn't until he came down with smallpox that he learned he was a prince.
He'd heard that his imperial father didn't like him and only loved the Fourth Brother, the son of the Imperial Noble Consort.
Little Xuanye clenched his fists. "If Fourth Brother made Imperial Father dislike me, then I won't like Fourth Brother either!"
Later, at the Palace of Compassion and Tranquility, he met a little crybaby. The silly little thing wanted a hug as soon as he saw Xuanye, mistook him for his imperial father, and clung to him like a burr.
Little Xuanye: "Let me make this clear: I don't like the little crybaby. It's just that the palace is a hard place to get by, as the nanny says. Since I've decided to hate Fourth Brother, I have to stick together with the little crybaby brother so we can keep each other warm. That's all!"
When he found out the little crybaby was Fourth Brother...
...Life's ups and downs really can turn on a dime.
Little Xuanye: "It's not my fault. He called me his imperial father!"
And just like that, he was completely won over!
A friend's book: After Becoming Fusu, Three Sentences Made Qin Shi Huang Conquer the Six States, by Ershiqitianwai
After unexpectedly becoming Fusu, he thought he was doomed. Instead, he'd become Fusu as a little child, with thirty years to go before he would be exiled to build the Great Wall. There was still time to change everything.
To secure his position as heir, Fusu decided to stick close to his father and give him a push when necessary, in case his father had nothing better to do and decided to exile his son.
When Fusu was three, millet became a bigger part of his diet. He couldn't get used to it, so he toddled off to find the King of Qin.
"Father, Father, I heard there are rice seeds in Nanyue that produce white rice and can be harvested three times a year. I want some."
The King of Qin: "Really?"
Fusu: "Of course!"
And so, in the eighth year of King Zheng of Qin, Fusu disliked millet and wheat, so the king ordered rice to be presented and launched a campaign against the Baiyue.
"Father, there are grasslands in Bashu too. Why don't we follow the Hu people's example and raise horses on the grasslands?"
"A good point."
And so Qin got its first horse ranch.
"Father, I once read that Zhao has a black stone that can be used in blast furnaces to make steel sharp enough to cut through iron like mud."
"Really?"
Fusu: "Of course!"
And so Qin stationed troops at Handan, and within a month the state of Zhao belonged to Qin.
"Father, I saw a method of making salt in an old book. It would work especially well in Qi and Lu."
The King of Qin pointed east. "Attack."
Later, after the King of Qin became Qin Shi Huang, he decided that his achievements surpassed those of the Five Emperors and planned to tour the realm.
Fusu came over carrying a map.
"Imperial Father, Xu Shi says we can sail out from Liaodong and find mountains of silver in the sea."
The tour of the realm immediately turned into a military campaign, and they conquered every place rumored to have gold or silver mines.
By the year Fusu was originally supposed to be exiled, he'd secured his position as crown prince. As for Huhai and Zhao Gao? Building the imperial mausoleum was the only future in store for them.
A friend's book: Shame, by Chun Ting
[Childhood friends / Reunited after years apart / Mutual pining / The secret isn't a crush]
The day the college entrance exam results came out, Gu Ruyuan experienced the two worst things that had ever happened to her.
First, her exam results were disappointing, leaving her no choice but to apply to a university far from home.
Second, her childhood friend Xie Zhimu suddenly walked into her bedroom and discovered a secret that anyone could know about except him. In the end, Xie Zhimu stood frozen for a long time before leaving the room with his ears bright red.
She chased after him to explain, but heard him say over his shoulder, "I need some time alone." She hesitated, then decided not to say anything.
Because of that awkward interruption, the two tactfully declined their parents' invitation to have dinner together. Soon they went their separate ways, and never spoke again.
They met again two years later, after Gu Ruyuan transferred back to Haicheng from her job out of town.
Their families were having a get-together.
Xie Zhimu was facing his parents' urging to get married, smiling helplessly.
When Gu Ruyuan came over, his mother teased him with a smile.
"Now that Ruyuan's back and working here, and you two used to be so close, why not give dating a try?"
Gu Ruyuan's smile froze as she walked in through the door. She was about to laugh it off and change the subject,
when she heard Xie Zhimu reply in his clear, warm voice, smiling, "All right."
"Auntie, I have a boyfriend."
Gu Ruyuan sat beside Xie Zhimu's mother and smiled coquettishly at her, missing the restrained, rueful look Xie Zhimu cast her way.
A friend's book: The Big Shot Transmigrates to the Qing Dynasty and Builds the Nation
After escaping the struggle for power in the household, I went off to build things.
Pairing: The ruthless Yunyan builds the nation while Emperor Kangxi pursues his wife.
Theme: Happiness above all, build the nation through infrastructure
Isn't this just telling Zhou Shuren that I am Lu Xun's student?
Hahahaha, laugh to death. I originally thought I could catch corrupt officials, but it turned out to be me, hahahaha
After buying it, I found that updates were discontinued.
Dance to the front of the rightful master! Absolutely!
Wouldn't it be better to take a day off?
Suddenly... I stopped updating, at least I should take a leave.
Oh, the crime of deceiving the emperor can be punished by execution!
However, grain dealers will definitely send people to sneak in to buy these cheap rice and resell it at a high price. We should make it prohibitory to hoard large quantities of goods in times of disaster, and if we hold more than a certain amount of rice and the price rises by more than a certain percentage, we will break the law and be imprisoned. Only in this way can we stop this.
Kangxi Benxi: Oh
Kangxi's son: Oh
Madam, the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong is called the prosperous age of sweet potatoes, so there were actually sweet potatoes and corn in the Kangxi Dynasty. It's not clear whether there are potatoes or not.
Isn't this just telling Zhou Shuren that I am Lu Xun's student?
Hahahaha, laugh to death. I originally thought I could catch corrupt officials, but it turned out to be me, hahahaha
After buying it, I found that updates were discontinued.
Dance to the front of the rightful master! Absolutely!
Wouldn't it be better to take a day off?
Suddenly... I stopped updating, at least I should take a leave.
Oh, the crime of deceiving the emperor can be punished by execution!
However, grain dealers will definitely send people to sneak in to buy these cheap rice and resell it at a high price. We should make it prohibitory to hoard large quantities of goods in times of disaster, and if we hold more than a certain amount of rice and the price rises by more than a certain percentage, we will break the law and be imprisoned. Only in this way can we stop this.
Kangxi Benxi: Oh Kangxi's son: Oh
Madam, the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong is called the prosperous age of sweet potatoes, so there were actually sweet potatoes and corn in the Kangxi Dynasty. It's not clear whether there are potatoes or not.