I’m Slacking Off After Becoming the Ruler of a Fallen Kingdom

[Free bonus chapters are in the bonus chapter collection on my profile] [Let me make this clear upfront: the protagonist is the original host, and the two leads love only each other from beginning to end. If you haven't read the story and are making assumptions or posting baseless trigger warnings, please show some restraint.] Chu Yi was an outstanding employee at the Time-Space Transmigration Bureau. He had completed ninety-nine transmigration-into-a-book missions, and after one more, he could retire with honor and go home to enjoy his golden years. For his final mission, he transmigrated into the body of a doomed emperor who would die young. The System required him to survive in the original host's place for three more years. As long as he made it to the day his country fell, the mission would be complete. Chu Yi: Fine. A foolish emperor, huh? That's right up my alley! Chu Yi: But isn't three years a bit too long? If I can bring about the fall of my country sooner, can I retire sooner? System: ...In theory, yes. Chu Yi looked over the assembled court officials and smiled knowingly. He openly flirted at court with the young general famed for his military exploits, making the "War God of Great Chu" use the hand accustomed to holding a spear to peel grapes for him. The young general's temples throbbed with anger, and he glared at Chu Yi with such restrained fury that he looked ready to tear him limb from limb. Chu Yi: Now he'll raise an army and rebel, then take my head, right? System: That really isn't necessary... He deliberately left a lipstick mark on the state affairs memorial submitted by the chancellor and wrote, "A fine wine fit for immortals. I invite you to drink with me." The frail, chronically ill chancellor was so enraged that he spat up three mouthfuls of blood and fainted right there in court. Chu Yi: Now he'll resign and retire from public life, and stop helping Great Chu with his schemes, right? System: People really shouldn't... He sent a declaration of war to their sworn enemy, threatening to make them send their prettiest little prince to serve as his male favorite. The already tense situation grew even more perilous, and war seemed imminent. System: ... After finishing all his suicidal antics, Chu Yi was thoroughly satisfied and quietly awaited the day his country fell. But A year passed, then three, then five... Not only had his country not fallen, but his life had gotten even more comfortable! The young general, who knew nothing about love and only how to fight, blushed and gave him a wooden comb. The chancellor, who had always impeached him in his memorials, actually wrote a eulogy praising him. Their enemy extended an olive branch, hoping to become friends with Great Chu. Chu Yi: Hm... Huh?? And then there was the regent, whom Chu Yi had tricked into taking over the government. One night, he suddenly broke into Chu Yi's bedchamber and pinned him against his desk. With an inscrutable smile, he leaned close and murmured darkly in his ear: "Your Majesty, have you had enough fun?" * Later, the emperor who had turned the tide when Great Chu was in peril and earned everyone's praise sat on the dragon bed, holding his aching lower back. With peace reigning across the land, the empire firmly in his grasp, and a beauty at his side, he stared into space in a daze. "So... this is what 'retirement' means?" A ruthless, cold-blooded regent who is a human memorial-processing machine and a hapless victim of circumstance, top × A looks-obsessed, naturally flirtatious, death-seeking, lazy emperor, bottom Reader's guide: · One-on-one romance, focused on the bottom, happy ending. The bottom is universally adored and flirts without realizing it. He's constantly surrounded by people competing for his attention and getting jealous, but he only loves the top; everyone else has one-sided feelings. · The bottom slacks off, truly slacks off. He can't handle a single proper duty and will try any outrageous scheme to bring about the fall of his country. · Set in a fictional world, so please don't scrutinize the details. The official system is a hodgepodge of different dynasties; whatever works best for the story goes. Theme: You reap what you sow. Hard work brings its own rewards.