His Majesty Is Beautiful and Petty Again [Great Ming]

As the crown prince with the surest claim to the throne, Zhao Zhao, his parents' only child, has been the apple of everyone's eye since birth.

His parents share a breathtaking, heavenly romance, devoted to each other for a lifetime. They're just like the leads of a sweet romance novel.

Their eldest legitimate son is as pretty as a porcelain doll and exceptionally clever, learning anything at a glance. He is named crown prince as soon as he is born. The family of three lives in perfect harmony, happier than any imperial family has a right to be.

Everyone in court knows that Emperor Hongzhi dotes on his wife and son, and shows off his little one to the ministers every day.

His only problem is that his only child doesn't want to ascend the throne.

The emperor father pleads, "Son, take the throne, or your father won't be able to rest in peace even after he dies."

The only child is forced to ascend the throne and becomes a young emperor, clocking in at work every day with no days off, working around the clock all year.

The young emperor: Going to work every day feels like going to a funeral.

Luckily, there's a System, and sign-in rewards come with every check-in.

The young emperor gives it a thumbs-up: This is fun!

When the young emperor learns the history of his life, he sums it up as follows:

Be yourself, pursue freedom, and become the Ming Dynasty's number one troublemaker.

Including, but not limited to, opening a zoo in the imperial palace, playing business simulation games, running away from the palace during his rebellious phase, taking on secret identities as a great general and fighting on the battlefield, and matching wits with the civil officials...

Zhao Zhao is pleased: As expected of me. Confident.jpg

When the new emperor takes the throne, the eunuchs do their best to amuse him with all kinds of absurd antics, only to discover in horror that they have fallen out of favor.

Zhao Zhao, fresh from a game: That's it? Boring.

Zhao Zhao: Are novels and movies not entertaining? Are games not fun? Or are fried chicken, cola, and ice cream not delicious?

Riding a horse is nothing compared to racing a car, and that's not even counting skateboarding, parkour, skydiving, and clubbing...

The ancient world is so boring. When can we sprint into modern society?

The emperor cuddles his fluffy pets, opens chain stores and a royal bank, invests heavily in basic education and public health, promotes Pinyin and simplified characters, starts a newspaper, builds railways, develops cinema, and vows to create the Ming Dynasty's Hollywood.

With a fear of insufficient firepower, firearms crush cold weapons with overwhelming superiority.

On the battlefield, Zhao Zhao wears sunglasses and holds a lollipop in his mouth. "Listen up, the times have changed."

The ministers grieve in anguish: Please, Your Majesty, stop fooling around!

Later, they have to admit it: This really is great.

The more trouble His Majesty causes, the better the Ming Dynasty develops. It just takes a toll on the Grand Secretaries.

Zhao Zhao: Let me finish clocking in for work first, then we can play online!

#Call Me the Emperor of Secret Identities#

#The Ming Dynasty's Top-Tier Star, King of Trending Topics#

#Talented in Everything, Master of Side Hustles#

#I Once Dreamed of Roaming the World with a Sword, but I Got Too Busy Being Emperor to Go Anywhere#

"He's run off again!"

"His Majesty left home and went to the border to pick a fight."

"The war's over. Where has His Majesty run off to now?"

"His Majesty went to play the suona outside the Grand Secretary's home."

[Blurb archived on 2022.5.3]

Theme: Devote one's life to modernization