The Live Comments Insist I Ascend the Throne

As the emperor's most beloved son, Zhou Jiarong thought the throne was his for the taking, until one day he saw on-screen comments. [He's counting the money even after being sold. Doesn't he know the male lead tampered with his horse?] [What a great assist! The emperor already favored the male lead, and this little stunt only made him more determined!] Only then did Zhou Jiarong realize that he was a cannon-fodder stepping stone in an imperial succession novel. And these on-screen comments seemed to have mistaken him for someone else. They also kept popping up at crucial moments to reveal astonishing secrets! His second brother makes a move on his fiancee. His father advises him not to let a woman come between him and his brother. Comment: [Tell people to be magnanimous and heaven will strike you down. The emperor deserves to be cuckolded!] A few months later, the scandal of the Second Prince secretly meeting Consort Li is exposed. The emperor flies into a rage and strips him of his princely title! Zhou Jiarong gently advises him: Why let a woman come between father and son, Your Majesty? His eldest brother gives his younger brothers rare treasures. He chooses an inconspicuous curved saber. Comment: [It's over. He's gotten the evidence that the First Prince colluded with the Xiongnu.] Half a year later, Emperor Xingde, who is preparing to crown the First Prince as his heir, faces a coup attempt by the prince! While heading south to oversee disaster relief, Zhou Jiarong spots a garden full of brilliant flowers. Comment: [I'm speechless. Potatoes, the famine-fighting crop that can yield four thousand jin per mu, are being grown as ornamental plants in a garden. What a waste!] A few months later, potatoes are grown across Jiangnan, and the people compete to build shrines in Zhou Jiarong's honor! The court issues a maritime trade ban. Comment: [Isolationism, tribute trade, refusing to make money. No wonder this dynasty is doomed!] Zhou Jiarong: ...It would be such a waste to use this golden finger only to fight over the throne! Years later, the emperor and his ministers realize that the princes have been deposed one after another, and not one of them is any good. Meanwhile, the Third Prince, whom the emperor had used as a whetstone, grows sweet potatoes and potatoes during years of disaster, saving the people from famine. When the court imposes strict maritime bans, he defies the opposition and vigorously promotes private maritime trade, filling the treasury and enriching the people. And when the Xiongnu reach the capital and the court has no plan, he leads the troops into battle, drives the enemy back three thousand li, and gives Great Qi an era of peace and prosperity! At first, Zhou Jiarong only wanted to use the on-screen comments to ascend the throne and obtain supreme power. Later, he wanted to achieve the accomplishments of Yi and Lü, forge an unparalleled legacy, and usher in the entirely new era described by the comments! Here's a recommendation for my new novel, The Deposed Crown Prince: Turning My Father Into a 996 Office Worker. Xiao Yunce dies from working overtime and transmigrates into the crown prince of Great Qi. The good news: He's risen to the top overnight and will one day be emperor. The bad news: He's about to be deposed, has no one at his side, and can only wait to die. Just as Xiao Yunce is wondering whether to hang himself and return to his old life, a bolt of lightning strikes, and he and the emperor switch bodies. Xiao Yunce is moved to tears: Wonderful! I can skip thirty years of detours, retire early, and enjoy the good life! Emperor Guangqi, who was just about to depose the crown prince, opens his eyes and finds himself trapped in the prince's body. He expects the edict of deposition to arrive soon, but instead he's greeted by a mountain of memorials and an order appointing the crown prince regent. At first, Emperor Guangqi is pleased: The crown prince has no rebellious intentions. Good. Later, Emperor Guangqi is furious: He's working himself to death every day, while the crown prince is in the imperial garden feeding birds, playing mahjong, fishing, and snacking on sunflower seeds... For the first time, he thinks: This miserable job as emperor? Whoever wants it can have it. At last, they switch back. Now it's his turn to enjoy life, right? But Xiao Yunce pushes the Crown Prince's son toward him. "Father, let me take care of things for you. You can work my son as hard as you like, and it'd be even better if you made him Crown Prince!" Emperor Guangqi: ... Which bastard spread the rumor that the crown prince was planning a rebellion? Drag them out and execute them! Theme: Face life head-on.