All My Ministers Have Been Reborn

Qi Chengming transmigrates into a book with a “Development System.” He becomes the overlooked Second Prince in a novel about a fight for the throne. From the start, he is exiled to govern a remote, barren region. He has no people and no money, only land. In the original story, the newly crowned emperor, the Seventh Prince, will casually have him killed. His future looks utterly bleak. To save himself, Qi Chengming rolls up his sleeves and makes a plan: First, use the knowledge in the System to develop his fief through science and infrastructure, quietly building it up. Second, disguise himself as a talent scout, recruit capable people from the original story, and build up his strength for the succession struggle. Third, make money, make money, and make even more money, no matter what it takes. Once he has developed his territory in secret, he’ll return to the capital and fight for the throne! But there was one thing Qi Chengming hadn’t expected: When he set off for his fief with all his belongings, he thought life would be bitter as wormwood tea. Instead, his luck on the way was almost too good to be true. Every time disaster loomed, fortune would turn things around. Opportunities practically fell into his lap, and his territory prospered. Even the characters from the original story whom he’d planned to recruit, the famous generals and important ministers who would later serve the new emperor, the Seventh Prince, now flocked to him without the slightest resistance. Qi Chengming: “...?” This was ridiculous. He’d thought transmigrating into the book would be like playing on hard mode. Was this actually easy mode? ...Still, he couldn’t shake the feeling that those promising talents were smiling at him a little too enthusiastically, as if they were hiding something. Qi Chengming stayed on his guard, afraid they might stab him in the back, and prepared for the day they’d make their move. He waited and waited. Before he knew it, he had ascended the throne, and nothing had happened. Qi Chengming’s composure shattered: “...?” What was going on? Were you all secretly competing for my “favor”? On the day the late emperor of Dingguo was laid to rest, his ministers wept uncontrollably, overcome with grief. The frail among them fainted several times from crying, wishing they could follow him in death. The common people came out of their own accord and followed the funeral procession for dozens of miles, their cries echoing across the hills. The officials could never forget how this wise emperor had risen from an obscure prince governing a remote fief to become Crown Prince and inherit the throne. They remembered how he had turned the tide and saved Dingguo from collapse, purged the court, reorganized the ministries, and handled affairs with quickness and skill, bringing prosperity to the nation. If he had lived, he would surely have led them to an even brighter future. ...They could only blame his difficult, troubled childhood, when no one looked after the Second Prince, for leaving him with a frail body that led to his early death. Now, looking back, nothing could be changed. The grief-stricken ministers closed their eyes. When they opened them again, they had all returned to the time when their new emperor was still an obscure prince governing a remote fief. The ministers: “…” The ministers: “!!!” Could such a wonderful thing really happen? [This story mainly focuses on the ministers being reborn, the fight for the throne, and infrastructure development. The heroine is a local who becomes the empress, so the book is categorized as romance, but there isn’t much of a love story. Read without worry.] Check out the sequel in the same series on my author page: My Ministers Have All Traveled from Ancient Times to the Modern Day?! Blurb: After Qi Chengming transmigrated into a book about a fight for the throne, the Development System helped him become emperor and rule for a lifetime. He died peacefully of old age, then faked his death and returned to the real world. “, My air conditioner, my shower, my hot pot and spicy malatang!” At last, he was free! Qi Chengming’s eyes filled with tears. Who could understand? Even if he’d brought all the System’s technology to the ancient world, it still couldn’t compare to modern conveniences. He’d dreamed of coming back every night. Sob... But. What was this crowd of ancient people crammed into his living room when he woke up? . The foremost scholar Mu, the widely respected Grand Preceptor Wu, Minister of Personnel He Santie, the mighty General Wang Shuo, and Song Gu, the chief eunuch of the imperial palace... They were all his most trusted and valued subordinates in the ancient world. Even the imperial kitchen’s head chef, his favorite, had come along. “Your Majesty,” Song Gu said eagerly, “it seems we can’t get back.” Qin Liusong, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, hurried to kneel first and make his plea: “, I am willing to follow Your Majesty here!” “We will follow Your Majesty!” the assembled ministers declared. . Qi Chengming saw nothing but black. “You can’t say that anymore! This is modern society. I’m a model citizen, so we can’t bring back feudalism.” This could get them into serious trouble! Besides, how was he supposed to support dozens of undocumented people all by himself? . After sitting around facing one another and scratching their heads, Qi Chengming finally found a solution in the System’s shop: [One-time Group Teleportation Talisman, cost: 100,000 points]. Qi Chengming slowly asked his ministers, “Do you know about Shennongjia?” No one could get into the depths of Shennongjia. It was the only way to deal with dozens of undocumented people all at once! … A month later, a sensational piece of news made the top of the national trending charts. Several of the top stories were about the same thing: #An Ancient Village Has Been Discovered in the Depths of Shennongjia!# #The Mystery of Shennongjia’s Wild Men, After Years of Speculation, Is Finally Solved# #A Real-Life Peach Blossom Spring# . “Our next concern is making a living.” Qi Chengming had already worked out a plan. He held another small meeting with his trusted subordinates. “The officials are even more concerned about us than we are, and they’re offering plenty of support. Why don’t we lease a mountain in Shennongjia and open an ancient-style tourist resort? You can all keep doing what you used to do there: generals can be generals, Grand Academicians can be Grand Academicians. Just carry on as usual. I won’t let you live poorly.” The Development System that had come with Qi Chengming when he transmigrated into the book had come along too. This was right up its alley! The ministers looked at one another, but none had any objections. “Yes, Your Majesty.” Qi Chengming hurriedly stopped them. “Wrong. From now on, you’ll have to call me Village Chief!” “, Yes, Village Chief!!” Theme: Development is the foundation of everything. Every effect has a cause.