Working Hard Today to Make History Less Regrettable

If you like the Three Kingdoms, the early Tang, the early Ming, or beating the hell out of the Fortress Emperor, check out the other novels in this series on my profile. Thanks for adding them to your favorites!

This is a slow-travel, slow-burn story. This installment is complete. Bonus chapters are being updated diligently.

The bonus chapters are in another work on my profile. 30% anti-theft. OWO, updates usually come around midnight.

Shang Jin transmigrated with a System. His mission was to save the historical figures whose fates had left people wishing things could have gone differently, in parallel timelines. Each mission only had one or two targets, but that didn't stop him from saving thousands upon thousands of people!

[Host, don't you think your current buff for saving so many people whose fates left us wishing things could have gone differently makes you look like you're going to die young?]

"??? Don't jinx me. I'll live to a hundred! And so will they!"

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Qin: Xianyang Palace stands, and the Great Qin empire lasts for ten thousand generations

[The Great Qin built on the achievements of six generations and unified the realm. The name of the First Emperor struck fear across the four seas.

But after the upheaval at Shaqiu, a foolish ruler took the throne and treacherous ministers seized power. Within just a few years, chaos erupted, Xianyang Palace burned to the ground, and countless books vanished into the river of history.

Thus fell the first unified dynasty in Chinese history...]

On his first day in Great Qin, Shang Jin felt completely out of his depth. He thought protecting Fusu would be the most he could manage.

Years later, when he paid another visit to the First Emperor at Zhangtai Palace, he looked up and saw Li Si, Han Fei, Li Mu, Han Xin, Wang Jian, Wang Ben, Wang Li, Meng Tian, Meng Yi, Li Xin... Great Qin had to get a happy ending for everyone!

He couldn't change his habit of saving people and lending a hand. As for Zhao Gao and Hu Hai? The grass on their graves was already several feet tall.

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Han: Changyang and Wuzha, the twin jewels of the Han endure for a century

[Victory at Longcheng, a surprise attack at Gaque, the recovery of Henan, and an expedition to the northern desert.

They won noble titles in their first battles, were the bravest in the army, conquered five states in seven days, and sealed their glory at Mount Langjuxu.

They were the brightest military stars of Emperor Wu's reign. Sadly, brilliant stars shine only briefly.

All that remained was Liu Che's lonely journeys to Changyang and Wuzha in his later years...]

On his first day in the Han dynasty, Shang Jin learned that his family had been physicians for generations, so he decided to enlist and become an army medic.

Years later, after marching three hundred li in a day with Huo Qubing and capturing the Xiongnu Chanyu with Wei Qing, Shang Jin thought back to his original plan and suddenly realized something had gone wrong.

Never mind. He gave up thinking about it and chose to retire with Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Liu Che at a retreat palace.

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Tang: The An Lushan Rebellion, and the Guiyi Army's spirit returns to Chang'an

[After the An Lushan Rebellion, the Western Regions fell. The Han people there were enslaved for sixty years, cut off from the Tang by thousands of li.

Zhang Yichao led his troops in revolt. Though surrounded by enemies, they reclaimed all of Hexi. Later, Emperor Yizong of Tang summoned him to Chang'an, where he was bound to the court and could never return to Hexi.

The Guiyi Army then endured one setback after another and gradually declined, until Li Yuanhao destroyed it completely during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song...]

On his first day in the Tang dynasty, he was a slave, beaten and worked by foreigners. The people of Huaxia would not live as slaves. He would join General Zhang's uprising!

Years later, the six commanderies and their rivers and mountains looked just as they had before. He sat securely in Chang'an, using his own strength to protect the Guiyi Army and the Tang dynasty.

On the possibility of restoring the glory of the Tang.

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Song: The Jingkang Humiliation, and Yue Fei's army marches north to reclaim the realm

[After the Jingkang Humiliation, the Southern Song huddled in a corner of the realm. Beyond Lin'an's splendor lay hungry people driven from their homes, wandering through a land crisscrossed with roads of death.

Yue Fei led the Yue Family Army north. The people of the two river regions spread the news from place to place, and rebel forces across the land rose in response, attacking the Jin from both sides. In the end, Yue Fei was unjustly executed on the charge of a crime that had never existed.

The Southern Song eventually fell, with little hope of reclaiming the lost territories...]

On his first day in the Song dynasty, his arrival time shifted from the Yuanyou era of Emperor Zhezong to the first year of Jingkang under Emperor Qinzong.

What kind of nightmare start was this? The mission difficulty had shot straight up. Couldn't he get a normal emperor for once?

He really wanted to keep leading troops into battle, but couldn't. So he took the civil service exams, became a minister, rose to chancellor, and supported the Yue Family Army's northern campaign.

Wanyan Gou? (Wipes away tears) The former emperor is already gone.

Qin Hui? The book in his hand is definitely not A Guide to the Ten Most Brutal Tortures.

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P.S. [You really have to read this!]: The author is working intensely and will do their best to update.

There are livestream elements, but not many. The broadcasts are for history buffs in the future, not people from the past.

The author likes ensemble casts and will save lots of people whose fates left us wishing things could have gone differently. OWO If you have a favorite character from these periods, feel free to suggest them, and I'll give them more focus.

Mission targets include, but aren't limited to: Fusu, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, the Guiyi Army, Yue Fei... Others will need some preparation, but feel free to suggest who you'd like to see. The Qing dynasty is excluded.

The protagonist isn't an all-powerful expert from the start. He has flaws, and you can tell from the blurb that he'll grow.

Parallel timelines, with no interference between them.

The author isn't an expert or scholar, just a history buff, so there will be mistakes. orz Please point them out calmly and kindly.

If you see another reply under your comment disappear, it's probably not because the author randomly deleted it or someone insulted you. The author most likely accidentally replied using their reader account. QAQ

A screenshot of the latest blurb was saved to Weibo on September 15.

Theme: The world is beautiful. May everyone whose fate left us wishing things could have gone differently get a happy ending.