After Disguising Myself as a Man, I Rose to the Top

New Novel: The Grand Princess Is Exploiting Bugs Again Today. Thank you for your support! Blurb: Wei Lin rose from humble beginnings to become the chancellor of the dynasty. She and the emperor were a perfect match as ruler and subject, and she was beloved by the people. To the noble young ladies of Chang'an, she was the unattainable dream lover. Scholars even used her as the model for countless romantic tales they made up. Only Wei Lin herself lived in constant fear every day: I didn't give myself away today, did I? Wei Lin, Vice Director of the Secretariat, has devoted herself tirelessly to building a better Great Xia. She is certain to go down in history as a great figure. Yet this very person was granted in marriage to the younger son of the Duke of Ying by imperial decree. The officials were stunned. One after another, they clung to the emperor's legs and wailed, "Your Majesty! How can you humiliate Vice Director Wei like this?!" The emperor said, "But Minister Wei is a woman!" The officials: ?! The emperor added, "Oh, and the Wei family has had only one heir for three generations, so that lad will marry into her family." When the news got out, the noble young ladies of Chang'an had their hearts broken overnight. After Wei Lin was granted the marriage, she went right on to work as usual, diligently serving as a wage earner for Great Xia. There were plenty at court who attacked her, only to discover that Wei Lin was not afraid at all. In fact, she had become even more brazen than before. "You can't even balance the books. How did you get into the Ministry of Revenue? You're not even as good as the vegetable seller next door, Auntie Wang." The Vice Minister of Revenue was drenched in sweat, burning with shame and humiliation. "Instead of worrying about my private affairs, Duke of Yue, why don't you think about how you'll explain those three concubines to your wife?" The Duke of Yue's wife, having rushed over after hearing the news, chased him for two whole streets. "You can't even get the allusions right. Is this really the best your generation can do? Even a dog would shake its head." The provincial tribute candidates turned bright red, so furious they nearly threw up blood. Everyone watched in horror as Wei Lin, despite picking fights with heaven, earth, and thin air, grew ever more secure in her position as Vice Director of the Secretariat. The common people built her a shrine, and later generations all sighed: Duke Wei, immortal through the ages. Reader's Guide: An alternate world modeled on the Tang dynasty. An unconventional imperial examination story, focused mainly on career and ambition. Preview Blurb: Wei Ying transmigrated into the body of the Grand Princess of Dali and became bound to a Taobao System. The more favor the emperor had for her, the more purchases she could unlock. The System coaxed her gently: "The emperor may be mad, but he's your own brother. As long as you work hard to please him, you can absolutely enjoy a modern life here..." Wei Ying: Easy enough. So she used her one remaining purchase to buy a firewood cleaver for 18.8 yuan, shipping included, and hacked the mad emperor to death with it. The System ran around in a panic: "Aaaaaah!!!" The emperor of Dali took his own life. With the country beset by internal and external crises, Wei Ying stepped up in its hour of need, rescued the people from suffering, and was chosen as the new empress. "Now I'm the emperor," Wei Ying said from the dragon throne. "My favorability toward myself is maxed out, right?" System: That... seems to be right? The System felt something was off and asked timidly, "Isn't this a bug...?" Wei Ying replied righteously, "How can anything the emperor does count as exploiting a bug?" "What's today's task?" The System opened the task list: [Stroll among the flowers with the emperor. Reward: 10 points.] Wei Ying walked around the imperial garden twice and collected her 10 points. [Chat casually with the emperor. Reward: 5 points.] Wei Ying talked to herself in the air, and the task was complete. [Make the emperor admit that you are the person he values most. Reward: 100 points.] Wei Ying: "I am the person I value most!" Many years later, Wei Ying exploited bugs her way to potatoes and corn, to penicillin, to cement... and to a peaceful, prosperous age filled with song and dance. Theme: Establish a moral compass for the world, and secure a livelihood for the people.