Serve the King as a Worthy Scholar

*Pre-collection: Please add my upcoming novel, Innocent Until Proven Guilty, to your library! [01] Qi You, a New Media major and a slave to his thesis, wants to grow his livestream account to a hundred thousand followers so he can finish his graduation project. To do that, he decides to sell out his idol, the number-one tyrant in the history books, Xiao Jizhou. Xiao Jizhou was the last ruler of the Liang dynasty. His reputation for knowing how to have fun shocked the world, and he has devoted fans everywhere. One day, a divine vision suddenly appeared before Xiao Jizhou. On the glowing screen, a spirited young man pointed at a tombstone and said, "This is the tomb of Emperor Hun of Liang, Xiao Jizhou." Xiao Jizhou: "???" Looking at the overgrown grave in front of him, Emperor Hun of Liang fell into deep thought. The young man: "When Emperor Hun of Liang was on the throne, he loved the sound of jade shattering so much that he summoned all the jade in the world and had it smashed. This became the famous 'Jade Shattering Incident,' and he himself was known as the 'Jade-Shattering Emperor.'" The young man: "To get fresh coconuts, Emperor Hun of Liang sent troops to attack ancient Qiongzhou and had the famous Qiongyang Grand Canal dug." The young man: "During his reign, Emperor Hun of Liang slaughtered loyal officials and spared not even his own relatives. He would casually have ten clans wiped out, earning the mocking title 'Emperor of Clan Extermination.'" The young man: "Emperor Hun of Liang..." The young man: "In conclusion, Emperor Hun of Liang was a complete and utter tyrant." Emperor Hun of Liang, Xiao Jizhou: "...Guards! Wipe out ten clans of that little brat!" But the young man on the video said, "Still, I love him as a tyrant! So domineering! So mighty!" Emperor Hun of Liang, Xiao Jizhou: "...Never mind. I'll spare his life." However... Watching the immortals in the comments keep calling him a tyrant and saying Qi You was blind, Xiao Jizhou narrowed his eyes. He really was not pleased. By bragging about the tyrant, Qi You successfully gained a hundred thousand followers, even if they were all there to curse him out. After finishing his graduation project, Qi You happily got drunk in his dorm. When he opened his eyes, he had transmigrated, and landed in Xiao Jizhou's imperial bed. Only, the tyrant from the history books had become a wise ruler, praised by everyone. Xiao Jizhou: "I have kept every word from the immortal in my heart. I thought that, if only to live up to the immortal's generous affection, I ought to strive harder and stop giving the immortal cause for criticism." Qi You: "..." This is bad. He absolutely could not let the tyrant find out that all his praise of the tyrant had been for the sake of gaining followers, and that in private he had cursed him out more than anyone. Qi You clutched his secret identity close: "Your Majesty is wise and mighty. Of course I believe in you." Many, many years later, Qi You had become Liang's Chief Secretary and was giving an interview. When asked how he had trained his eloquence, he replied, "Thanks for asking, but the tyrant kept forcing me to praise him." [02] Having transmigrated into this world with nothing to his name, Qi You had no choice but to desperately suck up to the tyrant to save his own skin, helping pave the way for the tyrant to become a wise ruler. The tyrant wanted to move the capital, so he helped draw up plans and make cement. The tyrant wanted to dig a canal, so he came up with the best construction plan. The tyrant wanted to tour the western regions, so he did everything he could to stop him. At last, the tyrant became a wise ruler, while Qi You rose from a low-ranking official on minimum wage to the Chief Secretary, second only to the emperor. But why had nobody told him that the Chief Secretary was expected to share the emperor's bed? Xiao Jizhou: "The treasury can't afford to build you a new residence. Why don't you put up with staying in my palace, my dear Chief Secretary?" Qi You pouted: "I suppose I can, but could you take your hand off me first?" Xiao Jizhou only held Qi You tighter: "No." Qi You: "...Damn tyrant!" Couple: A brooding, ruthless, mercurial emperor gong x a carefree, sunny shou who's happy every day *The gong and shou's names come from the Book of Songs: "The Qi flows on, and the cypress oars sail the pinewood boat." *Both are virgins, both each other's first love, virgins in every sense of the word *Thanks to my wife, "Chengzi Bu Se," for the new cover *Please add my next novel, Innocent Until Proven Guilty, to your library! Blurb for Innocent Until Proven Guilty: *A truly devoted romance with a suspenseful atmosphere. Neither the gong nor the shou is married or in a relationship. Both are virgins. No NTR. [01] Lou Qiao still remembers the day he met Yi Wojiao. Sunlight fell across Yi Wojiao, who was surrounded by the scent of flowers. Lou Qiao said, "I'd like to buy a bouquet, boss." Yi Wojiao asked him, "For your girlfriend?" Lou Qiao shook his head. "For my mother." For some reason, as if possessed, Lou Qiao added, "I don't have a girlfriend." [02] Later, Yi Wojiao, drenched from head to toe, threw himself into Lou Qiao's arms and sobbed that his husband was abusing him. Lou Qiao wanted to hold him, but stopped when he heard the word "husband." Yi Wojiao pleaded with him: "Please don't call him my husband in front of him. He doesn't want other people to know about our relationship." [03] Later still, Yi Wojiao's husband was found dead in the street, and the police asked Lou Qiao, "Were you with Yi Wojiao that night?" Lou Qiao thought of that night. Yi Wojiao had taken off all his clothes in front of him, but Lou Qiao had thought of Yi Wojiao's husband and fled in a panic. Lou Qiao told the police, "Yes, we were together all night. If his husband isn't satisfied, I can offer compensation." Thinking of the person who was now a corpse, the officer spoke in a dry voice: "The deceased wasn't Yi Wojiao's husband. Neither of them was married." [04] Much later, Lou Qiao finally understood that every encounter had happened because Yi Wojiao needed an eyewitness. An eyewitness who could provide him with an alibi. "You can't prove I'm guilty." "Then I should be acquitted." Couple: A suave, charming university professor gong (Lou Qiao) x an acting genius shou (Yi Wojiao) who never tells the truth *The gong and shou's names come from the Book of Songs, "East Gate's Catalpa": "I see you as a mallow flower, and you give me peppercorns." *One-on-one, both are virgins, a sweet and devoted romance Theme: Believe in yourself and never give up