Reborn as a Tyrant, Building an Empire Online

After Mu Chu died, the System tricked him into transmigrating into a book. The good news: he had become the emperor. The bad news: he was the ruler of a doomed kingdom, and in three days the barbarians would break through the country's defenses. They would behead him and hang his corpse on the city wall.

Mu Chu: So I just died, and now I'm going to die again? There's a swear word on the tip of my tongue.

System: I know you're anxious, but don't panic yet. Hear me out. Your general is the reincarnation of the White Tiger Star, a born commander. He can hold off the barbarians for half a month and buy you time to save this dynasty.

Mu Chu: So where is the general?

System: In your bed...

Mu Chu turned around and saw a handsome young man covered in hickey marks, glaring furiously as he came at him with a sword. “Tyrant! You despicable, shameless bastard! You drugged me and forced yourself on me. I'll die before I let you get away with this!”

Mu Chu: ?!

In the sixth year of Jinglu, the barbarians invaded and the court was thrown into turmoil. The people of Great Yan were plunged into despair, waiting either to die beneath the barbarians' iron hooves or become despised subjects of a conquered nation.

But then their emperor fell into the water and woke up as if he were a god descended from heaven. He not only drove off the barbarians with gunpowder, but also raised Great Yan to unprecedented heights over the following decade.

The lost lands were reclaimed, concrete roads spread throughout the country, bountiful harvests filled the granaries, and free schools began opening everywhere... After conquering the surrounding small kingdoms, their emperor was still not satisfied. He wanted to build ships and sail to even more distant lands.

The ministers: Don't stop me, I can still work!

Years later, Great Yan had become the undisputed hegemon of the land. Their emperor seemed ready to settle down, but the very next day, an imperial edict declared that the general would be made empress.

The ministers: We can't stop him anyway, so we might as well go along with it.

The people: So what if it's a male empress? Let the emperor marry him!

Infrastructure-building emperor gong x highly skilled general shou.

“May the day of peaceful return soon arrive, when Your Majesty and I can take off our armor together.”

Theme: What's the point of living without a dream? You might as well be a salted fish.