The Crown Prince Is Rebelling Again Today

Pei Ping'an is transported to an era when nine kingdoms vie for supremacy and becomes the crown prince of the weakest one. Eight kingdoms eye his lands from outside; within, a rebel prince rises up, royal brothers fight over the throne, aristocratic clans contend for power, and refugees and bandits run rampant... The emperor even wants to strip him of his position as crown prince.

Pei Ping'an: "..." What kind of disastrous start is this?

The emperor sends him to provide disaster relief, expecting him to die in a refugee uprising.

Pei Ping'an seizes the opportunity to recruit refugees, secretly builds a refugee army, organizes production and stockpiles grain, all while quietly growing stronger.

When a fief rises in rebellion and the rebel prince prepares to march on the capital...

A refugee army appears out of nowhere, surrounds the fief, kills the rebel prince, and takes control.

When the princes fight over the throne and the aristocratic clans stir up trouble...

That same refugee army appears out of nowhere, surrounds the capital, launches a rebellion, and installs a new emperor.

As loyal ministers and righteous men weep over the refugee army's uprising and the country's demise, preparing to die for their nation,

Pei Ping'an is carried by the refugee army to the dragon throne.

Pei Ping'an: "Bad news: the refugee army has entered the capital, and the dynasty has changed."

"Good news: I'm the leader of the refugee army, and the new imperial house still bears the surname Pei."

The emperor, the aristocratic clans, and the other princes: "..." That good news is absolutely terrible!

After ascending the throne, Emperor Qin Shengwu, Pei Ping'an, launches sweeping reforms: he changes the land system, builds infrastructure, establishes the civil service examinations, crushes the aristocratic clans, recovers the lost northern territories, and unifies the nine kingdoms... ushering in the Shengwu Golden Age!

Please add my upcoming story, He Was Forced to Become Emperor After His Country Fell:

Tan Yin has just transmigrated into the crown prince of the Zhao Kingdom when, the very next moment, Zhao falls. His father and mother die by self-immolation for their country, and the barbarian invaders slaughter the entire imperial clan after breaking through the passes. Only thirteen-year-old Tan Yin manages to escape.

But that's all right. As long as he keeps his head down and lives under an assumed name, he can still enjoy a peaceful life.

So Tan Yin flees to an obscure mountain village in the south and becomes an utterly ordinary villager, ready to live an utterly ordinary life alongside all the other utterly ordinary villagers... Not!

Who can tell him why that honest, simple farmer is planting weapons in his fields?

And you, frail scholar who has to lean on the wall to walk, why are there military strategies tucked inside your Analects?

And you, trembling old man leaning on a cane, why are you always studying maps for a northern campaign?

...Every other villager is just as absurd.

Only then does Tan Yin realize he's landed in a den of "rebels," who spend all day plotting a northern campaign to restore Zhao.

Tan Yin is on the verge of tears. "The Zhao imperial family is all dead. What are you trying to restore? Wouldn't it be better to keep your heads down and stay safe?"

The farmer spits in disgust. "Hah! Traitor."

The scholar curses him. "Hah! Shameless wretch."

The old man raises his cane to hit Tan Yin. "Hah... Wait, why do you look so much like someone from the Zhao imperial family?"

Tan Yin is horrified. "I don't!"

The farmer says, "I've got a bold idea."

The scholar says, "So do I."

The old man says, "Pretend to be the missing crown prince. We'll launch our northern campaign in the prince's name!"

Tan Yin: "..."

And so Tan Yin is swept up by the rebels and forced to impersonate the crown prince of Zhao. He stockpiles grain and troops, then eventually fights his way out of Huguang and reclaims the lost territories.

Theme: Reclaim the lost territories and build a new golden age