I Transmigrated Into an Emperor, but What Do I Do If I'm Illiterate?

After pulling an all-nighter gaming, college freshman Chi Miao suddenly died and unexpectedly woke up as the puppet emperor in a political strategy game, with a System to boot.

The System told him: The emperor is frail and tyrannical, controlled by his ministers and unable to make decisions. Following the game's main storyline, he will die a thoroughly final death, becoming a stepping stone for the male lead, Chu Huan, to unify the realm.

But since you have entered a wish-fulfillment story, you must raise the male lead Chu Huan's loyalty and become a wise ruler of your generation.

Chi Miao, who had graduated high school and was practically illiterate: Huh? Me? A wise ruler?

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Turning an illiterate man into a wise ruler and making the patient, ambitious male lead loyal to him made Chi Miao want to pass out.

Wasn't that harder than reaching the heavens?

After racking his brains for ages, Chi Miao could only follow the example of the ancients. Chu Huan was clever and well-read, so why not have him teach Chi Miao to read?

They'd be together all day, and it would kill two birds with one stone!

So Chi Miao summoned Chu Huan to his side and appointed him tutor, ready to dance at the sound of the song and work from dawn till dusk, all to become an enlightened emperor.

But on the very first day, he couldn't make sense of the characters and fell asleep. Chu Huan, whom he'd summoned, quietly watched him sleep the whole day.

Chi Miao: I'm done for...

The next day, Chi Miao learned his lesson and resolved to change. He would pay attention and do his homework properly. But he still couldn't understand the lessons, and he still couldn't do the homework.

He studied by lamplight until the third watch, but couldn't write a single character. The deadline for turning in his assignments was tomorrow.

Chi Miao: He shut his eyes.

Was there no other way?

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Chu Huan had been abandoned by his family at birth. After overcoming countless hardships, he finally made his way to court, only to discover that it was a filthy, corrupt place, disgusting to the core.

He loathed the weak and foolish emperor, who didn't even realize that the powerful ministers were threatening him.

He had known all along that this dynasty would fall, but he never expected that, before the day arrived, he would suddenly hear the emperor's thoughts.

"What was this character again?"

"Wait, did I read that wrong just now? Why is he laughing!"

"It's so hard. My life is so hard. How many more books is he going to make me memorize!"

Blurb screenshot taken on August 3, 2026!

Theme: Starting a new life