The Tyrant's Cannon Fodder Uncle-in-Law

I Woke Up as the Tyrant's Cannon Fodder Uncle-in-Law

The moment Jing An opened his eyes, he discovered that he had transmigrated into an imperial examination novel, becoming the tyrant's cannon fodder uncle-in-law.

Thinking back to the plot, Jing An couldn't help thinking how utterly messed up it was!

When the dynasty was first founded, his father, Old Jing, was granted the title of prince of a different surname for his great service. He and two other princes of different surnames were tasked with guarding the south.

To secure the family's political position, Jing An, the eldest legitimate son, married a princess.

Who could have guessed that not long after the wedding, the late emperor would die in his prime? The third prince, unloved by both his father and mother, ascended the throne as a young child with the support of his grandmother. He endured the ministers' disdain for years, lying low for a decade. Once the young emperor had grown powerful enough to rule in his own right, he immediately set about curbing the power of the feudal lords.

The three princes of different surnames rose in rebellion as soon as they heard the news.

The one who made the biggest fuss was Jing An's father. The new emperor was so furious that he had Jing An, the prince consort living in the capital as a hostage, executed!

Jing An stared up at the heavens, speechless.

He'd clearly been handed the role of Wu Yingxiong, Wu Sangui's son, while the tyrant wasn't playing the part of the Kangxi Emperor.

By a stroke of luck, the tyrant put down the rebellion of the three feudal lords. But having grown up without love and experienced betrayal after betrayal, he became cold-hearted and trusted no one.

Over the next ten years, he went through six chancellors, launched massive construction projects, and left the people destitute. Then natural disasters struck, and grain harvests dwindled.

After barely three decades on the throne, he was toppled by the male lead of the imperial examination novel, and the dynasty was replaced.

Facing his own cannon fodder ending, Jing An could only say: Damn it!

The one-and-a-half-year-old tyrant, a chubby little toddler, had been moved out of the palace to live at the princess's residence while avoiding smallpox. Full and sleepy, he toddled over to Jing An like a wobbly duckling, tilted up his chubby little face, tears glistening in his phoenix eyes, and wrapped his arms around Jing An's leg as he said in a babyish voice:

"Uncle, hold me. Yuanshou's sleepy~"

Jing An reached down and lifted the little one by the back of his collar. Tsk!

Note:

1. This is an early version of the blurb. It may be revised once the novel officially begins.

2. The blurb was posted on May 6, 2023? A screenshot has been saved.

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