Can I Become the Benevolent Emperor of Han by Lying Flat in the Three Kingdoms?

[Became a paid novel on April 13, 2024, and officially concluded on September 1, 2024. Everyone is welcome to add it to your collection!]

What is it like to transmigrate as Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, after he has already fallen into Cao Cao's hands?

Thanks for the invitation. Can I lie flat and behave myself in the Three Kingdoms and still stay alive with Cao Cao around? Waiting online, this is urgent!

Chen Xie knows he is just a naive, foolish college student with zero experience in political infighting. To stay alive, he chooses to lie flat. As long as I, the emperor, am useless enough, Cao Cao will have no excuse to kill me! But little by little, Chen Xie suddenly realizes that something seems a little off.

As the unprecedented "Emperor Carpenter," Chen Xie thought even suspicious Cao Cao would pay him no mind. So why are the ministers loyal to the Han dynasty weeping and saying, "We are useless, to think we let Your Majesty sully his reputation"? I genuinely like doing these "carpentry jobs," okay! Nobody is forcing me!

And I really know nothing about politics, so I handed over power! How did that become a celebrated tale of "harmony between ruler and ministers," with more and more fervent followers joining one by one? Wait, why did you come to join me too, Uncle Liu? And why are you crying tears of gratitude again? You even gave Zhuge Liang to me?

How did a useless person like me, so detached from the world, earn a reputation for "benevolence"? And how did the realm gradually settle down and return to the Han dynasty? Chen Xie can't figure it out. But many years later, as he lies back there at his leisure, watching all the big shots carry him to success, he asks again: Thanks for the invitation. Can I lie flat and behave myself in the Three Kingdoms and become the Benevolent Emperor of Han? Waiting online, I'm not in a hurry at all!

A little extra scene:

Someone once asked, "Your Majesty, how did you make up your mind to escape Cao Cao, leave behind that safe and luxurious life, and risk your life crossing the Qinling Mountains?"

Hearing the question, Chen Xie paused. He didn't say it aloud, but answered in his heart: "Because I'm a foolish and useless college student."

A foolish, useless, mediocre college student can't even cover his ears, close his eyes, escape reality, ignore the suffering common people, and timidly live on by himself. I really am foolish and useless, aren't I?

An alternate universe, not true history.

Content warning: Although this has no CP, that means there won't be a main romance plot. Still, since the protagonist is an emperor, he will certainly have descendants. I've tried to keep that to a minimum, and there isn't much of it.

Theme: Benevolence and virtue will ultimately prevail in every era.