I Became a Treacherous Official While Trying to Save the World

In the eighth year of the Tianyong reign, the former emperor died. After the crown prince ascended the throne, he purged the court and executed the imperial clan. By the next day's court session, the number of officials attending had been cut in half.

With a tyrant on the throne, the country fell into poverty and ruin, and the once-prosperous Great Zong dynasty tottered on the brink of collapse.

Xu Zhuo, who had transmigrated here for no apparent reason, haggled with the System.

This dump needs saving. At the very least, give me a royal relative's identity, will you?

The System agreed. But the tyrant had killed almost all the useful members of the imperial clan, so the System could only shove Xu Zhuo into the body of the little eunuch closest to the emperor for the time being.

Xu Zhuo: "..."

Damn it, this eunuch wasn't even castrated.

The little eunuch had been bullied to death, and as soon as Xu Zhuo arrived, he was pushed into the service of the furious tyrant.

Xu Zhuo went. The palace was ice-cold, with not a single servant within fifty meters.

Trembling, Xu Zhuo went to serve him. The tyrant, who had been pretending to sleep, opened his eyes and stared at him for a while.

Xu Zhuo lowered his brows and knelt with a look of shame. "This servant is the new eunuch, here to serve Your Majesty."

"A eunuch?" the tyrant said coldly. "A eunuch? Take off your pants. I'll check for myself."

Xu Zhuo: "..."

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Later, under the tyrant's orders, Xu Zhuo played the part of a corrupt courtier and made enemies of every high-ranking official.

The Minister of Revenue complained about the treasury's poverty. Xu Zhuo poured tea beside him. The tyrant glanced at him. "I enjoy Maofeng tea. I hear the minister's family has a fine tea worth ten gold pieces per pound."

The Minister of Revenue glared resentfully at Xu Zhuo.

The Ministry of Works was responsible for a dam that collapsed. Its officials came to plead for forgiveness, wailing. Xu Zhuo played with mud nearby.

The tyrant sneered. "Even mud shaped by an attendant can stand for three months, yet a dam built by the Ministry of Works collapses after half a month. Why not have him take over as vice minister?"

Xu Zhuo crushed the mud he had been using to entertain the tyrant.

Later, even princes once close to the tyrant and respected elder ministers with students all over the realm came to the palace for an audience. Before any of them had even spoken, Xu Zhuo found himself trembling.

The tyrant smiled when he saw it.

After Xu Zhuo returned from making trouble for everyone, the tyrant stroked his head with a knowing smile. "You've offended so many people. It seems I'm the only one who can protect you now."

Xu Zhuo clenched his teeth until they nearly broke.

Who was the one who made him offend them in the first place?!

Lan Jin had suffered from illness for years and was prone to unpredictable fits of anger. The ministers all knew in their hearts that the ruler was cruel and tyrannical.

Lan Jin also knew he was a certifiable lunatic. He had heard that in the throes of a terrible headache, he had killed someone again, or smashed an object into a courtier's head.

He had long since grown accustomed to this chaos. Then one day, he suddenly took an interest in a droopy little eunuch.

Why stop at being autocratic?

Those ministers wanted him dead, wanted him to rot, so they could write him down as the most depraved and incompetent ruler in history.

Why not go further and keep a corrupt courtier as a favorite?

But Lan Jin never expected that he would actually come to dote on his corrupt courtier. Xu Zhuo not only disobeyed his orders and force-fed him medicine, he also supervised his martial training, helped him keep the court in line, and became a corrupt official reviled by everyone.

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The tyrant is fierce at first, and just as fierce when he falls in love

Core theme: Love can heal illness