Cui Ling opened her eyes and found herself an obscure court official in the Tang Dynasty. To make matters worse, Li Yuanji kicked her over the moment they met. While cursing him under her breath, she wondered when she could put a sack over Li Yuanji's head and beat him up.
Then came a ding.
Good news: Her System had arrived.
Bad news: She was a woman disguised as a man.
Even worse news: It was a classical poetry appreciation System.
Even worse than that: The System wanted to make the Tang Dynasty great.
Cui Ling's vision went dark. You're just a poetry appreciation System. Could you please stop piling responsibilities onto our frail shoulders?
Without Cui Ling knowing, the entire court began studying Tang poetry along with her.
The first poem the System made her study was "Thinking of My Brothers East of the Mountains on the Ninth Day of the Ninth Month."
Cui Ling: You're making me study this in front of the brothers about to stage the Xuanwu Gate Incident?
She glanced at Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, who appeared to be getting along but were actually at each other's throats. The brothers smiled and joked to each other's faces, but in their hearts, they probably wanted to tear each other apart.
She muttered to the System, It'd make more sense to teach this to Li Shimin. Brotherly love, then a showdown at Xuanwu Gate.
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, who could hear her talking to the System: ...
The brothers glanced at each other and smiled amiably.
After studying the first poem, Cui Ling went back to process everything that had happened that day, then fell straight into bed and slept.
The next day, the palace was rocked by a sudden upheaval.
The Xuanwu Gate Incident never happened. Li Yuanji died, and Li Shimin became crown prince without a fight.
In the days that followed, Cui Ling went about her work without a care. Then she suddenly realized: Huh? The System's mission actually came true.
The Tang Dynasty became great ahead of schedule.
Theme: Start with yourself
