The Nine Princes Battle for the Throne, and I Don the Imperial Robe

A financial company executive transmigrates to the forty-sixth year of the Kangxi reign and becomes Nian Gengyao.

At the time, he is a Hanlin Academician.

His older brother, Nian Xiyao, is the prefect of Guangping in Zhili, and his younger sister is the secondary consort of the Fourth Prince, Yinzhen.

He knows he’s about to rise steadily through the ranks: from governor of Sichuan, to governor-general of Sichuan, and then governor-general of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

After that, he’ll be promoted to supreme commander of the western expedition, put down the rebellion of Lobsang Danjin, and be granted the title of First-Class Duke.

Then comes the “kill the hound once the hare is caught” phase.

He’ll be demoted to general of Hangzhou, then further reduced to an idle bannerman whose job is to watch the gate.

In the end, he’ll be charged with ninety-two crimes, great and small, and ordered to commit suicide.

Nian Gengyao: I’m not Nian Gengyao. I’ll never be anyone’s servant. Not in this life.

From the struggle among the nine princes to Yongzheng’s ascension, he quietly builds up his own power.

He establishes a firm foothold across the three northwestern provinces, linking them together.

In the northwest, he secretly develops technology and builds powerful cannons, muskets, and more.

He allies with Shanxi merchants and salt merchants, taking control of half the court.

Li Wei: Old Nian, it’s cold. Put on another layer.

Wu Sidao: He’s not Nian Gengyao.

Yongzheng: You wretched slave, how dare you wear an imperial robe?