The Ming Dynasty's Master Strategist

The world was a chessboard, and the court was rife with strife. When Geng Liqiu arrived in the capital, the game was fully underway. The world was the board, the ministers were in revolt, and the one moving the pieces was the Right Chancellor. He took me for a pawn and thought me a fool, never realizing that I, Geng Liqiu, was the true player behind the Ming Dynasty's game!