Sixteen Years of Scheming in the Great Song, Only to Find It's Water Margin

I transmigrate to the Northern Song dynasty and become Emperor Huizong's legitimate second son, who was supposed to die young.

Zhao Cheng says the pressure is immense.

To the north are the Liao and Jin, to the west the Western Xia and Tibet, to the south Dali, and to the east Goryeo. The Tatars are also itching to make a move.

At court, rotten timbers serve as officials. In the palace halls, beasts draw their stipends. Men with hearts like wolves and the conduct of dogs crowd the halls of power, while spineless sycophants take charge of the government.

Zhao Cheng schemes relentlessly and purges his enemies, all to prepare for the coming Jingkang Disaster.

Then one day, an ancient old man surnamed Hong comes looking for him. He says that decades ago, he once released a cellar full of demons on Dragon-Tiger Mountain!

Zhao Cheng is stunned, his face a picture of utter confusion.

I've poured my heart and soul into this for sixteen years, and now you're telling me this is Water Margin? Wait, why are there things here besides Water Margin?!

This book is also known as The Heroes and Heroines of the Jingkang Era.