Li Xiaoyang transmigrates to the Great Yue Dynasty and becomes the heir to a vassal prince.
Though gifted and peerlessly brave, all he wants is to be a lazy freeloader, eating his fill and waiting for death.
But the empress plays dirty and secretly listens to his inner thoughts.
"Your Majesty is the most beautiful woman in the world. I'm just an ordinary man. How could I possibly be worthy of you?"
[You want me to marry into your family? Ptooey! I might consider letting you be my bed-warming maid, though.]
"I'm just a crude warrior. I really can't think of a way to make the people trust the court."
[With brains like that, you think you can be emperor? Go home and farm! Ever heard of winning people's trust by planting a tree?]
Empress: You may not believe it, but I unified the Eight Kingdoms by secretly listening in.
