I Told You to Be a Dandy, So Why Are You Scheming to Take Over the World?

He transmigrated to the Great Li Dynasty as the eldest legitimate grandson of a duke. He should have lived a life of luxury and privilege.

Instead, Li Xuanzhen got a disastrous start: framed by villains, he was already halfway to the gates of hell!

At death's door, the wastrel everyone used to laugh at suddenly awakened and became a master schemer.

He used unparalleled cunning to escape a deadly trap and save the Duke's residence from ruin;

His poetry stunned the world, and his essays shook the entire Great Li court.

Factional strife raged, and the court was rotten to the core.

He stirred up a storm, purged the corrupt officials, and devoted himself to helping the eldest princess ascend the throne.

The words "The Living Yama is here" were enough to send a million soldiers fleeing!

He drove back the northern barbarians, pacified the four corners of the realm, restored the lands of the nine provinces, and ushered in a golden age that brought all nations to pay tribute.

Once his great work was done, Li Xuanzhen, who held the title of a meritorious supporter of the new emperor, only wanted to lie flat and live as a wastrel.

Unexpectedly, an imperial carriage summoned him to the palace in the dead of night. The empress dismissed all her attendants, leaving him alone with her deep inside the palace.

Li Xuanzhen was stunned...

Your Majesty! Is this really how you test your loyal subjects?