Summary
Transmigrating into Great Li as a duke’s legitimate grandson should have meant fine clothes, lavish meals, and a lifetime of leisure.
Instead, Li Xuanzhen wakes to a deadly frame-up with one foot already in the grave.
The wastrel everyone mocked becomes a ruthless strategist.
Brilliant schemes save his household from ruin; dazzling poetry and essays shake the imperial court.
Amid vicious factional struggles and a rotten government, he sweeps aside treacherous officials and helps the eldest princess claim the throne.
The cry that the Living King of Hell has arrived is enough to send a million soldiers fleeing.
He strikes north, pacifies the realm, and restores the Nine Provinces to an age of prosperity and tribute.
With his service to the new sovereign complete, Li Xuanzhen wants only to retire to the easy life of a wastrel.
Then an imperial carriage summons him in the dead of night.
The empress dismisses every attendant, leaving him alone with her in the depths of the palace.
Your Majesty!
Is this any way to test a loyal minister?









