Everyone Knows I’m Going to Rebel

The Emperor has been on the throne for seventeen years without appointing a Crown Prince. The state’s foundation is unstable, and the adult princes have long been locked in a lethal struggle of blades and shadows. Fortunately, the current sovereign is vigorous and prolific, boasting fifteen sons. Xie Zhao ranks eleventh. Barring any accidents, the struggle for the succession should have nothing to do with him. He decided to simply “lie flat,” waiting to become an idle prince who spends his days eating, drinking, and having fun, making up for the regret of his past life where he died from overworking. Unexpectedly, during a routine family banquet, a folding screen transformed into a cinema screen. A video began to play, detailing how he, as Yanwudi, would launch a military coup, kill four of his brothers, imprison the rest, and purge the imperial clan along with the maternal and marital families of his siblings to secure his rise to power. “Pfft—” Xie Zhao, who was focused on drinking his sour plum soup, sprayed a mouthful of liquid. He was filled with grief and indignation—which fellow transmigrator was trying to ruin him?! “Killing your brothers to seize the throne?” His ten older brothers exchanged glances, brimming with murderous intent. “Slaughtering the imperial clan?” His uncles stroked their beards, smiling with “kindness.” “And you want to kill the maternal and marital families of every prince?” The founding dukes and marquises, who had just formed marriage alliances with the Emperor, glared at him like a pack of wolves. Just as Xie Zhao was about to explain, he heard a “clang” from above. His father, the founding emperor of Yan Guo, drew his sword and stepped down the dais, his face clearly screaming, “I’m going to hack this unfilial descendant to death!” as he marched toward him. Xie Zhao shuddered and knelt, shouting: “Father! I’m being framed!” “Bathing in orchid water and washing with fragrance, dressed in robes as vibrant as blossoms. The spirit lingers in graceful coils, shining brilliantly without end.” — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Everyone Knows I’m Going to Rebel — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠