Modern corporate slave Xiao Jin died suddenly from overwork and transmigrated to become the figurehead puppet emperor of the Dayong Dynasty. Upon ascending the throne, he faced a palace coup by the Prince of Runan forcing his abdication, with imperial military power completely usurped by vassal kings, leaving him in perilous danger. Relying on modern intellect and strategy, he leverages the vassal kings against one another, first winning over the humble-born general Huo Jingchen, then cunningly pitting the Prince of Runan against the Prince of Chu to wipe out both traitors. Subsequently, he dismantles the imperial clan alliance led by the Prince of Zhao, quells clan rebellions, reclaims regional military authority, and rolls out reforms—surveying farmlands, overhauling the imperial examinations, and lightening taxes and corvée—finally breaking the aristocracy's monopoly over the court.

Transmigrated as a Puppet Emperor (23 episodes) - AllShorts