Slumbering Dragon's Rise

The male lead transmigrates into the body of Emperor Xia Ming of the Great Xia dynasty. In the original timeline, he was nothing more than a puppet emperor, eventually stripped of power by the regent Empress Dowager, thrown into the imperial prison to starve, and ultimately torn apart by five horses. The male lead refuses to let history repeat itself. Determined to change his fate, he boldly stands up against the villainous Empress Dowager and her faction. With the help of a cheat-like "King of Football System," he begins a ruthless rise to power, eliminating the Empress Dowager’s influence while steadily strengthening his own. He slays corrupt eunuchs, pacifies the inner palace, debates Confucian scholars, averts national disasters, repels foreign invaders, expands territory, and brings peace to the realm. Eventually, he rides west to conquer the Western Regions and win over golden-haired beauties. In the end, he laid the foundation for a Great Xia empire that would last for millennia, rising from a powerless puppet to become a legendary emperor who expanded the nation and ruled for the ages.