Rise of the Slacker Sovereign

Slacker Wei Yang finds his desire for leisure constantly thwarted when he is transmigrated into the body of Li Chengze, the mighty ruler of Daliang. His attempt to abdicate to his younger brother raises suspicions, his promoting of incompetents unexpectedly yields loyal ministers, and his deliberate stinginess sparks a war that ends in an unlikely victory. With the help of his strategist, he eliminates the maternal relatives and cultivates powerful ministers to usurp the throne, only to cleanse the court. Fleeing incognito, he solves a wrongful case, winning public favor, and romance subtly brews between him and strategist Xiao Huaijin. Enlightened by witnessing the people's hardships, he uses unusual methods to defeat the enemy and, with everyone's support, becomes an unconventional wise ruler.