Puppet Emperor

Chapter 1

Upon waking up, John found himself in an unfamiliar environment. This was a resplendent and splendid palace, with many civil and military officials in high crowns and fancy clothes lined up on both sides, looking solemn.

"Is this a costume drama?" John was a little dazed. Seeing the gold-plated dragon robe on his body and the heavy crown on his head, he felt even more incredulous. "Can I still play the emperor?"

At this moment, a large number of strange memories belonging to the original body flooded into John's mind. John instantly understood what was going on!

"Damn it! Have I actually time-traveled?" John was taken aback.

The most outrageous thing was that he had traveled through a fantasy novel he had read not long ago!

In this world of fantasy novels, there were many dynasties and martial arts powerhouses. John's original body was one of the three major dynasties, the new emperor of the Grain Dynasty!

Today was the new emperor's enthronement ceremony!

To become the emperor of a great dynasty as soon as time travels, that was definitely a kingly start.

But John couldn't be happy at all!

Because according to the plot of the original book, the original was the eldest son, but the queen mother died of dystocia, and he was fostered under the knee of "Concubine Yun Gui", who was not a queen at the time. Although his status was noble, he had no talent at all, so he could do whatever he wanted!

In the eyes of the world, he was just a waste prince.

However, Concubine Yun Gui was ambitious, and after becoming a queen, she promoted John to the position of prince.

And after the death of the old emperor, it was logical for John to ascend the throne as the emperor!

To put it bluntly, such a useless emperor was just a pawn in the hands of the queen mother, nothing more than a puppet.

Being ostracized by the queen dowager, who had all the power in the government and the public, John had no freedom at all, and no power at all.

When he was squeezed out of the last trace of use value, he was pushed by the queen mother to go to the imperial conquest, and was killed by the son of luck!

The queen mother took the opportunity to ascend the throne and become the empress!

As a result, the empress dowager's buttocks were not hot yet, so the son of luck killed the queen mother, supported his good sister to ascend the throne, and enjoyed all the glory and wealth...

Although it was b****y, the plot of the original book was like this!

So John became the new emperor as soon as he crossed over, but he was not happy at all.

Instead, he slandered endlessly.

"This identity is cannon fodder in the original book!" John was very depressed when he thought that according to the development of the plot, he would end up miserable.

He was obviously the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, but in the hands of the Queen Mother, he was like a puppet, becoming a tool for the Queen Mother to control power.

There was also the son of luck, singing and advancing all the way, repeatedly suppressing John!

Thinking of this, John was even more resentful.

How could the son of destiny be able to travel smoothly, and finally sit on the beauties of the world?

But he wanted to become a cannon fodder puppet without any sense of existence?

"That guy is so lucky, he has all sorts of advantages, and he's incredibly talented in martial arts. Plus, he always has capable and mysterious people following him, so his power just keeps growing!" "And on top of all that, he's a playboy! He may look charming and harmless, but he has all the world's stunning women and harem beauties at his beck and call!"

The original book's plot has a special appeal to some readers, creating an immersive experience that's hard to match.

When John read it, he was hooked and enjoyed the sense of immersion.

But now, as he's transmigrated into the role of puppet emperor, it's a complete tragedy!

Thinking of the three thousand beauties in his harem being used as pawns for the lucky guy, John feels a twinge of envy.

Can he tolerate this situation?

Now that he knows how the plot will unfold, John cannot make the same mistakes again!

"Knowing the plot's direction is an advantage, but it's still challenging for me to progress."

Thinking about his current situation, John feels an intense headache.

Leaving the lucky guy aside for now, his biggest adversary is the Queen Mother!

If he wants to rid himself of his status as cannon fodder, he needs to free himself from the Queen Mother's control.

But his original self doesn't have the martial arts skill, authority, or influence... How can he fight against the powerful Queen Mother?

The Queen Mother is so capable that she could have become the Empress directly if not for her background in the royal Lu family.

Instead, she used a compromise - support John as the puppet emperor, and gradually strip the royal family of its power.

Finally, after John is killed, the Queen Mother can become the Empress in her own right with no opposition.

"If I fight the Queen Mother openly, I'll be courting death."

"For now, I can only pretend to be a snake."

"After all, the Queen Mother still wants to use me to control all the power gradually!"

"Perhaps I can follow her lead and take advantage of it?"

In the early stages of the original book, the Queen Mother treated John well.

But it was all a ploy to pave the way for her own ambition.

However, she was still John's biggest supporter in the early stages.

John considered holding back and secretly building his power.

But he realized that it would be incredibly difficult.

Even eating and sleeping alone may be monitored by the Queen Mother!

Develop his power? No chance.

John feels very disheartened.

He knows how the plot will go, but he feels powerless to change it.

Suddenly, a cold mechanical voice sounds in John's mind:

"[Ding! Host's strong desire to change the direction of the plot detected!]"

"[Changing plot system is automatically activated!]"

"[Binding.......]"

"[Binding successful!]"

"System?"

John is taken aback for a moment, then he's filled with excitement!

This is the ultimate golden finger for time travel!

With the system's help, he may be able to change the plot's course!

John can't wait to check it out.