The Reluctant Prince: Why Force Me to Seize the Throne?

A top-tier imperial agent retires 30 years early—only to wake up as Zhao Yi, the weakest eighth prince of the Great Yong dynasty. Branded a political pawn between the emperor and the powerful Pei clan, he's meant to be sacrificed in their power games. All Zhao Yi wants is to lie low and enjoy a quiet life. The emperor has already dismissed him as irrelevant. But the Pei family sees him as their puppet emperor. So does the enemy nation of Beiyi. Caught between those who underestimate him and those who would use him, Zhao Yi quietly amasses his own forces. Until the day he finally declares: "I h…