Of course, there were also bouts of ambition: I want to get rich, I want to improve myself, I want to become an official, and so on and so forth.

“I’ve realized that our family has actually fallen; the whole family is living off Sister-in-law’s dowry.”

“Our family was bullied today.”

“Someone has taken a liking to my Sister-in-law, I want to fight him to the death.”

“I can’t wait any longer, I want to become an official, I want to destroy him.”

Many people in the group started giving him advice—some told him to buy an official post, some told him to take the imperial exams, they even found the upcoming exam questions for him.

But in less than ten days, he went back to lying flat again.

“The crisis in my family is over, my lover Lady Grace stepped in!”

It took a while for many people to realize that this Lady Grace was actually Martha Washington; she was first granted the title of Noble Lady Lan, then promoted to Lady Grace.

“I’ve realized I don’t need to work hard. My father is an official, my brother is an official, I’m a Bordered Blue Banner with a red sash, my Sister-in-law is super rich—why should I go out and struggle? I’m having an affair with Martha Washington, and once she comes to power, I’ll naturally rise to the top.”

A bunch of people replied below: “If you travel to the Qing dynasty and don’t rebel, you’re just asking for trouble.”

“If you travel to the Qing dynasty and don’t rebel, you’re just asking for trouble. If I went back, I’d be plotting rebellion every moment, trying to change the fate of the country.” Even Henry Clark kept spamming this phrase.

The group owner sent a cold sneer emoji: “You guys think too highly of me. Before I transmigrated, I was a cycling streamer making only twenty thousand a month, and now you’re talking to me about high-level topics like rebellion?”

So, the group quickly split into two factions: the rebellion faction and the lying-flat faction, arguing endlessly every day.

Of course, after all the arguing, the group went quiet again, and the group owner didn’t show up for a long time.

A few months later, the group owner posted again: Lady Grace went home to visit her family, I went to our old spot to wait for her, and she really came. She said she missed me, dreamed about me every day, but when I tried to touch her, I was still rejected—she’s just too proper.

A few months later, another message: “Part of my Sister-in-law’s business was taken by someone else, losing a lot of money every year. I want to improve myself, I want to become an official, I want to take them down, I’m really not willing to accept this. I can’t wait for the civil service exam, I’m going to take the military exam.”

A few more months passed, and he sent another message: “Damn, I didn’t pass. Sister-in-law wasted three thousand taels of silver on me, should’ve just bought an official post.”

After that, the group owner went silent for a long time again.

And this group has been around for years, everyone’s enthusiasm has cooled off.

Then one day, the group owner sent a message that blew everyone up.

“I’m done for, I couldn’t hold back, I went and molested Sister-in-law, I’m finished, I’m finished… I’m going to get beaten to death.”

Even though everyone knew it was fake, they still got excited.

“How did you molest her?”

“Was it a forced move?”

The group owner replied: “No, it was just a coincidence today, only me and Sister-in-law were in the yard. On a whim, I reached out to touch her butt, but my Sister-in-law is tough—before I even touched her, she kicked me flying.”

Damn, this group owner is really an animal.

All day long, he either wants to touch Emily’s chest or Sister-in-law’s butt.

But up to now, he hasn’t even touched a finger—truly pitiful.

Everyone eagerly waited for updates, but the group owner never appeared again, as if he’d really been beaten to death.

A whole month later, the group owner finally sent another message: “Sister-in-law forgave me, family scandals shouldn’t be spread. But I can’t stay in this house anymore, I’m leaving the capital for the south, Sister-in-law spent a huge sum to buy me an official post.”

“Sister-in-law arranged a marriage for me, to a Han girl. I secretly took a look—my future wife is super beautiful.”

After that, the group owner’s questions turned to how to be an official, how to train troops, how to deal with disobedient subordinates, and so on—he acted very motivated and upright.

And it just so happened that he asked about Henry Clark’s area of expertise, so Henry Clark gave him detailed guidance on training troops and fighting battles, even teaching him horse riding and archery with pictures and explanations.

However, just a few months later, he chose to lie flat again and started colluding with his colleagues.

But even so, he seemed to have a smooth official career.

“Damn, I think I might get rich ahead of schedule, don’t even need to wait for my lover Martha Washington to come to power—my future father-in-law got promoted.”

“My future father-in-law got promoted again.”

“I led troops into battle, I’m going to make a big achievement.”

“Damn, I’m pretty good, but my subordinates are all useless. We lost this battle, so humiliating.”

“Shit, I lost again.”

“Damn, I lost yet again.”

“I paid money to buy enemy heads.”

“I paid money to buy enemy heads again.”

“I stole credit for someone else’s achievement.”

“I got promoted.”

“I got promoted again.”

“Damn, the Qing bureaucracy is so corrupt, but… but I really like it. It feels like playing a browser game—I’m a pay-to-win player, the more I spend, the stronger I get.”

“I—I think I’ve been transferred under George Washington.”

“George Washington is really a great guy, a dignified second-rank official who treats me with so much respect.”

“I’m helping my father-in-law build a relationship with George Washington, and I’ve come up with so many schemes for George Washington, hehe.”

After that, the group owner seemed to be enjoying himself and didn’t chat much in the group anymore.

……

A few months later, the group owner sounded very excited.

“A big battle is coming, a decisive war!”