Gu Ning, a love novice and galgame loser, travels to a supposedly hardcore court intrigue game called "Above the Empress," becoming the perverted commander of the Jinwu Guard. He knows he must protect Empress Jiang Yuelin and conquer the lands to unify humanity. Despite possessing a system and knowledge beyond his time, he's still terrified because this wacky intrigue game actually has options, and whenever he chooses, he always picks the wrong one!