Great Ming: I Became the Chongzhen Emperor

Oh, my dear minister, you want to remonstrate unto death? Guards, slam this gentleman into that pillar in the main hall until he dies!

What? You say I'm a tyrant? Good. Slandering the emperor is punishable by the execution of your entire clan. Tian Ergeng, what are you waiting for? Arrest him, confiscate his estate, and execute his whole clan.

Can't exempt the literati from taxes? No problem. Merchants aren't literati, so we'll just tax them instead.

After transmigrating as Zhu Youxiao, the Chongzhen Emperor, I dig a giant pit and bury the Donglin faction, then wipe out the Manchus before destroying the Eastern Wokou.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.