Great Ming: You're Already Emperor, Yet You Still Say You're Not a Rebel!

Zhu Cijiong's soul transmigrates into the body of the Third Prince Zhu of the late Ming dynasty...

Disasters are everywhere, the realm is in turmoil, rebel armies are gathering, and the Manchu tribes beyond the passes keep raising armies and invading from the south.

With the nation on the brink of ruin, Zhu Cijiong, whose military prowess is unmatched, takes up his fief in De'an Prefecture and raises an army in fury. He seizes territory from the rebels and carves out an empire of his own.

He becomes a new rising power alongside the three great forces of the Qing, the Great Shun, and the Southern Ming, with the momentum to sweep across the land.

The Donglin Party takes issue: The Prince of Ding is taxing the gentry in his fief? Unheard of since the first year of Hongwu!

De'an Prefecture forms a new army equipped with flintlocks. The Donglin Party protests: A prince is keeping a private army. He has no regard for the law. How is he any different from a rebel?

The Dading Army defeats the rebel forces and captures and kills the Chuang King. The Donglin Party objects: A prince leading troops violates the ancestral laws.

The Dading Army marches north and kills Wu Sangui. The Donglin Party protests: He has murdered a high minister and shown contempt for imperial authority.

The Dading Army recaptures Shanhai Pass and wipes out Hong Taiji, leaving no survivors. The Donglin Party warns: His slaughter is too great. He will surely suffer retribution.

The Dading Army sweeps across the land, returns to Shuntian, and rebuilds the Ming dynasty. The Donglin Party cries: He's even proclaimed himself emperor, and still claims he's not a rebel!

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