Great Ming: I Am the Carpenter Emperor, a Great Tyrant

Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: I transmigrated to the end of the Ming dynasty.

Good news: I transmigrated into the Zhu clan. Bad news: The Zhu emperors were a strange lot, and their royal descendants tended to die young.

Good news: The sun and moon of the Ming still shine, and the land has yet to be overrun by the stench of barbarians. Bad news: The tribes have rebelled, internal and external crises abound, and the realm is unstable.

Good news: I became emperor as soon as I transmigrated. Bad news: Two emperors have died in succession, the young ruler's legitimacy is in doubt, internal and external crises abound, and every step is a struggle!

In 1620 AD, the forty-eighth year of the Wanli era, the Wanli Emperor, who had reigned for decades, passed away. Crown Prince Zhu Changluo ascended the throne! The Taichang Emperor died.

The new emperor took the throne and ushered in the Tianqi era.

The Ming dynasty welcomed an emperor who lusted after beauty and sold official posts!

Condemned by all, he faced a chorus of curses.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.