The Ming Emperor Tyrant: Choosing to Flay Zhou Guozhang from the Start

Zhu Youjian transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty and became the Chongzhen Emperor, who shared his name.

At the time, corrupt officials ran rampant throughout the Ming. Beyond the borders, the Manchu invaders eyed the country hungrily.

To make matters worse, the Little Ice Age was approaching, bringing both natural and man-made disasters!

Determined to avoid ending up hanged from a crooked tree on Coal Hill, Zhu Youjian decided to raise a fortune to replenish the imperial treasury and deal with the chaos and dangers of the late Ming.

After much deliberation, he turned his attention to his father-in-law, Zhou Kui.

Just as he was about to execute Zhou Kui and exterminate ten generations of his family, only to be stopped by members of the Donglin faction, three options appeared before him:

Option One: Go along with the situation, pardon Zhou Kui without punishing him, and receive a reward: one card for a peerless general.

Option Two: Pardon Zhou Kui but confiscate all his property, and receive a reward: one divine skill infusion.

Option Three: Execute Zhou Kui and exterminate ten generations of his family, earning the name of a tyrant, and receive a reward: one set of blueprints for a portable precision firearm.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhu Youjian chose...

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