City-Building Simulation: Back to 1643

The sixteenth year of the Chongzhen reign of the Ming, the eighth year of the Chongde reign of the Qing, 1643 AD: Nanyang, Australia! Yin Yichen sat in front of an electronic computer, working through the day and night. Exhausted, he arrived in an extraordinary era and an extraordinary place with the “City Builder: Han Style” System. According to the Annals of the Ming Dynasty, Biography of Emperor Shizu: Emperor Shizu, whose posthumous title was the Benevolent Emperor, was honored as the Defender of Heaven and the Way, Protector of the Throne and Upholder of the Supreme Mandate, Heroic and Brilliant in Letters, Sagacious and Martial, Exemplary in Law and Virtue, Magnanimous in Achievement and Pure in Filial Piety. His family name was Yin, and his personal name was Yichen. He was the son-in-law of Emperor Yizong Lie. The Benevolent Emperor studied military affairs from a young age. Based in the strategically important lands of Nanyang, he seized the opportunity when the Central Plains collapsed and marched north in a sweeping campaign. For his service defending the state and rescuing the emperor, he was married to Princess Changping. At the time, Emperor Lie was physically and mentally exhausted. He had no sons, and there was no one among the imperial clan to succeed him. With the Ming succession in peril, his ministers and people urged Yin Yichen to accept the throne. In accordance with the late emperor’s edict, Shizu, though only a son-in-law, inherited the imperial mandate and came to rule all under heaven. After ascending the throne, he personally upheld frugality. When floods or droughts were reported in the morning, relief was already being distributed by evening, and no obstruction or concealment was tolerated. He recognized talent and entrusted people with responsibility, seeing clearly both the inner and outer workings of all matters. His military prowess was on a par with Taizu’s. He sent out his armies time and again to pacify the southern tribes and repel foreign invaders, bringing peace to north and south alike. In his later years, his might and virtue reached distant lands. All four corners of the world submitted to him, and nearly fifty states paid tribute under the Ming mandate. His realm stretched farther than those of the Han and Tang, and his resounding achievements stood unrivaled in their splendor!