After traveling through the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian was reborn for the ninth time on the day he ascended the throne. He faced the peace-seeking Wei Zhongxian, the corrupt court, the decadent Manchu civil and military affairs, and the cabinet that controlled the government. And a fellow traveler, the Xiang King Zhu Cixuan, who became the only nephew of himself and the late emperor, only four years younger than himself. How should Zhu Youjian choose to maintain his position as emperor and support the building when it is about to collapse despite internal and external troubles?