Late Ming Dynasty: Your Majesty, Why the Rebellion?

Dawn, March 19, 1644. Zhu Wang, an amateur history buff with a doctorate in engineering, transmigrated into the body of an emperor at the end of his reign. The moment he opened his eyes, he faced an unwinnable situation: Li Zicheng had breached the capital, and the Manchus were at the passes. Two abdication edicts sent Li Zicheng into a frenzy while laying a trap for Dorgon. He launched a surprise attack deep into Manchu territory and turned the strategic tables. He won Wu Sangui over, destroyed Li Zicheng, crushed Zhang Xianzhong, and defeated the Southern Ming pretender. The elite Eight Banners of the Manchus and Mongols were wiped out south of the passes. The newly founded Great Cang Empire began a new era under the reign title Cangqi, leading the Chinese people through fire and rebirth. The European coalition collapsed beneath heavenly fire. Dutch warships were ground to dust by ironclads. With the bearing of an emperor, Zhu Wang reshaped civilization with steel and fire, planting the dragon banners of Great Cang across the world. The Ili Charter declared the unification of all Han lands. Rockets launched from the Kuru Spaceport and pierced the heavens. The ruins of an alien civilization on the far side of the Moon heralded the official beginning of Earth's interstellar expeditions... Zhu Wang gazed up at the sea of stars. “Earth is only the beginning.”