Reborn in Chongzhen's Body, I Beat the Court of Traitors from the Start

Court intrigue + political maneuvering + ruthless tactics + no System + behind-the-scenes scheming + master strategist + decisive and merciless

I was reborn as Emperor Chongzhen, and the Ming Dynasty was rotten to the core.

Civil officials formed factions, generals kept private armies, Shanxi merchants colluded with the enemy, and border troops starved to death.

Court conspiracies, ministers’ secret plots, and networks of corruption: I see through them all and keep everything under control.

Others get headaches reading memorials. I read them like a game of chess.

One move, and the officials tremble; one order, and the whole realm is shaken.

From now on, I hold the black pieces. Who dares challenge me?

I’ll confiscate estates and wipe out entire clans without mercy, then sweep the land clean and bring order to the realm.

This realm will bear the surname Zhu, and the dynasty’s fortunes will endure for three hundred years!

A different Ming Dynasty, under the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian.