[Ancient history + soul travel + emperor's counterattack + scheming in the court + turning the tide in the late Ming Dynasty...]
Traveling back in time to Zhu Changluo, the "short-lived emperor" who only reigned for one month in history. On the sick bed, a bowl of ginseng soup lurked murderous intent. Concubine Zheng's poisonous plan was quietly approaching. In the past, there were riddled with holes left by Wanli's thirty years of neglect. In the latter, there were party strife and vassal kings coveting him. He was surrounded by covetous concubines and undercurrents of eunuchs. How to solve this overwhelming dilemma?
Zhu Changluo came with modern memories, and with an insight into the direction of history, he worked step by step: he saw through the trap of poisonous soup and controlled the food lifeline of the East Palace; he used the imperial grandmother's jade sign to force his way into the Qianqing Palace, and used the safety of King Fu as a bargaining chip to persuade Wanli to make a key edict, strike the mining tax, summon officials, and cut off the concubine's future; he also won over the Donglin Party and used Li Jinzhong (the early name of Wei Zhongxian, the "Nine Thousand Years of the Ming Dynasty") to balance the power of the court.
From the crown prince of the East Palace to the lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he must not only avoid the fate of the "Red Pill Case", but also clean up the mess left by Wanli - the war in Liaodong, the decline of people's livelihood, and endless party disputes. He fought against conspiracies with his power and made up for the shortcomings of history with his foresight. He not only wanted to protect his own life, but also turned the tide and made the precarious Ming Dynasty a different possibility in his hands.
This is a game about survival and redemption. Let's see how the "Emperor in January" changed his destiny against the will of heaven and found an imperial path belonging to Zhu Changluo in the fog of the late Ming Dynasty.
