I am Tan Zhenguo, the security captain of the Forbidden City, job number BJ-09527, and I am also the Emperor of Heaven, Zhu Youjian.
At this moment, I am wearing bright yellow pajamas, sitting on the dragon bed, and in my arms is Yuan Guifei, the most beloved concubine of Chongzhen in history.
Outside the door was the eunuch Wang Chengen whom I had read about in history books, reporting the news of the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Songjin.
Last night I was still drinking because of my 28th failed blind date, and today I became Emperor Chongzhen who only had two years left before the country was destroyed.
"Long live my lord... Are your hands shaking?" Concubine Yuan asked softly.
I took a deep breath and looked at my familiar yet unfamiliar hands.
Yesterday it was holding a walkie-talkie to check the fire hydrants in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, but today it is holding the final fate of the Ming Dynasty in its hands.
"Pass the decree," I heard my own voice echoing in the Qianqing Palace, "summon the remnants of Cao Bianjiao to enter the pass, and let them pass at checkpoints along the way. Anyone who dares to stop him will be killed without mercy!"
Wang Chengen raised his head in shock, probably wondering why the emperor suddenly used such a cruel command as "kill without mercy".
Concubine Yuan Guifei also had doubts in her eyes. This monarch, who had always been indecisive, now had a sharpness in his eyes that she had never seen before.
It was an instinct developed over ten years of guarding a palace city day and night, and it was the determination of a security captain when he discovered a major safety hazard.
The gate is falling, and now I am the only gatekeeper of the Ming Dynasty.
"Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, Huang Taiji... You wait."
"I will guard this gate."
