His soul returned to the body of Prince Gui, Zhu Youlang. Before his enthronement, China was in turmoil. A modern soul bearing a thousand years of historical knowledge arrived just as the Qing army pacified Jiangnan and overran Huguang. The remnants of the Great Shun army were scattered, the Great Xi forces held the southwest, and all that remained of the Southern Ming was a few battered corners of the realm. The regret of the emperor who had died for his country in Burma in his previous life was branded into his bones. Now, with the vision of another world, he plunged into the fray, bringing together rebel forces, appeasing regional commanders, and rebuilding the army. Making the southwest his base, he would lead the surviving forces of the Ming against the Manchus for control of the Central Plains, vowing to restore the lands of the Ming and make the sun and moon of the Han shine once more!
