From the Start, I Spoiled the Gate-Crashing Emperor’s Secret, and Old Zhu Lost It

Su Chen’s phone accidentally connected to the Hongwu-era Ming Dynasty, and a gigantic sky screen appeared above Jinling. A video he casually scrolled past, “A Rundown of the Ming Dynasty’s Most Wasteful Heirs,” completely set Zhu Yuanzhang off! In the video: “Ming’s God of War, Zhu Qizhen, sent five hundred thousand troops to their deaths. The first emperor to personally ride out and beg at the gates!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “Bring me a blade! Biao’er, don’t stop me. I’m going to cross through time and hack that wretch to death!” In the video: “The Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself on Coal Hill. The Ming Dynasty fell to the rebels!” Zhu Yuanzhang: “My Ming Dynasty fell?!” To save the Ming Dynasty, Old Zhu went on a wild spending spree. From penicillin to steam engines, from American silver mines to global colonization, the Ming Dynasty’s whole direction went completely off the rails!