When I woke up, I became Chongzhen.
It was the subjugated king who hung himself on the coal mountain.
But I am determined: the sun, moon, mountains and rivers will always be there! The Ming Dynasty will last forever!
In front of him was Wang Chengen, who was kneeling and crying bitterly, and behind him was the turbulent Ming Dynasty. Huang Taiji was sharpening his sword outside Guanzhong, and the refugees in Guanzhong rose up in rebellion. The people were in dire straits. The Donglin Party members in the court hall shouted "Everyone is upright and the court is prosperous", and the treasury could not even pay military pay.
But I don't want to die.
I don't even want to be the unlucky emperor who is fooled by his ministers and laughed at by history books.
So——
When Wei Zhongxian knelt in front of him and trembled, I did not kill him.
When the Donglin Party members sent me the memorial to impeach the Eunuch Party, I suppressed it with a smile.
When the civil and military officials of the whole court shouted "Holy Ming", I was thinking: How can these people who talk about benevolence, justice and morality destroy my country, and I will let them spit it out.
And I can do what Taizu failed to accomplish!
Jin Yiwei came out again, and Dongchang regained power.
Kill corrupt officials, raid wealthy gentry, train new troops, and make firearms.
Shanxi merchants collaborating with the enemy? Search your home! Jiangnan gentry evade taxes? Get someone! Huang Taiji is coming? Let him have a taste of the red cannon!
Later, someone erected a monument on Meishan, which read -
"The restoration of the Ming Dynasty began in the second year of Chongzhen."
I stood in front of the monument and said to Wang Chengen beside me: "Actually, I just want to live."
Wang Chengen asked: "Your Majesty, what will happen after you are alive?"
I looked at the vast grassland in the north and smiled.
"After I'm alive, of course I'll let the sun, moon, mountains and rivers change my way of life."
