[The first ten chapters focus on unresolved obsessions from a past life and foreshadow alien technology. Chapter ten lands in the first year of Tianqi, launching a hard-edged power struggle!]
Ma Liang, a down-and-out modern office worker, entered a secret realm with an unfulfilled obsession. There, alien relics transformed his body, and he gained access to a complete military-industrial and agricultural archive stored aboard a spacecraft, planting a trump card powerful enough to defy heaven.
One day, he awoke in the turbulent Ming era under the Tianqi Emperor.
He was the sworn brother of the late Taichang Emperor, and the beloved uncle of both the Tianqi and Chongzhen Emperors, who treated him with the utmost respect.
He refused to seize power at court, choosing instead to put down roots among the people. Starting in Dengzhou and Laizhou, he used his own resources to win public support and secure the borders.
He reclaimed wasteland and settled refugees, built factories and smelted high-grade steel;
He forged divine-fire guns and cannons, and trained an army of veterans;
At Jinzhou, he wounded Nurhaci with artillery, raising Han prestige in southern Liaodong;
He established shrines to the loyal and fallen, honoring the countless brave men who gave their lives.
At court, uncle and nephew stood together to contain the chaos of factional strife;
On the battlefield, his advanced technology gave them the upper hand as they swept away the Eight Banners’ iron cavalry.
Watch him draw on the legacy of the stars to protect the people, reclaim Liaodong, and forge an ironclad Ming empire before which all nations would come to pay tribute!
