Awakening on Coal Hill: Zhu Yuanzhang's Soul Transmigrates into Chongzhen

Beneath the crooked-neck tree on Coal Hill, the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself. The next second, the man who opened his eyes on the dragon throne was the iron-fisted king who had risen from a beggar in Haozhou to become the Hongwu Emperor!

The rebel army was at the gates, the court was full of spineless lackeys, the warlords sat on their armies and watched, and the Manchus eyed Liaodong hungrily.

Zhu Yuanzhang sneered. “I’ve spent my whole life fighting wars. Should I be afraid of this bunch of useless fools?”

He beheaded the faction calling for a move of the capital, raided corrupt officials’ estates, and squeezed the nobility until he raised enough funds to defend the city overnight.

He reformed the imperial army, cast cannons, and personally directed the battle from the city walls, meeting the rebels head-on.

He ruthlessly purged the Donglin Party, brought Zheng Zhilong to heel, and cut off the lifeline of the Jiangnan tycoons.

He marched north to crush the rebels, bombarded Tong Pass, and surrounded and killed Li Zicheng!

“I’ll drive out the Manchus, reclaim Liaodong, expand into the South Seas, and cow Burma!”

“In this life, the Ming will not fall, and China will not be lost!”

(A gritty Zhu Yuanzhang reborn story. No do-gooder hero, just decisive action and ruthless killing. Come on in!)