[History + No System + Brutal Battlefield Combat + Saving the Empire + Ensemble Cast + Political Intrigue + Transmigration + Ming Dynasty + Military]
Beijing has fallen. Chongzhen has hanged himself, and the real Crown Prince is missing.
Wang Shi, an ordinary student of history, impersonates the Crown Prince and flees to Shanhai Pass.
The realm is in chaos, with danger lurking everywhere.
He persuades Wu Sangui not to let the Qing army through the pass, uses white hats to sow discord between Haoge and Dorgon, and employs trenches to hold Li Zicheng at bay.
Later, as he gradually secures his foothold at Shanhai Pass and strips Wu Sangui of his entire power base, he begins to feel that perhaps he really ought to do something with his life in this world.
When peace finally comes to the realm, Wang Shi looks at Wu Sangui, bound before him with hemp rope, and asks with a smile:
“Wu Sangui, do you know your crimes?”
Wu Sangui: “You treacherous villain! You impersonated a prince and stole my foundation. Heaven will punish you!”
When Li Zicheng enthrones the real Crown Prince and his proclamation spreads across the realm,
Wang Shi raises the Ming sun-and-moon banner at Shanhai Pass and declares, his voice shaking the world: “Rebels and traitors dare lay hands on the imperial throne? I am here!”
The resolve of an impostor ignites the true mountains and rivers of the empire.
Who will rule this realm?
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