The Great Ming: Turning the World Upside Down

Unbelievable! I wake up as the Chongzhen Emperor, and the difficulty is set to hell from the start: the court is rotten to the core, there’s no money or army, and I’ve only just ascended the throne, beset by troubles at home and abroad. It’s the textbook script for a dynasty’s fall.

I refuse to end up hanging myself at Coal Hill like the original Chongzhen!

I’ll clean up the court, bring the civil officials to heel, raise funds and build a strong army, and put down the rebellions. I’m going to defy fate and turn things around, rescuing the Ming dynasty from the brink of collapse and making it strong again. No more meeting my end on a crooked-neck tree!