In the first year of the Chongzhen reign, eighteen-year-old Zhu Youjian sees the future from the Dragon Throne: his suicide at Coal Hill seventeen years later, officials surrendering to the enemy, the Yangzhou massacre, and the forced shaving of heads and change of dress. At the same time, emperors from every dynasty gather in the Hall of the Celestial Court to watch him defy fate and change his destiny, one step at a time. He confiscates three million taels from corrupt officials, summons Yuan Chonghuan and grants him the imperial sword, strips Wu Sangui of his military power, resettles refugees and gives them land to farm, defeats the Later Jin and recovers Liaodong. This is no transmigration. Heaven itself has given him another chance to start over. Under the gaze of emperors throughout the ages, a young ruler rewrites the fate of the Ming dynasty.
