After waking up, Pei Yanci finds himself in the body of Zhu Youjian, the Chongzhen Emperor of the Great Ming.
The bad news: Li Zicheng has already taken Beijing, the officials are preparing to surrender, and the crooked-neck tree on Coal Hill is right before him.
The worse news: even the eunuchs are urging him to hurry up and hang himself, so they can get on with pledging loyalty to the new ruler.
Just as Zhu Youjian laughs in fury, a prompt rings out in his mind:
[Daily Cheat Acquired]
On the first day, he draws [Absolute Defense Field]: a golden shield covers the Forbidden City. The rebel army’s cannons fire until their barrels burst, yet the city walls don’t even shed a speck of dust.
On the second day, he draws [Loyalty and Treachery Revealed]: words appear above the heads of every official at court, clearly showing who has stolen how much silver and who is planning to surrender the city.
On the third day, he draws [Army-Wide Health Lock]: three thousand eunuchs charge up the walls with blades in hand, hacking the rebel army until they question reality.
Li Zicheng: “Why hasn’t Chongzhen hung himself yet?”
Zhu Youjian sneers. “I’m not hanging myself. It’s your turn to hang!”
Starting from the desperate trap on Coal Hill, he seizes the Jin merchants’ wealth, puts the Donglin faction in order, crushes the rebels, pacifies the Manchus, lifts the ban on maritime trade, builds firearms, and conquers the world!
In this life, the Great Ming will not fall.
I will make the whole world know: I will hold up the skies of the Great Ming!
