Transmigrating into Chongzhen, he opens his eyes to the shadow of a locust tree on Coal Hill and hears the rebel army shouting as it storms the city. Other people transmigrate and get a golden finger. He transmigrates straight into his own funeral?
Having studied Ming history in his previous life, he knows all too well the rotten fate that befell Chongzhen: he killed Wei Zhongxian, executed Yuan Chonghuan, put his faith in the Donglin faction, exhausted the Ming dynasty’s strength, and ultimately hanged himself on Coal Hill, leaving behind a legacy of blame for the fall of his empire and the ruin of his family.
This time, he swears he won’t be a sucker!
His dragon robe may be tattered, but his back will not bend. The empire may teeter on the brink, but his fighting spirit will not die. He dismisses the Donglin faction, whose empty talk has endangered the nation, and appoints capable ministers and generals to restore order at court. He brings the Hongyi cannons into service, trains elite troops, and takes on the rebel army and the Later Jin head-on. He increases revenue and cuts spending, calms the displaced masses, and breathes life into the Ming dynasty’s desperate situation.
The weeds on the city walls will one day become a raging fire, and the faint light before dawn will finally herald the sunrise. The old locust tree on Coal Hill has faded from sight, and the course of history has changed. Watch as Chongzhen, a transmigrator armed with solitary courage, saves the Ming dynasty from collapse and the people from suffering, forging a different path to the throne amid blood and fire!
“My Ming is mine to defend! From now on, I won’t be a sucker. I’ll be a wise emperor!”
