Traveling Through the Late Ming Dynasty, from a Border Soldier to a Powerful Hero

The Ming Dynasty was plagued by internal and external troubles: rogue bandits (Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong) were everywhere, Liaodong Hou Jin (Qing Dynasty) was eyeing it, and factions in the court were fighting. The Liaodong frontier army was weak and had been in arrears of pay for many years. The generals were either timid in fighting or overlying their own troops. Natural disasters occur frequently: severe droughts, locust plagues, and plagues, leaving people in dire straits. The world is in chaos, and heroes are vying for the throne - whoever can clean up the mess will dominate the world.