Great Ming: I Transmigrated as the Chongzhen Emperor and Sent the Rebels to Fight the Barbarians

Modern-day office drone Chen Nuo wakes up to find that he has transmigrated into the body of Zhu Youjian, the Prince of Xin of the Ming Dynasty.

He opens his eyes to a nightmare from the start: the Tianqi Emperor is dead, and the officials are crowding his door, pressuring him to ascend the throne.

Other people transmigrate to become emperors and conquer new lands or surround themselves with three thousand beauties. All he can think about is the crooked tree on Coal Hill.

Of the fifteen emperors, thirteen didn’t live to see fifty. Even a dog wouldn’t want to be emperor of the Ming Dynasty!

To save his own skin, Chen Nuo tries every trick to refuse the throne. He lists the bizarre ways his ancestors died, engages in an endless tug-of-war with Grand Secretary Huang Liji, unleashes a torrent of words, even bites people, and throws tantrums without budging an inch.

Who knew the officials wouldn’t fall for any of it? Huang Liji simply clamps a hand over his mouth and orders his men to half-carry, half-drag him into a sedan chair, “escorting” him all the way to the Forbidden City.