Late Ming: I Just Took Up My Fief, and Now I'm Exposed as a Villain for the Ages

Crown Prince Zhu Cilang awakens memories of his past life and discovers that he is a transmigrator.

He tries to save the Ming dynasty from the imperial court, but finds that its problems run too deep, the officials are at odds with one another, and the ruler is incompetent.

With no other choice, Zhu Cilang decides to give up his position as crown prince and take up his post in Qianzhou Province, building his power from scratch.

But just as he arrives at his fief, a sky screen appears, exposing his future as a notorious tyrant for the ages.

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Hong Chengchou, Minister of War of the Great Qing: “What? I was utterly loyal to the Great Qing, yet the regent had me dragged to the execution grounds and beheaded?”

The Chongzhen Emperor of the Great Ming: “What? My Great Ming has fallen, and I've become a retired emperor? That rebellious son Cilang is Cao Cao reborn, Sima Yi returned from the dead!”

Li Zicheng, the Rebel King: “How did such an enlightened and mighty emperor turn me into the scapegoat for the Ming crown prince? I was sitting at home, and the blame came flying over from the Ming!”

The famous Third Prince Zhu: “Damn it, big brother, you heartless bastard who throws your little brother under the bus! Is that any way to treat your brother? It's so rough up on the mountain. How could you send your own little brother up there to wage guerrilla warfare?”

Kong Yinzhi, Duke Yansheng: “How can the Ming crown prince slander the Eastern Tartars and the rebels by accusing them of digging up people's ancestral graves? And then force people to write denunciations against the Tartars and bandits?”

Dorgon, regent of the Great Qing: “Slander! It's all slander! The Great Qing doesn't deal in grave robbing, and I'm no tomb-raiding prince!”

The merchants: “Trust the Ming crown prince and you'll lose every last coin, forfeit your entire fortune, and end up working for nothing.”

The corrupt officials: “Your Highness, this servant is truly out of money. I can't afford any more indulgence certificates.”

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Watching the tyrant on the sky screen repeatedly torment the whole gang of villains, Zhu Cilang couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.

He had only just arrived at his fief, and now he had been exposed. The rebels and the Eastern Tartars would both send troops to attack him.