Great Ming: I Only Want to Die, But the Jiajing Emperor Won't Let Me?

After transmigrating into the Ming Dynasty during the Jiajing era, Shen An, a Hanlin Academy junior compiler, binds himself to the Death-Seeking System. If he gets himself into trouble and is executed, he can return to the modern era and receive a fortune of trillions. From then on, the Ming Dynasty gains a "death-seeking maniac." During the Renyin Palace Incident, palace maids strangle the emperor, and the entire court scrambles to shift the blame. Shen An steps forward. "It's my fault. Your Majesty, please execute me!" The Jiajing Emperor says, "Shen An is loyal. Give him twenty strokes of the court cane, then let him live." Yan Song says, "Shen An is one of mine. Anyone who lays a hand on him will have to answer to my cudgel first!" Xu Jie says, "Shen An is a pillar of the state. He must not die!" Shen An panics. "Please, just kill me! I'm the one who plotted the rebellion! I'm the one who colluded with the enemy! Why won't anyone execute me?" Yan Song protects him, the Jiajing Emperor keeps him alive, and the whole court of civil officials rushes to save him. Shen An looks at the distant prospect of his execution and at his rapidly rising rank, and sheds tears of despair. All he wants is to die, then go home and collect his money. Why is this Ming Dynasty so reluctant to let him die?