Wu Shigong, whose mind is infused with modern memories, finds himself in the final years of the Tianqi era. Against his will, he has boarded the sinking ship that is Wei Zhongxian’s faction.
In the late Ming, factional strife rages within the court, rebellion brews beyond its walls, and Later Jin forces menace the border. In this harsh world, he has no grasp of history to help him speculate, no inventions or golden finger, no kingly aura to inspire heroic followers, and no poems to plagiarize and use to win a beauty’s heart.
How will he protect himself after Chongzhen takes the throne? How will he navigate the dark officialdom of the late Ming? Once he leaves the capital, how will he survive and prosper among the rebel armies and the Later Jin forces? With no historical knowledge to guide him, how will he find his way?
All he has is the hard-nosed attitude of a man with nothing to lose. With it, he carves out a path to prominence in the turbulent years of the late Ming. Follow his winding journey.
