Chaos of Ming 1628

In the first year of the Chongzhen reign, the Tianqi Emperor passes away. Sun Qing, a time-traveler, barely has time to make his mark before he finds himself facing the executioner's blade at Xingtai. To survive, he adopts the surname of the Sun clan of Gaoyang, narrowly escaping the purge orchestrated by the Wei eunuch faction. Yet the Great Ming is already in its death throes. Compounded by the bitter, unrelenting cold of the Little Ice Age, years of drought, locust swarms, and plague ravage the realm. Beyond the passes, the Jurchens cast their hungry gaze upon Liaodong; within the borders, roving mutineer bands plunder at will. The pieces are scattered, the situation in tatters—so why not overturn the imperial house and start anew?