Ming Dynasty's Greatest Corrupt Official

Ye Qing wakes up as a border county magistrate in Ming Dynasty's Hongwu era with one mission: get executed by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and return to the modern world. He embezzles millions, builds illegal mansions, forges weapons, and even creates a private navy to threaten the capital. But instead of the death sentence he craves, each outrageous crime earns him another promotion. Now commanding ironclad warships and pointing cannons at the imperial city, Ye Qing faces his greatest frustration yet—why won't the emperor just kill him already?