He was succeeded by his son, who changed the era name to Kaixi (開熙) and was destroyed by the Ming Empire.
It was named Xi'an because was in the western part of the Ming Empire.
His works, though entertaining, have undertone that expresses concerns and discontent that he had with politics of the Ming Empire.
When Japan invaded Korea to attack the Ming Empire, he was installed as Crown Prince.
In foreign affairs he sought a balance between the Ming Empire and the Manchus.
He ordered temples built in his honor throughout the Ming Empire, and built personal palaces created with funds allocated for building the previous emperor's tombs.
He was a Chinese merchant, pirate and admiral for the Ming Empire.
The hardworking Chongzhen strives to save the dwindling Ming Empire from collapse and seeks to restore it to its former glory.
Chen was initially held hostage in Beijing to prevent Wu from betraying the Ming Empire.
They immediately tried to change it into another province of the Ming Empire.