Great Ming: Zhu Yuanzhang Exposes Me, His Prince

In the eighteenth year of the Zhizheng era. Zhu Yuanzhang's eldest son, Zhu Xuan, suddenly fell ill. His condition was critical, and no treatment seemed to work.

With the realm still unsettled, Zhu Yuanzhang feared the news might leak and spark a rebellion. He decided to send his son away to be raised by others, under the assumed name Zhao Xuan, and keep him out of the history books.

More than ten years passed without them seeing each other once.

Then one day, Zhao Xuan improved the flintlock rifle. He came up with Arabic numerals and higher mathematics, and even tinkered together black powder and a globe...

After that, a man who called himself Lao Huang and a woman surnamed Ma started visiting Zhao Xuan's home regularly.

The man wasn't bad-hearted, but he often bragged about giving Zhao Xuan half the realm. Madam Ma treated him especially well, though she was always going on about finding him the most beautiful wife in the world.

Seeing how they treated him, Zhao Xuan was touched, but also exasperated. "That's enough, stop bragging. You really think you're an emperor, able to get anything you want?"

Lao Huang burst out laughing. "No more pretending, son..."

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.