Zhu Yuanzhang: So I’m That Bastard

Zhu Yuanzhang captures Jinling, giving himself the means to contend for the empire.

He recalls a romantic affair from sixteen years ago and deeply misses the woman involved.

What he doesn't know is that outside Jinling, a young man named Yang Yun has joined his army as a foot soldier.

After years of fierce battles, Yang Yun repeatedly distinguishes himself and earns the title of Great Ming's God of War!

As Great Ming's foremost founding hero, Yang Yun is invited to a private banquet with Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang: "I want to honor your mother by making her the most distinguished noblewoman in the land!"

Yang Yun: "She deserves it!"

Zhu Yuanzhang: "I want to posthumously ennoble your father as a prince, enshrine him in the Shrine of Loyal Martyrs, and have the royal family offer incense in his honor!"

Yang Yun: "There's no need. My father was a shameless bastard! If he were still alive, I'd slap him across the face a few times!"

By chance, Zhu Yuanzhang spots the jade pendant around Yang Yun's neck and is stunned...

It turns out I'm that bastard!

Zhu Yuanzhang finds Zhu Biao. "The Imperial Ancestral Instructions say the eldest legitimate son should inherit the throne. Biao, you actually have an older brother."

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