Great Ming: From the Start, I Have Only Seven Days to Live

During the Hongzhi era of the Ming dynasty.

Zhu Shou, the second son of a poor family, stands in the imperial court.

"Civil officials embroider birds on their robes, and military officers embroider beasts. So tell me, who in this court isn't a beast in fine clothes?"

"The man standing before you is the Ming dynasty's protector, mentor to the head of the Grand Secretariat, savior of Emperor Hongzhi, nightmare of the great clans and aristocratic families of the Ming, the very architect of Ming's sacred learning, pioneer of new sea routes, guardian of the order of the oceans, adoptive father of the Japanese emperor, and a Ming prince devoted to the people..."

On the first day after awakening the System,

Zhu Shou has only seven days left to live.

Amid the raging currents of history, Zhu Xuan defies fate and changes his destiny through sheer force of will...

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