Great Ming: Hold On, It's Too Early to Take the Throne

Zhu Gaochi transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty as Zhu Gaochi, and can only weep as he looks at his own rolls of fat.

Luckily, his System unlocks, and rewards keep pouring in.

Zhu Gaochi resolves, "I'm still a long way from taking the throne. Hold it in!"

But the System seems determined to thwart him. Its very first reward is the gift of silver-tongued eloquence, curing his stutter.

Then come the Wumu Military Manual, a hundred paces to pierce a willow, Xiao Muzi's flying daggers...

Stay low-key! Stay low-key! Zhu Gaochi keeps reminding himself, but things never go as planned!

During the royal hunt, a one-eyed wolf lunges at Zhu Yuanzhang. Before anyone can rush to his aid, Zhu Gaochi saves him with a fruit knife.

Zhu Yuanzhang fakes an illness, and everyone picks a side to fight over the imperial throne. Zhu Gaochi tricks Zhang Sanfeng into coming, then hauls the Old Zhu right out of his sickbed. "Stop pretending..."

What...? Why is the story going off track? Why is Zhu Yunwen getting chewed out by the Old Zhu...? Zhu Gaochi pats his big belly. "Maybe I should fight for the throne too?"

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