Away from the Capital for Three Months, the Beloved Grandson Was Tricked into Taking a Master

When the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di leaves Jinling for a business trip to Beiping, no sooner has he gone than someone tricks his beloved grandson into switching sides and becoming a disciple of Science!

"That Xia Yan dares to corrupt my beloved grandson. He must die!"

But when Zhu Di races a thousand li back to Jinling, he discovers that he can't bring himself to kill the great trickster after all.

Can Confucianism send people into the sky? No! But Science can!

Can Confucianism guide and control thunder and lightning? No! Science can!

Can Confucianism grow delicious, easy-to-cultivate crops that yield five thousand jin per mu? No! Science can do that too!

Can Confucianism help the Ming crush the northern grasslands and conquer lands across the seas? No! Science can!

If Confucianism can do it, Science will do it! If Confucianism can't, Science will do it anyway!

Zhu Di: "I entrust my beloved grandson and the future of the Ming to you."

"Rest assured, Your Majesty. I will help the Crown Prince build a prosperous Ming Empire on which the sun never sets!"

May the sun and moon never set, and may they forever shine upon the Ming!

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