Great Ming: I Beat Up Zhu Yuanzhang from the Start

In the third year of Hongwu, after learning that Zhu Yuanzhang had proclaimed himself emperor in Yingtian and founded the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Shizhi, Zhu Yuanzhang’s biological uncle, traveled a thousand li to reach Yingtian.

But as soon as he entered the city, he was arrested and thrown into the Imperial Prison for falsely claiming to be a relative of the emperor.

As luck would have it, Zhu Yuanzhang had come to the prison in disguise to recruit worthy men. By a stroke of fate, uncle and nephew were joyfully reunited, and Zhu Shizhi gave Zhu Yuanzhang a sound beating on the spot.

Zhu Yuanzhang: “Uncle, please come out of retirement and help your nephew.”

Zhu Biao: “Great-uncle, I’m terrified without you here to guide the Ming Dynasty.”

At the pleas of everyone in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Shizhi reluctantly agrees to govern for the good of all under heaven. With the help of the System, sweet potatoes, cotton, and matchlock guns appear ahead of schedule, and the Ming Dynasty begins expanding, colonizing overseas...

One day, Zhu Yuanzhang places the crown on Zhu Shizhi’s head:

“Uncle, you can be emperor.”

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.