Great Ming: That Lazy Imperial Grandson Is Actually the King of the Underworld?

Word has it that the Forbidden City is home to an emperor aboveground, but the Ming also has an emperor underground!

In the twelfth year of Yongle, Zhu Di marched north, destroyed the Oirat, and conquered half the steppe!

When the army returned in triumph, the court held a ceremony at the Hall of Supreme Harmony to reward its heroes. The Crown Prince proposed that the Ming Transportation Company and Qingyuan Escort Agency, which had ensured the transport of military supplies, should receive the highest honors.

The Ming Transportation Company had a monopoly on transportation throughout the realm.

The Qingyuan Escort Agency was the greatest escort agency in the land. It possessed the Mandarin Duck Formation and the Hollow Square Formation, and its strength was terrifying.

Zhu Gaochi was astonished to discover that the two were secretly run by the very same person.

Then more truths came to light.

The Yingtian Guild Hall, the Ming Mining Company, the General Maritime Transport Bureau, the Steel Company, the Yingtian Manufacturing Bureau, the Ming Bank...

From top to bottom, an impenetrable web controlled every aspect of the realm. Seven out of ten officials were under his command!

"Investigate this thoroughly!"

"Your Majesty! It was all the work of your grandson, Zhu Zhanyuan."

"What?"

Zhu Zhanyuan would rather sit than stand, and lie down rather than sit. He did nothing but laze around, a real couch potato.

He was the emperor underground?

Everyone was stunned!

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