Comparing Two Great Mings: Zhu Di Begs Me to Become the Imperial Tutor

After the Jingnan Campaign, Fang Xiaoru was sentenced to execution along with his ten clans. Yet that very night, Zhu Di dreamed of another, prosperous Ming, all because one of the members of Fang Xiaoru's ten clans was a genius capable of governing the world.

Unconvinced, Zhu Di hurried to the Imperial Prison and secretly found Lin Chen, who was chatting idly while waiting to die.

"You say Daoyan is impressive? What does a man who taps a wooden fish know about dynastic cycles? Can his amateurish dragon-slaying tricks plan for all eternity?"

Yao Guangxiao expressionlessly crushed the Buddhist beads in his hand.

"The seven voyages to the West were a great achievement? Come on, they didn't even reach Europe, let alone circumnavigate the globe. Think bigger. Your vision is too small."

Zheng He furrowed his brow slightly.

"You think Qiu Fu and the others can fight? Ha! Zhu Neng died on his southern campaign against Annam, and Qiu Fu botched his northern campaign. And you call that impressive? With my method, three thousand elite soldiers could conquer Annam."

Qiu Fu's face twisted, while Zhu Neng angrily drew his sword.

"Emperor Yongle, Zhu Di? Mediocre in war, incompetent at civil governance. Implementing the equalized tax system, introducing sweet potatoes, and starting an industrial revolution: get those three things right, and becoming an emperor for the ages would be easy!"

Stunned, Zhu Di could no longer sit still. He sprang to his feet.

"Mr. Lin, please, become the Imperial Tutor!"

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