Great Ming: I'm at the Tavern, and Old Zhu Drops by for Free Food and Drinks

After transmigrating to the early Ming Dynasty, Li Qing becomes the owner of a tavern called Tianyun. Business is so slow that he is on the verge of bankruptcy. Then an old man arrives with a young companion. They come every day, not to eat, but just to hear Li Qing's "shocking" opinions!

"Mr. Li, will the Ming Dynasty really last only three hundred years?"

"Mr. Li, is it true that overseas lands are full of silver and limitless wealth?"

"Mr. Li, how can we break free from this three-hundred-year cycle of feudal rule?"

"Mr. Li, is my Great Ming really so terrible?"

As the questions keep coming, Li Qing grows increasingly suspicious of the two men before him.

"You keep talking about His Majesty and the Great Ming. Could you two possibly be that cursed Hongwu Emperor?"

The old man's mouth twitched. He slapped the table, then bowed respectfully.

"I ask you, Mr. Li, to enter the imperial court and serve as an official, helping my Great Ming secure prosperity for ten thousand generations!"

Li Qing shook his head with a bitter smile and spread his hands. "You two have been putting on this act, but I saw through it ages ago!"

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