Ranking the Difficulty of Founding a Dynasty: Is the Ming Third?

Jiang Ruonan narrowly survived a meteorite impact.

From then on, without his knowledge, the videos he painstakingly made about how hard it was for emperors throughout history to rise to power were secretly broadcast across the dynasties...

Liu Bang: "I won the realm as a commoner, and now you're telling me there was a beggar too??"

Ying Zheng: "This has to be fake, right? I never thought a mere beggar could sit on the throne..."

Zhao Kuangyin scratched his head, suddenly embarrassed. "Your little brother is no great talent, but let me demonstrate the perfect rebellion! I hope everyone forgets how I won the realm..."

Yang Jian: "We're doomed. The sky is falling. Does this mean my usurpation ranks near the bottom?"

When third place was announced, every emperor was stunned. Could anyone have had a harder start than a beggar?

Zhu Yuanzhang flew into a rage and declared, "How dare you! I unified the world, drove out the Tartars, and restored China. I stood against the Great Yuan with my humble beginnings. Who could be more formidable than me?!"

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