Great Ming: I Risk My Life to Remonstrate Every Day, and Zhu Yuanzhang Is Losing It!

Lin Xiao's soul transmigrates into the Ming Dynasty. Having earned the title of top scholar, he is about to take part in the palace exam.

He secretly schemes to take a shortcut: if he angers Emperor Taizu, Zhu Yuanzhang, enough to get himself executed, he can return to the modern world and become a winner in life.

What he doesn't know is that, on the eve of the exam, Zhu Yuanzhang has also chanced upon a golden finger that lets him foresee crises in future generations.

During the palace exam, Zhu Yuanzhang tests him on the predicament of the Chongzhen era: "If my dynasty gradually declines and the state teeters on the brink of collapse, how would you turn things around?"

Lin Xiao answers: "The first priority is to confiscate the assets of the powerful clans. First, put the scholar-official class in order. Then investigate the private holdings of the vassal princes. Finally, settle accounts with the meritorious nobility."

Asked what to do if the Crown Prince dies young and the succession remains unsettled, Lin Xiao speaks bluntly: "Forgive my candor, Your Majesty, but if you don't make the Prince of Yan the heir, a rebellion will surely follow. You should heed the will of Heaven and the people and appoint the Fourth Prince as your successor now."

In the great hall, Lin Xiao speaks sharply, driving a wedge between the imperial relatives and openly pointing out Taizu's failings in governance. All he wants is a quick death and release.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang slams the table, grabs his arm in front of everyone, and exclaims, "Heaven bless the Ming! With your plans, our dynasty can flourish!"

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