The Great Ming's Azure Sail

Liang Yu, a modern history graduate, specializes in the Yongle era of the Ming dynasty, Zheng He's voyages, and ancient Chinese customs. He transmigrates to the third year of Yongle, on the eve of Zheng He's first voyage to the Western Ocean, into the body of Liang Shiji, a newly appointed clerk aboard the fleet.

He knows how everyone's story ends, the dangers on every voyage, and the course of the imperial court and the empire. But he knows even better that "history must not be tampered with." All he wants is to stay alive, witness the prosperous age, and protect the person who deserves it most: Zheng He.

He follows Zheng He on all seven voyages, witnessing the grandest maritime age of the Ming dynasty with his own eyes. He sees factional strife at court, pirates at sea, power plays in foreign lands, and the helplessness and fulfillment of historical regrets. He also witnesses the Yongle era rise to its peak and then fade away.

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