Great Ming: Reborn as Prince Qi, My Father Forces Me to Seize the Throne

I'm a history buff with a day job. One day, I woke up as Zhu Yuanzhang's seventh son, Zhu Fu, Prince of Qi.

I racked my brain for everything I remembered from history books, and my heart sank. According to the original history, I'd eventually be stripped of my title and made a commoner, then confined in Fengyang until I died of old age. From the start, I was trapped in a dead end.

At first, I planned to keep my head down, pretend to be a coward, and stay alive by avoiding every disaster. But at an audience in the Fengtian Hall, Zhu Yuanzhang hit me with a difficult challenge. In three months, he'd send me to establish my fief in Qingzhou, without troops or money, while keeping people around to watch my every move. If I could gain a foothold in Qingzhou and survive, I'd have a chance to compete for the empire. If I couldn't, I'd be confined for the rest of my life.

The old ministers of Huaixi were too powerful, Lan Yu was arrogant, and disaster was looming. The princes and the crown prince were locked in a web of intrigue, and the chaos of the Jingnan Campaign lay ahead. I was the only one who knew about these future calamities.

No System, no lucky encounters. All I had was the historical knowledge in my head. Amid the old emperor's tests and the schemes of every faction, I'd have to make my plans slowly and evade one deadly trap after another.

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