Making It in the Great Ming: I Rule as a Minister With a Heavenly Book

Shen Ningyun woke up to discover that she had transmigrated to the Ming Dynasty, equipped with a Heavenly Book System.

Ding! Obtained the power to erase memories.

Ding! Obtained the power to turn back time.

Ding! Obtained the art of conjuring illusions through poetry.

Rising from a humble scholar to a chief minister, The Outcast who stood beneath only the emperor and above all others, Shen Ningyun spent a century witnessing the Ming Dynasty rise and fall. She crossed wits with wise rulers, foolish emperors, loyal ministers, treacherous officials, scolding ministers, pirates, traitors, heroes, and Japanese raiders, each employing their own strange stratagems.

Zhu Yuanzhang: I can see into people's hearts. One look is all it takes to know whether someone is treacherous or wicked.

Hu Weiyong: The chancellorship lies before me, the throne above. My men cover the land, and my title commands respect. If anyone dares defy me, out come the six swords.

Liu Ji: I observe the celestial signs and know what fate holds. Every scheme, open or secret, is in my hands.

Shen Ningyun: Let the flames rage across the court and countryside. The sea itself can rise and turn the sky blue. Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, escaping underground is the best.

Zhu Di: After longing for the throne for decades, Heaven rewards those who persevere. Once I seized power, the four seas submitted to me...

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