Lin Yu was a history buff in the modern world, with a deep understanding of and strong feelings about the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty. During a strange astronomical event, he unexpectedly transmigrated, his soul entering the body of Zhu Youjian, the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Newly transmigrated, Lin Yu knew the Ming was on the brink of collapse, beset by peasant uprisings at home and the Later Jin watching hungrily from beyond its borders. But drawing on his modern knowledge and understanding of history, he resolved to turn the tide and restore the Ming to its former glory.
Lin Yu began by reforming the bureaucracy, punishing corrupt officials and promoting a group of capable, ambitious men. He pushed through sweeping reforms, eased the burden on farmers, encouraged agriculture, and built irrigation works. At the same time, he strengthened military training, improved weapons and equipment, and forged an elite army.
Under Lin Yu's diligent rule, the Ming's situation gradually stabilized and the nation began to recover. Then, just as things were turning around, a strange sky screen suddenly appeared, broadcasting everything Lin Yu did in real time to the Myriad Worlds.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao watched Zhu Youjian's actions on the sky screen and exclaimed, “If I had such methods, what could keep the realm from being brought to heel?”
In the glorious age of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin also praised Lin Yu's reforms: “This is the bearing of a wise ruler. My Great Tang should learn from him as well.”
The scholars and literati of the Song Dynasty were even more filled with hope and longing for the Ming's revival.
Unaware that the Myriad Worlds were watching his every move, Lin Yu remained focused on the great task of restoring the Ming.
