• Soul rebirth: After the death of Yongle Emperor Zhu Di in 1424, his soul traveled through more than 400 years and possessed the 18-year-old Emperor Guangxu in 1879 (the fifth year of Guangxu). He faced the dilemma of the late Qing Dynasty amid internal and external troubles.
• The first test of his edge: Zhu Di used Guangxu's body to show a completely different and strong style in the court, used military strategies to frighten Cixi, and began to lay out his own power network.
• Cultivate power: Zhu Di secretly summoned the generals of the Beiyang Navy to guide the construction of the navy based on the navigation experience of the Yongle period; at the same time, he used marginalized Han officials to form his own think tank.
• Cultural conflict: Facing the huge impact of modern technology and ancient cognition, Zhu Di eagerly learned the political, military and scientific and technological knowledge of the 19th century with the assistance of Zhang Zhidong and other ministers.
• Power game: Zhu Di retreated in order to advance. On the surface, he obeyed Ci Xi. He secretly planted cronies at the military aircraft, used eunuch Li Lianying to pass false information, and began to weave a huge web of power.
This writing focuses on the shocking experience of Zhu Di's soul traveling to Guangxu, and how he quickly adapted to his new identity and began to layout power. The story shows the decay of the late Qing court through Zhu Di's perspective, as well as the iron-blooded emperor's ambition to change history.
