Li Mo, a young man from the modern era, unexpectedly transmigrates to the end of the Hongwu reign and becomes the Prince of Yan Zhu Di's son-in-law. As history rolls toward the abyss of the Jingnan Campaign, he wields knowledge beyond his time to change fate with a dose of penicillin, snatching Crown Prince Zhu Biao back from Death itself. With improved firearms, he turns the tide at the Battle of Baigou River and helps Zhu Di reverse the course of the war.
He navigates a treacherous court, treading carefully through the bloodshed of the Lan Yu case and unraveling conspiracies beneath the splendor of a world where foreign nations pay tribute. On one side is the subtle struggle with the iron-fisted emperor Zhu Di, who shifts from suspicion to reliance; on the other is a bond with Princess Yong'an, Zhu Yuning, that spans time and life and death.
As elephant troops from Annam and Mongol cavalry batter at the passes, while court factions and the ambitions of regional princes intertwine, he forges a sword from modern knowledge and cuts a path to survival through the cracks of history. This is a desperate gamble to rewrite Ming history. Watch as he helps Zhu Di ascend the throne amid clashing blades and political intrigue, and creates a legend worthy of the words, “I owe half my empire to my worthy son-in-law!”
