Prisoner on the Dragon Throne: The Jianwen Emperor's Tragic Song of the Jingnan Campaign

After his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly dies, the young Zhu Yunwen is pushed onto the throne. Faced with a vast empire and his vassal uncles watching him like hawks, he is filled with unease and fear. With ministers Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng among those advising him, the Jianwen Emperor begins a campaign to strip the vassal princes of their power. But this provokes fierce resistance from the vassal faction led by the Prince of Yan, Zhu Di. Zhu Di launches the Jingnan Campaign under the banner of “removing traitors from the emperor's side.” As the Jianwen Emperor suffers defeat after defeat, he must face the grave consequences of his poor decisions. With the Yan army closing in on Nanjing, the Jianwen Emperor faces a difficult choice: fight to the death or flee in secret. His decision will shape the fate of the entire empire.