Iron-Blooded Ambition: Rebellion Begins in the Third Year of Hongwu

In the twenty-eighth year of the Zhizheng era, Zhu Yuanzhang declared himself emperor in Yingtian, founded the Great Ming, and began the Hongwu era.

In the eighth month of Hongwu Year One, the Ming army captured the Yuan capital, Dadu. Emperor Shun of Yuan fled north, and the Yuan dynasty fell.

In Hongwu Year Two, the main Ming forces launched campaigns to the north, west, and south, sweeping across the land...

In Hongwu Year Three, I, Li Yi, rebelled, overthrew the Ming regime, and crushed the Hongwu Emperor...