In the first year of Hongwu, I transmigrate into a beggar dying in the snow.
When I open my eyes, I see Crown Prince Zhu Biao. “Would you be willing to come to the capital with me?”
I bow with a smile. “I would gladly balance the accounts of the realm for Your Highness.”
Three years later, I become the youngest Vice Minister of Revenue in the Ming dynasty.
Hu Weiyong mocks my humble background. I respond by flinging evidence of embezzlement by his trusted aides onto Zhu Yuanzhang’s desk.
Xu Da praises my mastery of military strategy, but during the Northern Expedition, I use economic warfare to bring the remnants of Northern Yuan to their knees.
The entire court fears my methods, yet no one knows my real goal is...
To become a carefree prince who never attends court, takes no sides, and lies flat while counting his money.
