Great Ming: I Transmigrate and Become Sworn Brothers with Zhu Yuanzhang from the Start

At the end of the Yuan dynasty, war flames spread everywhere. The Yellow River burst its banks, harsh rule proved more vicious than tigers, and the common people were driven from their homes by famine and warfare. The first sparks of the Red Turban Rebellion were growing into a prairie fire. Zhu Yuanzhang, who had suffered the anguish of losing his family and home, raised a rebel army in Hezhou. Xu Da's courage, Tang He's steadiness, and Lin Yue's intelligence became his strongest supports.

The story begins in a grain shop in Hezhou, yet at its heart lies the ambition to secure the realm and bring peace to the land. From setting the goal of “taking Jiqing and establishing a home base” to splitting their forces in two and capturing Yingtian through strategy, the four brothers carve out a path with their swords and build a firm foundation with sweet potatoes and grain shops. Xu Da defends the land, sword in hand, atop the city walls; Tang He stores grain in the granaries against famine; Lin Yue teaches skills and distributes seeds along the field ridges; and Zhu Yuanzhang plans the fate of the realm from the government office. When Zhang Shicheng's spies lurk around their fields, they outwit the enemy. When Guo Zixing is trapped in Haozhou, they free him with a clever stratagem, ultimately forging an alliance against the Yuan.

There are no golden fingers arriving out of nowhere, only struggles and aspirations grounded in the realities of the age. From grain stalls in narrow lanes to towering city walls, from brotherhood to alliances among warlords, the story has both the fervor of battlefield clashes and the warmth of encouraging farming and sericulture. In an age of chaos, a group of people hold fast to the simple wish of “making sure the people have enough to eat,” taking that light through the grief of a fallen land as they forge a road to peace. This is not merely the rise of an emperor, but a sweeping chronicle of an age of war, where ideals and brotherhood, people's livelihoods and the greater good intertwine.