His soul enters the body of Zhu Yuntong, the third son of Crown Prince Zhu Biao, in the twenty-fifth year of the Hongwu reign.
At the time, Zhu Biao has just died young. In court, Zhu Yuanzhang has already decided to make his grandson Zhu Yunwen the Crown Prince's heir, and is only waiting for the court to go through the motions before conferring the title.
Zhu Yuntong knows history well and understands that if he lets Zhu Yunwen succeed to the throne, it will not only bring about the Jingnan Campaign, but also leave him doomed to die in captivity under Zhu Di.
Besides, Zhu Yunwen is mediocre, hardly the great ruler capable of sustaining the newly founded Ming dynasty.
Zhu Yuntong resolutely steps forward and declares in front of everyone, "I ask Grandfather to appoint me Crown Prince's heir, so I can ascend the throne and become emperor."
His words leave the officials of the entire court dumbstruck.
The officials berate him, and he debates the assembled nobles.
With his insight into the course of history and exceptional ingenuity, Zhu Yuntong advances carefully at the edge of life and death.
