Hongwu's Imperial Grandson: I Will Secure Three Hundred Years for the Great Ming

In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao dies. A history master’s soul transmigrates into Zhu Yuntong, the legitimate grandson of the emperor, whose original body is on the verge of death from a raging fever. The Eastern Palace is rife with undercurrents. His mother died young, and he has been sidelined since childhood. The mother and son from Consort Lu’s household are eyeing him hungrily, while the shadow of Zhu Di’s Jingnan Campaign looms behind him. He is doomed from the start!

Fortunately, he has an expert grasp of early Ming history and exceptional practical skills. He recognizes the poisonous medicine and saves himself. Thoughtful inventions like cotton cloth for wiping ink, green plums to balance salty food, and a rack for organizing memorials win Zhu Yuanzhang’s favor. He secretly builds an intelligence network, exposes Consort Lu’s conspiracy to frame him, and gradually secures his place in the Eastern Palace. While accompanying the heir and assisting in government, he proposes graduated tax rates and military farming reforms, protecting upright officials. In secret, he lays the groundwork among the military, for public welfare, and in intelligence. He improves firearms, brings sweet potatoes and potatoes back to China, and avoids the bloody purge Zhu Yuanzhang unleashes in his final years. In the end, his grandfather entrusts him with an imperial secret edict, a secret army, and control of the capital’s troops.

Jianwen’s aggressive campaign to strip the princes of their fiefs drives them into rebellion. Zhu Di marches south, and Zhu Yunwen suffers defeat after defeat. Called upon in a moment of crisis, Zhu Yuntong takes the field with improved firearms and a three-rank volley tactic. He persuades Li Jinglong to switch sides, allies with Prince Ning, and holds Jinan to deal the Yan army a devastating blow. At last, with the Taizu’s secret edict and his legitimate birthright, he wins over the people and ends the Jingnan Campaign without a battle.

After ascending the throne, he introduces new policies to reduce the princes’ power, reforms officialdom, and spreads high-yield crops. He personally leads the imperial guard north to defeat the Mongols and expand the territory by a thousand li. He improves the Fuchuan ships and resumes overseas trade, establishes an Academy of Science to promote technology, and expands basic education to cultivate talent. From an overlooked figure in the Eastern Palace to the ruler of the Great Ming, watch a modern soul reshape history and usher in a Hongwu golden age that draws tribute from every nation!