After transmigrating to the twenty-fifth year of the Hongwu era in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Jingyuan becomes an ordinary commoner in Lishui, Yingtian.
Just then, Crown Prince Zhu Biao falls critically ill. An imperial proclamation promises a thousand taels of silver, an official post, and a noble title to anyone who can save him!
With nowhere else to turn, Zhu Jingyuan uses modern medicine to bring down the fever with one dose, then cures the lung infection with a miraculous medicine, pulling the Crown Prince back from the gates of death!
An imperial edict follows! He is appointed Vice Commander of the Palace Guard, a fifth-rank post! He is granted fifty mu of good farmland and a thousand taels of silver!
He had planned to be a minor commander, living quietly in his home with a few servants until the Hongwu era was over. But Zhu Biao takes an immediate liking to him, and Zhu Yuanzhang keeps him in mind behind the scenes.
He is present among the Eastern Palace guards and leaves his mark on court struggles. Even the future of the Ming Dynasty quietly changes because of him!
Zhu Biao: “Jingyuan, my Eastern Palace is your home!”
Zhu Yuanzhang: “Young man, do a good job. If being a commander isn't enough, I'll make you a peer!”
