[Transmigration + political intrigue + empress + realistic + no romance + legitimate daughter + strong heroine + no golden finger]
Zhu Di: “My dear nephew! I’m taking the throne!”
Zhu Yunwen: “I will strip the vassal kings of their power! I will centralize authority!”
The throne in the Hall of Supreme Harmony had barely grown warm when uncle and nephew turned against each other, with war already looming.
Standing in the shadows, Zhu Zhaoning gave a single scornful laugh, silencing the uproar throughout the hall.
She was the eldest legitimate granddaughter of the Hongwu Emperor and the eldest legitimate daughter of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. She should have been the most honored princess of the Ming Dynasty, yet she was born into a turbulent age stained with imperial blood.
She had no System to empower her, no pocket dimension to rely on, and no golden finger to defy fate.
All she had were eyes that could see through people, a proud spirit that knew when to bend and when to stand firm, and the ruthlessness to overturn this patriarchal court!
Zhu Yunwen was a rigid traditionalist, while Zhu Di was ruthless?
Then she would let them fight until both were gravely weakened!
She would plan each move carefully, win over the nobility, reassure the people, use the campaign to strip the vassal kings of their power to promote talented commoners, and rally the imperial clan under the name of the Hongwu Emperor’s direct descendants.
When uncle and nephew were locked in a fight to the death, she would wield a three-foot blade and shatter this rotten court!
Who says a woman cannot ascend the throne?
