Wang Sen, a modern young man, transmigrates into the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu and becomes a low-ranking clerk in the granary of Liuhe County, Yingtian Prefecture. The aftermath of the Lan Yu case still hangs over the land, and the court is gripped by silence and fear. Knowing how history will unfold, Wang Sen resolves to keep his head down and survive the bloodshed of Zhu Yuanzhang’s final years. He establishes himself at the county office through meticulous bookkeeping, quietly builds connections, and carefully accumulates resources.
After Zhu Yunwen takes the throne, Huang Zicheng and others seek to promote him for his talent. Knowing how the Jingnan Campaign will end, Wang Sen politely declines, citing mourning obligations and illness, and remains content in a humble post.
Only after Yongle ascends the throne and the dust settles does he finally draw on the credentials, public support, and insight into court affairs he has built up over years in hiding. He begins to pursue his ambitions in earnest, making his way carefully in the new dynasty and embarking on an epic underdog comeback, from scraping by in the Hongwu era to thriving under Yongle.
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