Lin Yan, a modern lecturer at a top-tier 985 university with expertise in both biomedical science and fundamental chemistry, unexpectedly transmigrates into the third year of the Hongwu era, becoming Zhu Su, the fifth legitimate son of the Ming founder, Zhu Yuanzhang, and Prince of Zhou. The moment he opens his eyes, he faces the authoritarian rule of the early Hongwu era, the undercurrents of the princes vying for the throne, and the century of tragedies to come: the Jingnan Rebellion, the bloody purges of meritorious officials, and the collapse of the Ming realm in its final years.
Fortunately, he binds the Ming Dynasty Survival System. Its golden finger follows strict rules: it provides only knowledge, principles, and historical warnings. It cannot produce finished goods or make him invincible without effort. Every technology must be adapted to the conditions of the era, and only by benefiting the people and the country, correcting the nation's course, and preserving Chinese civilization can he unlock permissions and earn Survival Points.
He has no interest in the throne or forming factions. From the start, he voluntarily gives up his wealthy fiefdom in Wu. “Wu is where Father began his great undertaking. I, your younger brother, am willing to take a border fief instead, to guard the frontier and keep the people safe.” His words strike Zhu Yuanzhang right in the heart, earning him the trust of Empress Ma and Crown Prince Zhu Biao.
He uses modern medicine to save Empress Ma when she falls gravely ill, and protects Crown Prince Zhu Biao every step of the way, snuffing out the spark of the Jingnan Rebellion at its source and preventing the mass purges of meritorious officials in the final years of Hongwu. By monopolizing three industries, sugar refining, glassmaking, and improved cotton cloth, he builds ties to the imperial court and accumulates seed capital. He puts an end to the Yellow River floods and promotes high-yield crops to improve people's lives. He upgrades firearms, reforms military tactics, and builds a modernized army that crushes the Northern Yuan and recovers the grasslands.
He serves three generations of emperors, abolishes harmful policies, spurs the beginnings of industry, opens up global trade routes, and expands the realm, forging a Ming Empire on which the sun never sets. He never ascends the throne, yet becomes the anchor that keeps the Ming Dynasty steady for three hundred years. Later generations honor him as a “sage prince for the ages,” leaving behind a story that never ends
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