Political intrigue + a little feel-good wish fulfillment + explosive thrills
The early focus of this book is political intrigue. Hu Weiyong plots to usurp the throne, while the Lü family poisons Zhu Ying. The protagonist, Zhu Ying, is a transmigrator.
(Readers who can’t stand saintly protagonists or nitpicking critics, please avoid this book. History may not be entirely accurate, so please don’t read if you’re looking for historical realism.)
Zhu Yuanzhang originally planned to investigate Hu Weiyong’s rebellion, but instead uncovered the immense power Hu Weiyong had amassed...
The later part of the book focuses on wish fulfillment.
Zhu Ying is the MVP in repelling the Northern Yuan and putting down religious rebellions among the common people. He offers strategies and personally takes to the battlefield. Almost every battle he knows of ends in victory. After that, the Great Ming enjoys several years without war.
The book ends in the seventeenth year of Hongwu: Zhu Yuanzhang abdicates in favor of Zhu Biao, becoming the Retired Emperor; Empress Ma becomes the Empress Dowager, and Zhu Ying becomes the Crown Prince.
Whether it's the cool points, the number of people, or the logic, it all makes sense, and the dialogue is very detailed. Later, when we went to Shaanxi Province, it was absolutely amazing. Zhu Di was arrested, and his pregnant wife knelt on the ground to beg for mercy in the heavy rain.