Fifteen years ago.
Three-year-old Crown Prince Zhao Ze fell into the Yangtze River after an ally betrayed him, and vanished without a trace.
Fifteen years later.
While traveling incognito, founding emperor Zhao Hongwu casually helped a starving young man named Chu Ze. Who could have guessed that the boy was the crown prince he had spent fifteen years searching for?
Right after transmigrating, Chu Ze nearly starved to death.
Fortunately, a kind old man named Lao Zhaotou saved him and helped him at every turn.
Lao Zhaotou was always eager to ask him about the affairs of the Great Qian court.
“What kind of man do you think the founding emperor of Great Qian is?”
“Can Great Qian’s troops sweep away the remnants of the Great Mongol army this time?”
“If you were the crown prince, how would you handle the affairs of state?”
Seeing Lao Zhaotou’s ambition, Chu Ze decided to repay him for saving and caring for him. Using the strategic insight and modern thinking of a man from the present day, he personally coached Lao Zhaotou on how to “rebel.”
Who could have expected that the more he taught Lao Zhaotou how to rebel, the stronger the turbulent Great Qian became!
Once both internal troubles and external threats had been swept away, Lao Zhaotou smiled and draped an imperial robe over Chu Ze’s shoulders.
As Chu Ze stared in utter confusion, Lao Zhaotou proudly declared: “I’m actually Zhao Hongwu, the founding emperor of Great Qian, and you’re Zhao Ze, the crown prince I’ve spent fifteen years searching for!”
