The Young Marquis Jing of the Ming: Volume One, The Lone Goose’s Calamity

In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, the Hu Weiyong case erupted. The entire Linjiang Marquis household was thrown into prison. Ten-year-old Chen Xi crawled out through a secret passage and became the son of a disgraced official. He had no parents, no travel permit, no household registration, and the whole city of Nanjing was hunting for him. But he had a jade pendant. It grew warm, and his wounds healed. If Heaven wouldn’t let me die, then someone else should take charge of this Ming dynasty.

From a runaway beggar boy to the Marquis of Jingjun. He carved out this path himself, with blood and blade.