Reconstruction of the world view: Zhu Yuanzhang passed away in the 31st year of Hongwu. His soul spent fifteen years in the body of a professor in the Department of Modern History, reading about the rise and fall of later generations and the various changes in people's livelihood. Eight years after returning to Hongwu after being reborn, Queen Ma is still there, Prince Zhu Biao is not dead, Lan Yu is not crazy, and the Ming Dynasty is prosperous but has hidden dangers.
Core conflict: Zhu Yuanzhang (Lao Zhu), who possesses the soul of future generations, faces the still feudal and cruel officialdom of the Ming Dynasty. He must not only use the modern rule of law and people's livelihood thinking to clean up corruption, but also avoid the bloodshed of the "Four Major Hongwu Cases" in history; he must not only cultivate Zhu Biao to become a truly Shoucheng benevolent king, but also curb Zhu Di's ambitions and avoid the battle of Jingnan.
Character arc: From the irritable old Zhu who "kills people at the beginning" to the eternal emperor who "kills people to kill people and prevents corruption in the system". He is no longer the reckless emperor who only knows how to peel off the skin and get the real grass, but a "modern version of the Hongwu Emperor" who understands economic warfare, information warfare and political balance.
