Zhu Gaoxu opened his eyes, and the last image in his mind was of a red-hot copper vat.
He transformed into the most famous prince seeking death in the Ming Dynasty - King Zhu Gaoxu of Han. In the first year of Xuande's reign, he raised an army to rebel against his nephew, but was defeated and captured. According to history, he would be detained under a three-hundred-pound copper vat and roasted alive into a pile of coke.
There is only one day left before being escorted to Beijing.
Zhu Gaoxu took off his shirt and tied wattle sticks on his back. He knelt in front of the Meridian Gate and burst into tears: "Zhu Gaoxu, the guilty minister, thank you for your grace!"
Everyone in the civil and military dynasties thought he was crazy. Only Zhu Gaoxu knew that this was the only way to survive.
Glass, movable type, briquettes—the bits and pieces of knowledge I learned from using mobile phones in my previous life became a dimensionality reduction blow in the Ming Dynasty. He helps the court make money, helps the people save money, and uses technology to package himself as a "useful but harmless" idler.
Zhu Zhanji looked at this second uncle who suddenly changed into a different person, his eyes became more and more complicated.
"What do you want?"
"Live." Zhu Gaoxu said, "Just live."
