The Ming Dynasty's Second Legitimate Son: Defending the Nation, Aiding the Emperor, and Securing the Realm

After transmigrating into the late Yuan dynasty, he becomes Zhu Chen, the second legitimate son of Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma, a prince never mentioned in the history books.

Gifted in both civil and military affairs, and unmatched in strategy, he joins the army on its campaigns, sweeping across the land, expanding the borders, and striking fear into the surrounding tribes.

He defies fate, saves Empress Ma, Crown Prince Zhu Biao, Crown Princess Consort Chang, and the eldest imperial grandson Zhu Xiongying, and cuts off the source of the Lu clan's future troubles.

He establishes the Embroidered Uniform Guard single-handedly, monitoring the court and the country, intimidating traitors, and crushing factional struggles and monopolies among the civil officials with an iron fist.

He secures the realm at home and expands its borders abroad, helping his elder brother Zhu Biao hold firm as crown prince, rebuilding the Ming dynasty's foundations for generations to come and rewriting the fate of the entire dynasty.