Zhu Di is reborn in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, just after being made Prince of Yan and on the eve of taking up his post in Beiping.
In his previous life, he launched the Jingnan Campaign and seized the throne, led five expeditions against the Mongols, and welcomed envoys from every nation.
But he also saw the Ming miss its chance to master the seas, leaving the empire trapped on land until it ultimately fell.
In this life, he will do more than defend Beiping.
He will secure the northern steppe, control maritime trade in the south, seize the Japanese islands in the east, and pacify the Western Oceans.
Others think he is a blade guarding the Ming’s northern frontier.
In truth, he intends to transform the Ming into a true empire on which the sun never sets.
