Great Ming: I Was Supposed to Keep My Head Down, So How Did I Become a Prince with a Different Surname?

After transmigrating to the Hongwu-era Ming dynasty, Lu Changge becomes a distant cousin of Empress Ma. As soon as they meet, Lao Zhu tosses him into the Eastern Palace to keep the critically ill Crown Prince’s eldest son company. Facing the suspicious and bloodthirsty Zhu Yuanzhang, Lu Changge trembles with fear and awakens the “Survival Guru Retirement System.” As long as he outlives Lao Zhu and makes it to the Yongle reign, he’ll receive a billion in wealth and a longevity gift pack! To keep his head down and stay alive, he casually gives Zhu Yingying some fever medicine, then teaches him a few modern “techniques for overthrowing the dragon.” As a result, the Ming dynasty’s whole world is turned upside down! Zhu Yingying, who was supposed to die young, grows up under Lu Changge’s care into a scheming tyrant who can fight even better than Zhu Di. Every day, he plots how to conquer the entire world. Watching the high-yield potatoes, refined salt, and firearms Lu Changge has come up with, Zhu Yuanzhang grits his teeth in fury. “That rascal sleeps all day long. How have I become so dependent on him?!” The entire court is at a loss too. How has this lazy good-for-nothing, who spends every day slacking off, become the Ming dynasty’s first non-imperial prince with equal standing to the emperor? Lu Changge is on the verge of tears. “Your Majesty, please stop giving me titles! I just want to make it to the Yongle reign and collect my retirement pay!”