“Grandpa, you’re in no shape to run! Get up and do another five kilometers!”
In the fifteenth year of Hongwu, eight-year-old Zhu Xiongying, the eldest grandson of the emperor, narrowly escaped death. Hoping to enjoy a carefree life as a spoiled wastrel, he decided to give the Ming imperial family a little shock with his “filial piety”!
And so, things took a turn.
Every morning, Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor, was forced to run ten kilometers with weights on his back.
In the Eastern Palace, the kind and benevolent Crown Prince Zhu Biao was pelted with memorials: “You can’t even handle something this small, Father? Step down and let Fourth Uncle take over!”
At the Prince of Yan’s residence, Zhu Di stared at the World Map in his hands and gulped. “Nephew, is America really crawling with gold?”
Years later, Empress Ma lived to a ripe old age, Zhu Biao became a hardline emperor, and the Ming cavalry swept across the world.
Old Zhu shoved the imperial seal into Zhu Xiongying’s arms. “Grandson, if you won’t be emperor, I’ll die right here in front of you!”
Zhu Xiongying broke down. “Help! I only wanted to lie flat. How did I become an emperor for the ages?”
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