Genre: A power fantasy about court intrigue in the Ming Dynasty
Core tags: A demoted imperial grandson, building strength on the frontier, rewriting the Jingnan Campaign, military supremacy, regent
Protagonist: Zhu Chen, the fifth son born to a concubine of Zhu Biao, is a transmigrated soul. In his previous life, he was a graduate student specializing in military history at the National Defense University. He is well versed in Ming military affairs, agriculture, and craftsmanship. Patient and decisive, he is a master strategist.
Historical setting: In the twenty-fifth year of the Hongwu reign (1392), Zhu Biao dies of illness, leaving the succession unsettled. Zhu Yunwen’s faction pushes aside the imperial grandsons born to concubines, and Zhu Chen is sent to Liaodong’s Guangning Guard under the pretext of “reflecting on himself while guarding the frontier.” In all but name, he is exiled, and the story begins.
