After transmigrating, he becomes Zhu Yuntong, the legitimate imperial grandson who lost his biological father, Crown Prince Zhu Biao, in the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu!
Well versed in history, he knows all too well that the cataclysmic Blue Jade case is only ten months away, and the Huai-Xi nobility will be wiped out. The hypocritical Lu clan and the mild-mannered but deceitful Zhu Yunwen are closing in on the throne. Suspicious and distrustful in his old age, Zhu Yuanzhang is about to choose the wrong heir, plunging the Ming Dynasty into the flames of the Jingnan Rebellion and a century of turmoil.
In his previous life, history books lamented the Ming Dynasty's tragedies. In this life, as the rightful eldest grandson, he refuses to repeat the same mistakes!
Only fourteen years old, Zhu Yuntong patiently lays his plans and proceeds with caution. With clever persuasion, he convinces the founding emperor to save Blue Jade and the Huai-Xi nobility from destruction, cuts off the Lu clan's influence at court, and tears away Zhu Yunwen's mask of virtue.
Amid the surging undercurrents of the Eastern Palace succession struggle, he wins Zhu Yuanzhang's favor with his benevolence and wisdom, and rises against all odds to become Crown Prince's heir!
As regent, he reforms officialdom, overhauls the tax system, and pilots new policies, sweeping away the abuses of Hongwu's later years. Seeing the danger posed by the vassal kings, he combines persuasion and coercion, using morality, political strategy, and self-interest to keep them in check. He peacefully strips them of power without bloodshed, wins over the formidable Zhu Di, and prevents the Jingnan Rebellion once and for all!
After ascending the throne, he opens up maritime trade, introduces new crops, promotes education and science, expands the frontiers, improves the cabinet system, and lightens taxes and labor obligations so the people can recover.
With a vision and wisdom beyond his time, he brings an end to factional strife at court
