In the thirty-first year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang dies and his soul transmigrates into the body of Emperor Longwu of the Great Liang Dynasty.
He opens his eyes to find a timid Crown Prince, a powerful Prince of Qin, and court officials choosing sides. The system of succession by the legitimate eldest son is hanging by a thread.
Old Zhu slaps the imperial desk. “I conquered the realm with a single bowl back in my day. You think I can't handle a pack of little punks like you?”
Crown Prince Zhao Zhen, the legitimate eldest son, has been suppressed by his own father for years. He lives in constant fear, barely keeping his position. Old Zhu takes one look at him. “This boy is kind-hearted, like Biao'er. He can be taught.”
Prince of Qin Zhao Kai, the second son, is handsome, eloquent, and capable. Half the court officials are exchanging flirtatious glances with him. Old Zhu sneers. “The squeaky wheel gets the grease, huh? I'll show you what imperial favor means, and what it means to have designs above your station.”
“The legitimate eldest son is the legitimate eldest son. I'll teach you all to understand that rule.”
From the struggle for the throne to curbing the power of the fiefdoms and quelling rebellions, then to the northern campaign and the destruction of rival states, Old Zhu leads the Crown Prince step by step along the path he once walked. Only this time, he doesn't kill people. He teaches them.
Reborn once more, Old Zhu has only one goal: to set the rules in stone.
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