Great Ming: From the Start, I Had Zhu Yuanzhang Watch a Military Parade

In the eleventh year of Hongwu, Shen Du, an honor guard instructor, woke up in the body of Crown Prince Zhu Biao. On his first day, he learned that his wife Chang would die in two years, his eldest son Yingying would die young in four, and Consort Lu, who smiled as she brought him a bowl of medicine every day, was the hand behind it all. He didn't get involved in harem power struggles or investigate secret chambers. Instead, he went over every person, medicine, coin, and soldier in the Eastern Palace and balanced the books. Lan Yu was his blade, and the Huai-Xi generals were its spine. When three thousand firelock soldiers took turns firing in unison to the beat of drums, their gunfire crashing down like a wall, Zhu Yuanzhang rose from his throne, and Zhu Di crushed his teacup in his fist. Shen Du stood atop the platform with only a drum in his hands and five-year-old Yingying in his arms. He looked down at his son and said, "Don't cover your ears. This is the sound of your father fighting for our family's lives."