Shen Yu, a student of modern history, travels through Jinling in the late Hongwu years.
He came with the stereotype in the history books, but saw with his own eyes that the "weak and useless emperor" whom the world ridiculed was the only gentle person in the bloody storm of Hongwu.
It's not that Zhu Yunwen won't win, he just doesn't want to win.
He sacrificed his throne, title, reputation, and even his very existence to the world he wanted to protect.
Shen Lian became the only witness in this unknown martyrdom.
He watched him ascend the throne, implement benevolent policies, make concessions step by step, and finally disappear in the flames of the burning palace. He spent his life completing the Yongle and prosperous age, but ended up with eternal infamy.
In the prosperous times, everyone praises Yongle, but no one cares about me.
Only he, a passer-by from six hundred years later, remembered his tenderness and perfection and accompanied him through a life that no one knew.
No system, no counterattack, no rewriting of history, just a sober tragedy and tenderness that no one understands.
Purpose: From an individual perspective, witness the regrets of history and unknown sacrifices, and explore the eternal contradictions between ideals and reality, tenderness and cruelty.