Founding an Overseas Domain in the Ming Dynasty

It is the twentieth year of the Zhizheng era. Chen Youliang has just founded the Great Han and proclaimed himself Emperor of Great Righteousness; Zhu Yuanzhang commands a hundred thousand elite troops and has a host of strategists and fierce generals at his side, yet his territory remains woefully small; Zhang Shicheng has just suffered seven consecutive defeats. He no longer dares to claim the title of prince, and has become a lamb whose wool is constantly being sheared; Wang Baobao is caught up in a power struggle, while Han Lin'er and Liu Futong struggle to hold back the Great Yuan's counterattack; Ming Yuzhen has sealed off the key routes into Sichuan and is enjoying one last revel; Fang Xin, a history graduate from a third-tier college and member of an archaeological team, is excavating when he suddenly blinks and transmigrates. The dig turns into a live broadcast, and in his dazed state, he becomes Fang Guozhen's fourth son. With his chuunibyou streak, he really wants to contend with Zhu Yuanzhang. Unfortunately, Old Zhu has already become a great demon king so overpowered that even cheats can't beat him. With no other choice, Fang Xin tries to persuade his father, a man much like Yuan Shao, to give up the struggle for supremacy and surrender to the Ming Taizu together, so they can secure an hereditary noble title and live out their days in wealth and comfort. Then he turns his head and sees a ball. It's a ball that can grow or shrink, and is otherwise completely useless. After finding the first sea route, Fang Xin is overcome with excitement. His chuunibyou spirit still burning, he gradually turns his attention toward the “barbarians.” Forty years pass in a flash. “If I can't beat you, Zhu Yuanzhang, surely I can beat the barbarians?” Emperor Fang Xin of Great Chu declares. …