Great Ming: From a Brothers' Brawl to the Throne

The elder brother dies, and the younger inherits. The victor becomes king? One bowl from the start, and your teammate is your own brother. I thought we'd be brothers united in our quest to conquer the realm, but just before the coronation... Zhu Yuanzhang drew his blade. “Let's fight. Whoever loses becomes emperor.” Zhu Yuanqing: ??? Later, someone presented a secret memorial at court: Your Majesty, your younger brother is plotting a rebellion. After reading it, Zhu Yuanzhang handed it to Zhu Yuanqing. “Brother, someone's trying to get us to fight.” Zhu Yuanqing glanced at it. “Didn't we get enough fighting in last time? Want to raise the stakes this time?” The informant: Wait, this isn't how the script was supposed to go! And later... New policies were enacted, the borders expanded, and all lands submitted. The ministers trembled with uncertainty. Which of these two lords is the emperor? Zhu Yuanzhang slung an arm around Zhu Yuanqing's shoulder. “When brothers work as one, all eight hundred of our wits are at our disposal.” Zhu Yuanqing smiled and nodded, quietly adding the next territory to their map. Two dragons playing with a pearl? No, two dragons playing chess, with every official in court as a pawn. After all, they conquered this realm together.