A Survival Guide to the Jiajing Era

In the sixteenth year of the Zhengde reign, Emperor Jiajing, Zhu Houcong, ascended the throne, and the Great Rites Controversy began, a struggle that would shape the court for decades to come. Zhang Xunzhi transmigrated into this world and discovered that his father was none other than Zhang Cong, still lying low before making his name. Knowing that he would meet a strange and untimely death in the future, Zhang Xunzhi drew on the memories of his past life to help his father join the Grand Secretariat and become chief minister during the Great Rites Controversy, taking control of the court! Standing before you now is: Tang Bohu's final disciple, Yang Shen's psychological shadow, Yan Shifan's idol, Zhang Juzheng's mentor, Hai Rui's confidant, and the Ming Dynasty's greatest young Grand Secretary: Zhang Xunzhi!