Great Ming: Reborn as Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang Weeps

In the twenty-fifth year of Hongwu, Crown Prince Zhu Biao dies. Three days after his burial, just as the tomb is sealed, lightning strikes the Crown Prince’s mausoleum, and Zhu Yuanzhang is overcome with grief. At the same time, about two hundred li away, a man opens his eyes in the midst of a thunderstorm. It is the deceased Zhu Biao! However, Zhu Da, who has transmigrated into his body, has none of Zhu Biao’s memories and thinks he is a refugee heading south. Settled with the other refugees in Jiangpu County, north of Yingtian, he can’t make ends meet because the village headman has been withholding their food and money. In a fit of anger, he takes the Imperial Edict for Curbing Officials’ Abuses to court, thereby catching Zhu Yuanzhang’s attention. Zhu Yuanzhang is thrilled and astonished. Could there really be someone in the world who looks so much like his son? This... can’t really be his own Biao, can it?! To confirm the man’s identity, he travels incognito and approaches him as an ordinary commoner, eventually winning Zhu Da’s trust... Zhu Da: Why would I become an official? I wouldn’t work for Zhu Yuanzhang even if I were a dog! Zhu Yuanzhang: ... Zhu Da: As for governing the country, Old Zhu really isn’t very good at it. He tends to make decisions on a whim. Zhu Yuanzhang: ???!!! Zhu Da: Old Zhu, listen to me. We have to stick close to Prince Yan from now on. He’s the true Son of Heaven. Zhu Yunwen is nothing but a useless fool. The Prince of Yan is bound to replace him! Zhu Yuanzhang: ... After repeatedly confirming that this really is his own Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang bursts into tears. Zhu Yuanzhang: Fine, I’ll come clean. I am Zhu Yuanzhang. Now, repeat everything you just said. Zhu Da: ???!!! While Lady Lü and Zhu Yunwen are locked in a fierce struggle over the position of crown prince, convinced they have victory in the bag, Zhu Yuanzhang takes Zhu Da back to the imperial palace and announces that the crown prince only faked his death...