[Zhu Houzhao] + [Hongzhi Emperor] + [Defying All Expectations] + [Family Comedy]
The eighteenth year of the Hongzhi era.
The Portuguese were in the Age of Discovery. They had colonized Brazil, then sailed east around the Cape of Good Hope and found a route to the East, dispatching Almeida to establish colonies in India.
The Spanish had already established the city of Santo Domingo on Hispaniola in the Americas, colonizing and enslaving the indigenous people. Their colonial rule in the Caribbean was beginning to take shape, and their next step was to explore the Americas in depth.
The Republic of Venice had long confronted the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean, monopolizing the transit trade between Europe and the East. The Holy Roman Empire was rapidly expanding through dynastic marriages, laying the groundwork for Charles V's “empire on which the sun never sets.” The Grand Duchy of Moscow had broken free from the rule of the Golden Horde, and the beginnings of the Russian Empire had appeared...
At this time, beyond the northern borders of the Great Ming, the ambitious Tatar prince Dayan Khan constantly raided the Ming frontier. Within the imperial court, civil officials held power and painted a picture of peace and prosperity.
That very year, a world-shaking event was about to occur in the Celestial Empire. The Hongzhi Emperor, hailed as a ruler who restored the empire to prosperity, caught a minor cold and was given a chaotic assortment of medicines by a quack physician. He died on the spot.
However, because of Zhu Houwei's arrival, everything changed. The Hongzhi Emperor remained alive and well, while Zhu Houzhao was still the crown prince.
The second son of the Hongzhi Emperor's family was arrogant and overbearing, born with divine strength, and both cunning and sharp-minded. He was a notorious devil of the world.
The Great Ming Empire, which should have been steadily declining, unexpectedly gained a new lease on life through the united efforts of this father and his two sons!
The Great Ming truly entered an era of restoration and prosperity. It became known as the Hongzhi Restoration.
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I don't remember the Ming Dynasty having an Imperial Household Department. Am I mistaken?
The Xuande gold medal unearthed in North America a few years ago indicates that Zheng He had visited the area, along with Native American copper coin armor. 😰
You're awesome, author!
Zhu Youcheng only had one son. Adding a completely fabricated character like Zhu Houzhao would have been far better. I initially thought the protagonist's pre-transmigration name was Zhu Houwei, but upon clicking, it's completely different. Goodbye, your premise is toxic. If the protagonist transmigrated into Zhu Houzhao, I might be willing to give it a try.
It's alright, a satisfying read. I quite enjoyed the parts about improving the Ming Dynasty's systems.
Remember this bastard, he messed up the ending, didn't he?
Vernacular Chinese may have existed by the Ming Dynasty, but the wording here is really difficult to read.
Not my cup of tea; the ministers and the emperor are scheming against each other. I want to see ministers fawning over the emperor, the emperor wielding a sword, setting rules, and the consequences of failing to meet them are unpredictable. Even if you have the ability to meet the standards, the emperor may not necessarily use you; it's exhausting to watch the plot unfold.
The introductions are all wrong. Are Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao father and two sons?
That's good; we can make changes while looking at history.
Emperor Wuzong was practically killed by his father; even if you didn't rebel, you were doomed anyway.