Great Ming: Sentenced to Death After Autumn, with the Crown Prince as My Cellmate

I transmigrated to the early Ming dynasty, just as the Yongle golden age came to an end. Hongxi ascended the throne, and the Ming dynasty entered a period of strategic retreat on all fronts. None of this had anything to do with Lin Yu, who was about to be executed by beheading after the autumn review. The System told him that if he died, he could return to the modern world and even receive rewards. So Lin Yu spent every day lying flat and waiting to die, while giving lessons to his two “strange” cellmates. It helped pass the time and satisfy his appetite, since the two of them had money and could get him meat and wine! But as time passed, Lin Yu began to wonder why these two were still camped out in his luxurious private cell in the imperial prison. And why their questions kept getting stranger. “Mr. Lin, is there really a way to solve the flooding of the Huang and Huai Rivers?” “Mr. Lin, is the problem of the vassal princes really that serious?” “Mr. Lin, how can the drawbacks of the two-tax system be addressed?” “Mr. Lin, are there really endless supplies of gold overseas?” Lin Yu said, “Wait, you’re a censor. Why are you asking so many questions?” Yet it was just one question and one lesson! And from them emerged a mighty Ming dynasty!