From the Start, I Risked Death to Remonstrate with Zhu Yuanzhang: I Am the Greatest Imperial Son-in-Law

After transmigrating to the Hongwu era, Bai Chen became a newly appointed Presented Scholar. To avoid becoming an official for the Zhu family, he decided to ruin his own career prospects by marrying Princess Zhu Tan'er! Others laughed at Bai Chen for being clueless, while Bai Chen laughed at them for not understanding Old Zhu. After that, Bai Chen used the privilege of being a prince consort, which kept him out of politics, to skillfully evade the Hongwu Four Great Cases while constantly asking for benefits of his own. “Old Zhu, want to know how to eradicate corrupt officials for good? Then let me take Xu Miaojin as a concubine.” “To bring the people of the north and south together and reassure the tribes beyond the border, Old Zhu, let me take Princess Haibie as a concubine.” “The Southern and Northern Examination Lists case has the scholars causing trouble, and there’s no way to solve it? I have a plan. Just let me marry Guanyinnu...” His outrageous demands, each offering a lot of bang for the buck, kept hitting Old Zhu’s sore spots. But Bai Chen’s schemes had the power to turn decay into wonder, forcing Old Zhu to keep lowering his standards. In the end, Old Zhu was even in cahoots with Bai Chen. “Prince Consort, help me come up with a few more ideas to restore the glory of our Great Ming.” “As for our daughter not letting you take concubines, I’ll go home and talk some sense into her!” And so, the Great Ming Dynasty gained its most powerful prince consort.