The First Emperor of the Great Ming

Everyone dreams of being emperor, but who can truly guard the nation's gates as the Son of Heaven and die for the realm as its sovereign?

Only the Great Ming!

Awakening from a great dream in the darkness before dawn, Zhu Youxiao faced the turbulent court and the perilous inner palace. The Red Pill Case was unfolding before his eyes, and the Palace Relocation Case was about to erupt. Caught between imperial and ministerial power, he was dazed and lost. What path should he take?

The Great Ming was no longer as prosperous as it had once been. The land was filled with suffering, disasters struck the north again and again, the south wallowed in luxury, and the Jianzhou Jurchens sharpened their blades. The humiliation of the Han people weighed heavily on his mind. This was not the Great Ming he wanted.

Fortunately, there was still time. He would inherit the might of the Great Ancestor, the Hongwu Emperor, and fight his way into a new era of apocalypse, sweeping away the Ming's decline. He would make all decisions himself, proclaim the glory of China, and uphold its dignity with the edge of a sword and its truth with the reach of its cannons. A brand-new era was about to dawn!