In the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, the realm had only just been pacified. To secure his throne, the great ruler Zhu Yuanzhang slaughtered meritorious officials, crushed rebel factions, punished corruption, and curbed the wealthy. But his countless killings drew Heaven's warning: the Crown Prince defied him, the Empress fell gravely ill, and his beloved consort died suddenly. The Hongwu Emperor had no choice but to summon eminent monks from across the land to the capital to pray for blessings and protect Yingtian. With Buddhism in decline and no successors to carry on its legacy, the Buddhist masters, eager to restore their sect's prestige, recommended Daoyan, a junior monk who had been living in seclusion at Jingshan Temple. Little did they expect that Daoyan, a rare genius of his age, would through a twist of fate and a convergence of circumstances set off one bloody storm after another and spark fierce political struggles across the Ming realm, ultimately helping create an emperor for the ages: the Yongle Emperor.
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