I was everywhere during the Jingnan Campaign, the abolition of princely fiefs, the move of the capital, the compilation of canonical works, the campaigns against the Mongols, and the voyages to the Southern Seas, yet no one knew I was there.
I kept the world in my sleeve and walked unseen in fine robes. Keep a low profile! Keeping a low profile is the way to go.
A winding inheritance of life and a fate passed down through generations, beyond his control, brought about his rise and counterattack.
Though he seemed to have no say in the matter, this impostor reversed the passive course of his life and opened up an entirely new path for everyone connected to him.
In the turbulent struggle for the throne, the carefully planned reforms to abolish princely fiefs, the glorious moment of the Yongle Encyclopedia, and the masterful maneuvering behind the great relocation of the capital, whether pacifying the realm or repelling foreign threats, his shadow could not be erased from any event, great or small, and his footprints could not be concealed!
The early Ming dynasty was a time of constant upheaval. The era's turmoil was beginning to subside, yet a host of heroes and ambitious warlords stirred up history and brought the Ming dynasty's rule to its first great peak.
In such a turbulent time, how would an ordinary man from the modern era turn the tide, meddle in the upheaval, and achieve his own quiet glory?