After transmigrating to the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yun-jian becomes Zhu Biao’s fourth son and the younger brother of the Jianwen Emperor, Zhu Yunwen. Is he destined to be locked away for the rest of his life?
Determined to change his fate, he goes to great lengths to win Zhu Yuanzhang’s favor and find a way out.
The court is full of old foxes, each more cunning than the last. Fortunately, he knows his history well enough to anticipate what is coming, and he has a clear grasp of the strengths and weaknesses of the Ming dynasty’s many institutions.
Yao Guangxiao: “I have never seen anyone so astonishing!”
Zhu Di: “With him around, why should I fight for the empire?”
Ma Sanbao: “I owe him a debt of gratitude, and I’ll repay it with my life. I will sail across the seas and make the Ming’s might known to the world!”
Zhu Yuanzhang: “Heaven has not forsaken me. It has sent this child to the Zhu family. The Ming will prosper!”
Zhu Yun-jian wants to put the Ming at the forefront of its age and make it the first empire on which the sun never sets.
He reforms the system so that all the people of the Ming can share in the benefits of the empire’s prosperity.
A grand undertaking begins with a seven-year-old taking charge of the state!
