Journey of the Emperor

When he was a sixteen-year-old boy, Zhu Yunqi met He Hua, a young actress from the Female Orchestra, and became friends. His grandfather was cruel, but his kind father was unable to change, and his frailty led to his early death. Xiao Yun was lost, sad, and confused about what he was doing. Fortunately, he was accompanied by He Hua and his father's friend Fang Xiaoru gave him some advice. After Zhu Biao's death, several of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons were eyeing the position of prince, especially the fourth son of the emperor, King Yan Zhu Di. At this time, there were bandits invading the border. Zhu Yuanzhang sent several princes to attack them in different directions. Zhu Di thought this was a test, and whoever did well could ascend to the throne of prince. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yuanzhang had already planned to make Zhu Yunwen the emperor's grandson while Zhu Di was away fighting. Young Zhu Yunwen refused and sneaked out of the palace to play with He Hua. After some twists and turns, he was rescued back to the palace. Zhu Yuanzhang was unaware of this matter. At this time, he was busy finding reasons to eliminate the old officials who founded the country one by one, so as to leave Zhu Yunwen a country that was easy to manage. When Empress Ma was ill, Zhu Yunwen was afraid and helpless and chose to get married. He Hua was sad and hanged herself the next day. Fortunately, she was rescued and taken out of the palace by the master of the workshop, Shen Yuniang. Three years later, Zhu Yuanzhang died. Before his death, he was worried that King Yan Zhu Di would be unfavorable to Zhu Yunwen and asked Chen Di to protect Yunwen. After Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, he respected Fang Xiaoru as his teacher and reused Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others.