Chapter 39

The video on the Sky Screen continued to play. "Coming up next in the number one spot is the Founding Emperor of the Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang!" In the Great Ming Plane, during the Hongwu era, Zhu Yuanzhang's face beamed with joy as he grasped Empress Ma's hand and said, "Lass, they're talking about Us! We are the first emperor of the Great Ming, and the greatest emperor in the Ming Dynasty!" "Standing before you is one of the most humble-born emperors in the history of Huaxia, as well as one of the most diligent and stringent rulers in history. He is also the emperor who gained the throne in the most legitimate manner! Orphaned in his youth, he became a Buddhist monk and traveled far and wide, rising from an ordinary foot soldier to a commander-in-chief. He heavily defeated Chen Youliang and conquered Zhang Shicheng. He unified the south, swept across the royal court, and recovered Yanyun. He drove out the northern barbarians and restored Huaxia. He brought an end to centuries of division between north and south, and established the final unified dynasty ruled by the Han people in the history of Huaxia. He founded the Hongwu Reign—he is none other than Emperor Gaozu of the Great Ming, Zhu Yuanzhang!"