Great Ming: My Sister Is Ma Xiuying

I am Ma Shilong. My name may be plain, but my status in the Ming dynasty is extraordinarily noble.

I am Empress Ma’s younger brother by blood, the younger brother-in-law of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming, and the maternal uncle of the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, the Prince of Qin Zhu Shuang, the Prince of Jin Zhu Gang, the Prince of Yan Zhu Di, and the Prince of Zhou Zhu Su.

At fifteen, I took up my blade and went to the battlefield; at twenty, I was granted the title of marquis for military merit. On the battlefield, I dared to snatch work from Chang Yuchun, and with just a hundred cavalry I dared to charge straight into the enemy ranks.

This great Ming under heaven, this boundless land spanning ten thousand li, should be peerlessly magnificent, the sun and moon shining together; it should overawe the ages and receive tribute from all nations!

Since I have come here, there are some things I must do, must change—to create a Ming unlike any other.

(Note: some settings and parts of the historical timeline are inaccurate.)