In the second half of the 14th century, Zhu Yuanzhang (played by Li Liqun), a hero of his generation, unified the north and the south and established the Ming Dynasty, the last feudal dynasty of the Han people. The world was just beginning to settle down, and the chaos had not yet subsided. The Ming Taizu hated corrupt officials and was determined to establish an honest and upright empire, and he did not hesitate to use harsh means to cleanse the evil. He went deep into the people, visited incognito, and at the same time restored the system of hearing rumors and speaking out, so that people with grievances could appeal directly to the emperor. The upper and lower joints were opened up, and all kinds of pests that endangered the foundation of the country, such as royal relatives, court officials, generals with troops, and remnants of the previous dynasty, appeared one after another. This group of corrupt people had to die, and they had to fight to the death, and did their best to launch a final confrontation with Zhu Hongwu's butcher knife, which led to the 31-year drama of the Hongwu Dynasty. The majestic Hongwu rule achieved the eternal hegemony of the founding emperor...