There was nothing for it. Truly, nothing at all.
If you can't change the original course of history, what about what comes after?
For instance, just skip the whole Jianwen era.
Let Emperor Yongle directly succeed the throne.
After all, when you really got down to it, Emperor Yongle was definitely a top-five emperor in all of history.
You could even say top three.
Of course, a lot of people would certainly disagree with that statement.
After all, five thousand years of magnificent Chinese history have produced countless great emperors.
It seems like you could casually name a few who would rank ahead of Emperor Yongle.
But in reality, there are very few who can truly be ranked above him.
You can't judge an emperor based on a single achievement.
After all, an emperor is inevitably multi-faceted.
An emperor's influence, after all, extends to the entire Empire.
An emperor must be proficient in both civil and Martial affairs.
