Hong Zujin

Hong Zujin, posthumously named Emperor Yunzhen, was the founding emperor of the Lian Dynasty.

Early Life
Hong Zujin, born to a peasant background during Emperor Tianling's reign suffered great hardships in his childhood. Due to the year-long drought, their village often resorted to hunting to gather food, which wasn't a very likeable nor was it effective. During his childhood, a retired soldier of the Yu Imperial Army, Kang Po, gave his collection of military books to Hong's family, and from an early age, Hong could identify which situations would an army likely get ambushed and wouldn't. This would prove pivotal to his rebellion against the Yu decades later.