元朝末年，民不聊生，陈友谅打抱不平怒伤元军，逃至皇觉寺躲藏。寺旁放牛为生的朱元璋救下陈友谅，两人结为兄弟。朱元璋和马鸾英青梅竹马私定终身，但被马家长辈强行拆散。刘伯温下山，寻找“真命天子”及五虎将，他误以为陈友谅为天子，一路保护，直到陈友谅投靠徐寿辉，刘伯温才明白“真命天子”还不是这个人。朱元璋受人迫害，尝尽世态炎凉，幸而结识了徐达、胡大海、常遇春等好兄弟，众人投靠郭子兴，以拯救天下为己任。机缘巧合之下，朱元璋和马鸾英重逢，刘伯温也发现朱元璋才是“真命天子”，于是尽心尽力辅佐他。天下群雄纷起，并自立为王，陈友谅和朱元璋各为其主兵戎相见，二人各展其能，陈友谅败下阵来。朱元璋念及旧恩欲放友谅，但友谅自刎而亡。朱元璋悲伤之余，率众部领扫平狼烟，开国之基，国号大明。

Yuan Dynasty, the emperor perverse, times of hardship. Popular among the real thing about coming out to overthrow the Yuan Dynasty prophecy , Han Linger , You Liang are considered to be the real thing, but actually born at the same emperor is the real thing. The court was informed that the rumors in an attempt to stifle the real thing.

The emperor was born poor childhood that is specific place, he Chrysostom opened, there are always all sorts of visions occur. Yuan army to kill in order to avoid the search, he be subjected Royal Abbey. With the girl next door Ma Xiu Ying childhood private life, but was forced to break up Ma elders. Fortunately, to get to know Da FORCES Chang Yu Chun and other brothers, and was his assistant Liu Bowen, people seek refuge Guo Xing, its mission to save the world.

Esta é a versão fantasiosa de como Zhu Yuanzhang derrubou os governantes mongóis e estabeleceu a dinastia Ming.