Popular Romance of Ming History (part 1 and 2)
by Cai Dongfan
About This Novel
Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, rose to the occasion. Within a few years, he expelled the Yuan Emperor and unified China. There were 12 successive emperors, and each of the 17 emperors lasted for 270 years and six years. During this period, there was a huge reason for the rise, prosperity, decline and death. The sages have a saying: "When a gentleman's Tao disappears, and a villain's Tao disappears, a country will prosper; when a gentleman's Tao disappears, and a villain's Tao grows, a country will decline." Although this sentence is ancient and modern, it is always a common saying and cannot be used as a conclusive proof of the rise and fall of a generation. The Ming Dynasty rose to decline and fell from prosperity, but it followed the same five mistakes as the Yuan Dynasty: the first disadvantage was fratricide, the second disadvantage was the succession of eunuchs, the third disadvantage was rampant traitors, the fourth disadvantage was the palace's reliance on favors, and the fifth disadvantage was rogue bandits causing harm to the people. In addition, there were domestic party disputes, powerful foreign enemies, and the chaos became more and more fierce. It barely supported it for hundreds of years, and finally suffered a complete defeat. The splendid country created and managed by Mingzu was handed over to the Manchus. It is also sad and miserable to say the least.
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