Chinese History for Everyone 11: an Era When Light and Darkness Coexist
by Yang Zhao
About This Novel
The "Chinese History for Everyone" series is a brand-new general history of China. It does not introduce readers to dry historical events and knowledge points, but explores the deep logic behind Chinese history and provides a new set of cognitive methods for understanding Chinese history. The series consists of 4 volumes and 13 volumes, presenting a panoramic view of the evolution of "China", a unique and tenacious life entity. "Chinese History for Everyone 11: An Era of Light and Darkness" tells the story of China during the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty was an era full of contradictions, an era where light and darkness coexisted. While new things, new lives, and new enjoyments emerged in an endless stream, the palace, officialdom, and the scholar community were full of darkness and decay; Wang Yangming's ideological breakthrough provided the scholars with different ideals, but it was caused by dark political oppression and frustration; financial chaos, cliques of eunuchs and foreign ministers, and the emperor either inaction or acting haphazardly... However, under all kinds of high contradictions, why could the Ming Dynasty continue for so many years? This book also provides an answer to this key question. You will see: The whole country is crazy about showing off their clothes and food. To highlight one's identity, one must wear clothes that others cannot afford, and to show off what one eats, drinks, tableware and pomp. The rapidly growing population caused changes in all aspects of the Ming Dynasty, from economic production to social organization and bureaucracy. Great changes; encountered a series of setbacks and crises, Wang Yangming achieved an ideological and spiritual breakthrough in Longchang; Emperor Chongzhen actually used 50 cabinet ministers in less than 17 years of reign, with an average term of 4 months, which shows how difficult it is to serve the emperor of the Ming Dynasty...
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