The Dragon’s Authority of the Great Ming

In the third month of the seventh year of Chongzhen's reign, severe drought struck Shanxi and Shaanxi. A thousand miles of land lay barren, and the people faced famine. In the fourth month, Li Zicheng entered Henan and joined forces with Zhang Xianzhong to capture Chengcheng. In the seventh month, the Later Jin army surrounded Xuanfu and raided Datong. Many forts along the border fell. The Ming dynasty was beset by internal and external threats, teetering on the brink of collapse!

The scenery along the northern frontier was utterly unlike the picturesque beauty of the south. Standing there and gazing into the distance, one would see magnificent, majestic mountains.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.