The Rise of the Ming Dynasty Started with Jiajing's Eavesdropping

Li Yang traveled through the forty years of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty. Became a guard with a sword outside Fengtian Hall. Seeing that Emperor Jiajing was busy cultivating immortality, the officials were busy amassing money, and the eunuchs were busy competing for favor. Li Yang wanted to turn the tide and change the situation at hand, but Emperor Jiajing happened to overhear Li Yang's thoughts. Natural disasters in Zhejiang will inevitably cause riots if the people are not appeased. Water can carry a boat but also capsize it. No money? There are so many corrupt officials in Zhejiang. Kill some first, and then kill another if there are not enough. Anyway, keeping them will be a disaster. … Japanese pirates are causing trouble, but still have no money? Let those corrupt officials donate, or if they don't donate, let them go to the battlefield to kill the enemy! If they don't go up to them at this time, who will? … Kill Yan Song, the chief minister of the cabinet! I, Li Yang, promise that I will give the emperor ten times as much personal money as him in a year. Emperor Jiajing was surprised to find that by following Li Yang's wishes, the Ming Dynasty was slowly rising! This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.