Shocking Changes in the Ming Dynasty

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang started out as a poor monk, expelled the Mongolian forces back to his hometown in Mobei, single-handedly founded the Ming Dynasty, and worked hard to stabilize the country. However, a few years after his death, there was the Battle of Jingnan. The designated successor, Jianwen Emperor Zhu Wenwen, was defeated and fled disguised as a monk. Is it a coincidence or a cycle of cause and effect? Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, seized the throne by force and became the world-famous Yongle Emperor. However, the fate of his descendants was ups and downs. They had a hard time ascending to the throne. They either died suddenly for no reason or died early in their prime. Is it the fickleness of fate or retribution from heaven? By the 14th year of Zhengtong (1449), 500,000 elite Ming troops were annihilated in Tumubao, and Zhu Qizhen, the Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, was even captured by the Mongolian Oara. As a result, the Ming Dynasty encountered the biggest crisis since its founding. This setback and disastrous defeat not only became a turning point in the rise and fall of the dynasty, but also a turning point in the lives of the Ying and Jing emperors, Yu Qian and many other subjects, thus creating a sad and deplorable history...