Ming Dynasty 1566: Beginning with the Longqing Reform

Jiajing forty-five years, winter. In the Yongshou Palace in Xiyuan, Emperor Jiajing's dragon drives guests. What was left to Ming Dynasty was a mess riddled with holes. There are remnants of the strict Party internally and constant factional disputes in the court; externally there are remnants of Japanese pirates and Mongolian cavalry seizing control every year. The treasury was empty, the gentry annexed land, and refugees spread all over the world. Everyone says that the Ming Dynasty is about to be exhausted. Zhu Zaijing, the cowardly and mediocre king of Yu, came to Dabao and changed his name to Longqing. Abolition of Taoism, suspension of fasting and rituals, redress of grievances, and reduction of taxes. He used people out of the ordinary, Xu Jie stabilized the situation of the government, Gao Gong organized the administration, and Zhang Juzheng made long-term plans. Qi Jiguang guarded the northern frontier, Yu Dayou purged the sea frontier, and Hai Rui directly admonished the traitors. The Longqing switch broke the century-old maritime ban, and silver poured into China; I will pay tribute, end the century-old border war, and there will be no more wars in northern Xinjiang. These are the six most neglected six years of the Ming Dynasty, and they are also the most critical six years. This book strictly adheres to the historical trend and realistically depicts the politics of the court. The characters are not changed and the plot is slightly adjusted. There is no time traveler to stir up the storm, no cheating cheat. Let's look at a group of capable ministers and ministers who are at the end of their dynasty, working step by step to turn the tide and create a generation of Longqing Zhongxing!