Things About the Ming Dynasty Part 7 (2021 Supplementary Edition)

This book is the seventh part of "Those Things in the Ming Dynasty". It mainly tells the history of the 27 years from the Sino-Japanese War in the Wanli Period to the accession of Ming Xizong to the throne. During the Wanli period, there were internal and external troubles, Japanese and Korean invasions from outside, and rebellions from all over the country. The melee among the daimyo in Japan was coming to an end, but they had great ambitions for the Ming Dynasty. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu and others all coveted the Ming Dynasty. From negotiations to war, the Ming Dynasty, which had always underestimated Japan, was caught off guard. Many famous generals came forward from the war, and the war with Japan also ended the life of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. There was no peace in the court either. The emergence of Shen Shixing opened a new political period. Twenty years after Zhang Juzheng's death, Shen Shixing took charge of Wanli alone. The enemies in front of him were Ding Jilü, Li Zhi, Jiang Dongzhi, Yang Keli... This was another bloody storm in the temple. But the turmoil during the Wanli period did not stop there. After that, there was the rebellion of the Donglin Party, the fight for concubines in the palace, the fight for the throne, and a eunuch named Wang An appeared on the historical stage of the Ming Dynasty.