This book tells the story of the ups and downs of Zhang Juzheng, the iron-blooded prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, the philosophy and stormy life of the Ming Dynasty's outstanding emperor's mentor and chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, an inspiring story of the growth of elites, and a thrilling epic of the changes of the times. Zhang Juzheng was a politician, reformer, and chief cabinet minister of the Ming Dynasty. He assisted Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun in carrying out the "Wanli New Deal," which is known as the "Zhang Juzheng Reform" in history.
