The Ming Dynasty Traitor: He Crawled Out of His Coffin, Vowing to Give the Ming a New Lease on Life!
From the start, he was trapped in a deadly situation! The modern man Hou Ping opened his eyes to find himself a ninth-rank clerk in Suixian County, Ming dynasty, who had taken his own life in despair and resentment!
His coffin had already been nailed shut, but he borrowed a corpse to return to life and crawled back from hell.
Having died once, he had nothing left to fear! Hou Ping gave a cold smile, bringing the wisdom and ruthlessness of his previous life to bear.
Though he held a lowly position, he boldly turned his blade against the powerful officials who had driven him to his death! He takes on the circuit inspector and intimidates the prefect, defying fate itself.
He shows his brilliance and devises one ingenious scheme after another in the imperial examinations, catching the attention of the inner palace and rising all the way to become the tutor of the imperial grandson Zhu Youxiao!
When the Tianqi Emperor ascends the throne, the political winds shift!
Hou Ping rises to the highest ranks of the court, but stands on the edge of a precipice.
The entire court calls him a traitor. Every official is his enemy, and the whole world curses him!
Hou Ping stands firm amid the storm. With a cold smile on his lips, he quietly makes his next move.
Against the Donglin faction, he strikes at the root.
Against the eunuch faction, he turns their own strength to his advantage.
Against the wealthy merchants, he squeezes them to the bone.
Against the military clans, he alternates favors with force!
He seems to flatter and ingratiate himself, but every step is fraught with danger as he plays the entire court in the palm of his hand.
As the southeastern coast faces pirate raids, the southwest is rocked by Miao rebellions, and war flares anew in Liaodong, the realm teeters on the brink of collapse.
Hou Ping takes charge, sells off Liaodong, abandons the southwest, and lets the coastal raiders run rampant.
Who is the real traitor?
Who is selling out the realm?
Only Zhu Youxiao knows that the so-called traitor, who bears the weight of infamy and stops at nothing, is the final ballast keeping this sinking ship afloat!
He has never been selling out the country. He’s selling the lives of all the parasites!
