Li Shanchang's Beloved Wives and Concubines

In his later years, Li Shanchang, Duke of Korea under the Ming, took many beautiful wives and concubines to avoid Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion and persecution. But his clever plan backfired: Zhu Yuanzhang took it as proof that Li Shanchang was still in robust health, and ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard to keep him under constant surveillance. Thus began one of the most cold-blooded, violent, and utterly merciless episodes between ruler and subject...