The Nine Lives of the Ming Dynasty: Nirvana Outside the Palace Walls

In the third year of Zhongdatong, Prince Zhaoming Xiao Tong died of illness, but he was reborn because of the gift of nine lives from the civet he rescued in the past. He borrowed the power of the palace maid Qinghe to escape from the palace by changing his identity as a eunuch. He put aside his obsession with becoming a prince and went among the people with his knowledge of "Selected Works of Zhaoming", his concept of lenient punishment and his experience in disaster relief. On the way, he was repeatedly chased by his old enemy Bao Miao. He sacrificed his life eight times to save people, fight against bullies, and provide relief from plagues. He witnessed the suffering of the people in the cycle of life and death, and also gained Qinghe's life and death companionship. In the end, after nine deaths, he understood the true meaning of life, took Qinghe back to the south of the Yangtze River, and spent the rest of his life in a pastoral hospital. He spent his life practicing his original intention of "benevolent and benefiting the world" and interpreting the secret of reincarnation of goodwill.