The sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty gathered in the underworld to start a final review of the dynasty that spanned three hundred years!
From the founding of the country by Hongwu to the death of Chongzhen, two hundred and seventy-six years of ups and downs were spread out in front of the sixteen emperors. The life and death grievances between Jingnan's uncle and nephew, the confrontation and hatred between the Tumubao brothers, and the responsibility for the fall of the Ming Dynasty. From the tense blame-shifting meeting to the sinners' confession of their mistakes, the book not only dissects the personal choices that led to the collapse of the dynasty, It digs deeper into the hidden dangers of the vassal system, the corruption of military households, the silver crisis and other systemic risks, and writes about the Ming Dynasty's character of "the emperor guards the country, and the king dies in the country". It also reveals the complexity of human nature at the pinnacle of power and the ultimate answer to the rise and fall of dynasties.
