At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the government was in decay, natural disasters were rampant, and thousands of people were struggling on the edge of life and death. Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born as a cowherd boy, experienced his family being destroyed, became a monk in a temple, begged on the streets, and joined the rebel army in troubled times. With his courage and ability to recognize and employ people, he wiped out the heroes, overthrew the Yuan Dynasty, and established the Ming Dynasty from scratch.
This book uses a relaxed and popular tone, puts aside boring historical materials, and spans the 276 years of the Ming Dynasty. From the Dingding of Hongwu and the expansion of land in Yongle, to the rule of Renxuan and the civil war of Tumu, to the disputes of Jiajing and the turmoil of Wanli, until Chongzhen stood alone at Meishan and the dynasty came to an end. The famous ministers and good ministers in the court, the treacherous Xiaoxiao, the famous generals on the battlefield, the rogue bandits in troubled times, the struggles and choices of the emperors in the palace, and the joys and sorrows of the common people are all narrated.
There is no exaggeration or fiction, relying on official history to write down the story. In the ups and downs of the dynasty, you can understand the ups and downs of the Ming Dynasty, and understand the historical laws of the prosperity and decline of the feudal dynasty.
