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Li Dingguo, the Ming Dynasty's God of War: Twice Defeating Famous Kings and Shaking the World
Among the generals of the late Ming, none was fiercer than Prince of Jin Li Dingguo. He rose from humble beginnings and was once a rebel, yet when his country fell and his family was lost, he raised the last great banner of the Southern Ming resistance against the Qing. At Guilin, he drove Kong Youde to suicide; at Hengzhou, he slew Nikan. These two victories were feats of arms unmatched in the Ming dynasty's 270-year history. Yet Heaven did not favor the Ming. Sun Kewang's infighting and the ot
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My Father Told Me to Die in His Place
The history books say that Mu Tianbo, Duke of Qian, died for his country when the city fell, his loyalty and heroism remembered for all time. Only I know the truth: That poisoned cup was meant for me. On the night Kunming fell, Qing soldiers stood at the gates, armed with blades and axes. I knelt before my father, waiting for the Mu family’s final act of dignity: a cup of poison, a noble death, and a place in the history books. But with trembling hands, he pushed the cup toward me. “Liang’er, li
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