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An In-depth Introduction to the Ming Empire: Its Rise and Fall over Three Hundred Years

Idle Clouds And Wild Cranes

374K0

With a clear historical context, it comprehensively analyzes the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty in the past three hundred years. Starting from the premise of Zhu Yuanzhang's uprising, he details his entire process from his rise to power to his ascension to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. Then, he deeply interprets the institutional construction after the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the major events during the Hongwu period, setting up a historical framework for the early Ming Dynasty for readers. The discussion of key historical nodes is particularly in-depth, not only sorting out the merits and demerits of the Jianwen Dynasty, restoring the true historical facts of the Jingnan Campaign and the tragic post-war massacre, but also analyzing the impact of this incident on the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty, and making conclusions on two related mysterious cases. It successively presents the major events of Ren and Xuan dynasties, the origin of lectures in the Ming Dynasty, early orthodox politics, as well as important historical events such as the Tumubao Incident, Emperor Jingtai's defensive strategy and governance merits and demerits after he ascended the throne, and the Seizing of the Gate incident. At the same time, it pays attention to the evolution of the political situation in each dynasty, covering the political situation during the Chenghua and Hongzhi years, and the academic development of the Yingzong, Xianzong, and Xiaozong dynasties. It also does not avoid historical phenomena such as Wuzong's lack of morality and the disputes over great etiquette and their influence. It also describes the politics of the Longqing period and the academic situation of the Zhengde, Jiajing, and Longqing dynasties. As for the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the book describes in detail the conditions of the court during Wanli's childhood, the period when he was in ruins, and when he was torn apart, as well as Guangzong's short reign, the family disputes in the early days of the Apocalypse, and the eunuch troubles. Finally, it deeply analyzes the root cause of Chongzhen's fall, corrects Yuan Chonghuan's historical injustice, discusses the employment issues during the Chongzhen period, explains the uprising of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong and the military affairs of Jianzhou, and also introduces the history of the Hongguang, Longwu, Yongli courts and the supervision of King Lu, presenting a complete historical picture of the Ming Empire.

Red Line Restricted Area: Urban Weird Tales on the Last Shift in the Late Night

Idle Clouds And Wild Cranes

199K0

On the last bus No. 375 In the middle of the night, passengers disappeared one after another, leaving only scratched blood marks on the windows; the elevator of an abandoned hospital always stopped on the 13th floor, and surveillance cameras captured faceless nurses pushing empty wheelchairs in and out; the reflection in the mirror of an old house would suddenly grin, while the person outside the mirror had an expressionless face... This collection of short stories contains ten creepy modern urban ghost stories, and each incident is adapted from a widely circulated urban legend. Reporters, policemen, ordinary office workers - when ordinary people break through the cracks in reality, what they see may be the ghosts of unsolved murders twenty years ago, or they may be supernatural beings that science cannot explain. Especially when the investigators discovered that all the incidents pointed to the same abandoned funeral home in the seventh month of the lunar calendar, a broken duty log with "Keep away from strangers" was being slowly opened by a pale hand...

The Cannon Fodder Family Hears My Voice

Idle Clouds And Wild Cranes

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I am the cannon fodder character in the novel. Our whole family exists just for the male and female protagonists to fall in love. The ending of our family in the novel is very miserable. As soon as I was born, my whole family heard my voice. "Mom, you are so beautiful, but you were framed and disfigured by your best friend and went crazy. What a pity!" "Dad, your company will be hit hard due to the leak of secrets, and it will eventually go bankrupt and owe hundreds of millions of dollars in debt. You must not jump off the building..." "Brother, the woman you like is the heroine, and the hero will throw you into the sea. "Shark, wake up!" "Sister, don't agree to his proposal. He abandoned your son after marriage, which made you depressed and sick, and you left at a young age!" "It's a pity that I was angered by them and ended up living on the streets at a young age, and finally starved to death!" Looking at my beautiful and handsome family, I secretly made up my mind that even a little baby can protect them! Just as I was trying to change the plot, my parents, eldest brother and second sister seemed to have changed overnight. I was holding snacks in my arms with confusion on my face. Why is this plot getting more and more wrong? The whole family regarded me as a lucky star and pampered me to the heavens. No one can hurt our star baby!

Splendid Pastoral: the Beautiful Weaver Girl of the Mountain Han

Idle Clouds And Wild Cranes

1.1M01

A fire brought the beautiful Weaver Girl from another world. Once he saved someone, he saved the little lady Yuanding. Chen Jinnian never looked back in redressing the injustice done to her benefactor. Doing his best for his lover, Tang Chuxia moved forward bravely. ... "Daughter-in-law, my leg is lame, don't you dislike me?" Chen Jinnian came to Tang Chuxia's side shamelessly. "Go away, we already have two children, is it too late for me to dislike him now?" Tang Chuxia glared at her husband and picked up her youngest daughter. Chen Jinnian looked at his beautiful wife, then at his naughty son and his well-behaved daughter. With a wife like this, he would have nothing to ask for in his life.

Time Travel: a Farm Girl Marries a Hunter

Idle Clouds And Wild Cranes

1.1M02

When people travel through time, they are all set up as noble women, but how come they become a little village girl here in Bailuo? However, Bai Luo felt that this deal was not a loss. He got a healthy body and also received a free space. In any case, he made a profit. But can this Orion have some sense of being a "partner"? He just lent his hand to make a few transactions and each got what he needed. How come they got stuck together? She just wants to carry forward her medical skills and accumulate more merit so that she can develop more space. I am not interested in falling in love or anything like that. Li Chuan: It's okay, I'll make you interested!

Dad Learned That He Was a Rich Young Man from a Wealthy Family

Idle Clouds And Wild Cranes

10K0

In his previous life, my father abandoned his wife and son after learning that he was a young man from a wealthy family. After the divorce, my mother became seriously ill and passed away. I worked to pay off debts and died of overwork. At this time, my father had a high-profile second marriage. After rebirth, I took my mother to find her biological parents and became the third generation of rich people.

Time Travel Story of a Bandit Lady Farming

Idle Clouds And Wild Cranes

1.0M01

A top-notch chef in his previous life traveled back in time to the poor little Feng Xiaoshuang who was his "father and stepmother". He was picked up by the bandit brother and taken to a copycat village. He slowly integrated in and found his own place. After several hardships and hardships, with the hope that everyone can live a normal life, she led the bandits down the mountain to start a business and go up the mountain to farm. Feng Xiaoshuang also gained her own love and became a well-known "bandit wife". However, the identity of the "bandit" is not simple, and he has a bloody hatred. The world is in chaos, surrender to the Ming Lord, and take the wrong direction. After the war and chaos were over, the great revenge was avenged, and he returned to the mountains and forests to farm and raise buns.