Survival in the Great Ming

Zhang Zijun transmigrated to the Ming dynasty after the Tumu Crisis. Following the victory in the defense of the capital, he traveled to the city to sit the civil service examinations, setting in motion a series of twists in his personal fate that were beyond his control. He had hoped to escape the turmoil of the world, find a peaceful country life, and live out his days in comfort. But in a society like this, he was swept away by all kinds of ways of life and Confucian thought, sinking deep into a society governed by men. There was joy, confusion, crisis, and disappointment, until in the end, it all came to nothing.