Great Ming: History's Most Ruthless Tyrant

From a modern perspective, being a tyrant doesn't necessarily mean killing people. Is the extermination of three or nine generations of a family truly frightening? Ha! Even those who exterminate ten generations can leave descendants; what are they afraid of? Zhu Yuanzhang was ruthless in killing corrupt officials, yet they weren't afraid.

Zhu Yuanzhang's establishment of the Embroidered Uniform Guard (Jinyiwei) was like a knife hanging over the heads of all officials. It served to monitor them, acting as the emperor's eyes and arms. However, if misused, it became a target of attack from other officials, who demanded its abolition. No official wanted it; the Embroidered Uniform Guard could be easily framed by officials.

Without any cheat codes, how dare you be so arrogant? Every emperor of the Ming Dynasty knows how their predecessors were treated, yet they were all useless. Any Tom, Dick, or Harry could travel through time and wreak havoc. What gives you the right to do whatever you want?

You need to learn how to play Nine Clans Elimination Game.

I don't really believe that a modern person could travel back in time and become an emperor at the end of the Ming Dynasty and change the fate of the country's demise!

Traveling back in time without any special abilities is virtually impossible to change history. Even if you know the course of history, minor historical events can be altered, but the overall trend cannot be defied. Without special abilities, it's impossible. Even if you achieve temporary success, it will end with your death and the end of your rule. Only with special abilities can you defy reason and change fate.

How can you survive in ancient times without any cheat codes? You can't even understand what people are saying. You get killed and your whole family is implicated. A dynasty in its late stages can't be saved by a bunch of people, let alone one person. I'd rather believe that someone in the world has cheat codes than believe that someone can save a dying dynasty by becoming emperor in ancient times. Not having cheat codes is more absurd than having them.

Why do some people always think that the fall of the Ming Dynasty was solely the responsibility of the scholar-officials? It's as if the emperor could have governed the Ming Dynasty well without the scholar-officials checking him! In fact, unrestrained imperial power was a recipe for disaster. If the emperor could do whatever he wanted, the Ming Dynasty would have been gone in just a few decades!

No one likes a regime ruled by secret police, which is why the Ming Dynasty began to see discord between the emperor and his officials. For a country, talent is the most important thing. Do you think you can become an expert just because you travel through time? Historical records are often ambiguous; what's in the books isn't necessarily true. Do you think you can become omniscient and omnipotent with God's perspective just because you travel through time?

No, you've got this cycle going on and on. Something's discovered, someone throws a tantrum, the inner court handles it, and if they can't handle it, they commit suicide to atone. Then the court officials handle it, and if they still can't handle it, they're left to their fate. It's the same cycle over and over again, a vicious cycle. I'm already getting annoyed before it's even been published!