Laying Low as a Ming Imperial Clansman

Zhu Yuanzhang neither loved his country nor his people, but he loved his descendants. Unfortunately, hundreds of thousands of his descendants were slaughtered because of him.

The saying goes, "A virtuous person's favor lasts for five generations." That was Mencius being kind to the world; in reality, it fades away after three generations.

Wei Zhongxian was indeed adept at making money. At least during his reign, the Ming Dynasty was not short of funds, nor did he arbitrarily increase taxes on the common people. Instead, he targeted the wealthy. This is why Wei Zhongxian was so hated. If he had simply increased taxes on ordinary people and reduced taxes on merchants, history would certainly have seen him as a good eunuch.

I saw your book on the new release list and came to pay a visit. I also just started a new book, and the themes are quite similar. You're writing about lower-ranking members of the imperial family in the late Ming Dynasty, while I'm writing about upper-ranking members of the imperial family in the mid-Ming Dynasty. What a coincidence! I wish your new book great success!

This book has over two million words, but it doesn't have many readers. I've seen many comments saying it's "padded." I've read dozens of chapters, and it is indeed quite padded. However, the author's writing style is decent. If it weren't so padded, the results wouldn't be so bad.

I switched books a long time ago. I gave up on the last one after just reading the synopsis; the Great Traitor was so well-written.

Having an ambiguous relationship with your sister-in-law would be too outrageous, especially since being a member of the imperial clan is your best identity in this chaotic situation... Please think carefully...

I thought time travel was something amazing, but all he does is get a gun and go into business... Hilarious! The country's about to fall, and he's still thinking about how to do business? After reading 400 chapters, I've written a complete idiot... He even tries to curry favor with civil officials... He might as well have followed the Confucian path and become a traitor.

I hate those who take the elite military route the most; Qi Jiguang's army is the best example—they were still wiped out.

It's 500 chapters now, and it hasn't changed much in terms of history; it's basically just showing you what happened at the end of the Ming Dynasty.