Old Dreams of the Southern Ming Dynasty Recorded by Erchen

"The Record of Erchen: The Setting Sun of the Southern Ming Dynasty" is not just a historical novel, but a mirror that reflects the struggle, compromise and sinking of human nature when the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed. In 1644, Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself on Meishan, and the Ming Dynasty collapsed. However, the curtain of history did not fall here - the Nanming regime struggled to support itself in the south of the Yangtze River, and countless scholar-bureaucrats, military generals, and literati made their own choices between the blade and the pen. Some people died for their country, some went into hiding, and even more people became "second ministers" in the history books of later generations. In the 41st year of Qianlong's reign (1776), Emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty issued an edict to compile the "Biography of Erchen", dividing the old officials of the Ming Dynasty who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty into "Bian A" (who had contributed to the Qing Dynasty) and "Bian B" (who were mediocre and incompetent), and concluded the lives of these people in the form of moral judgment. However, is history really that simple? The setting sun of the Southern Ming Dynasty illuminates not only the end of the dynasty, but also the abyss of human nature. There are no ifs in history, but novels can ask: If it were you, how would you choose at that time? Is it martyrdom for the country? Is it reclusive? Or... Become the next "Second Minister"? When you open this book, you will see not only an annihilated history of the Southern Ming Dynasty, but also an ukiyo-e of human nature. The setting sun is like blood, and the history is like a knife. And the blade's target is never limited to dead people.