Records of the Ming Dynasty

Hu Xuanheng, a young fox from Jinling, transformed into the Purple Mountain and entered the human world in the early years of Hongwu. From the bookkeeper of the Buzhuang in Yingtianfu (Nanjing) to the bookkeeper of the Forbidden City in Shuntianfu (Beijing), from the helper of the Jiangnan Painting Workshop to the grain and grain officer of the border gate, from the Taoist boy of Wudang Mountain to the general manager of Zhangzhou Yuegang - Hu Xuanheng used the keen senses and magic of a fox and half-immortal to shuttle through the fireworks in the streets and the shadows of the palace walls in the sixteenth dynasty of the Ming Dynasty. He witnessed the iron fist of Hongwu officials and the life of the bottom, the smoke of the Jingnan Campaign and the lingering warmth of Renxuan's rule, the tragic defeat of Tumubao and the tragic defense of Beijing, and the vividness of the budding capitalism in Jiangnan and the desolation of internal and external troubles in the late Ming Dynasty. For three hundred years, he was both a bystander and a participant in history: discussing mortise and tenon joints with Kuai Xiang, listening to Shen Zhou talk about painting, helping Wang Shouren suppress the rebellion, listening to Feng Menglong telling stories, witnessing the iron horse war at Shanhaiguan, and watching the silent snow on Meishan Mountain. Half fox, half human, both immortal and secular, with his inhuman longevity, he measured the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty from its founding to its demise. Hidden in every historical detail is a fox boy's thousand-year inquiry into the human heart, the world and the fate of the dynasty. Hidden in the folds of history is a fox's journey to the Ming Dynasty - using a fictional pen to weave real historical events, watch the ups and downs of the sixteen dynasties, and taste the joys and sorrows of the human world for three hundred years. Come to China Literature's website to read more of my works!