Flying Knives Ask the Ming Dynasty

The fifteenth year of Wanli (1587). This is a seemingly ordinary year, but in fact it is an undercurrent. In the imperial court, Emperor Wanli and the civil servant group were locked in a long "cold war". The afterglow of Zhang Juzheng's reforms had faded, and the imperial machine was idling in red tape. In the arena, the dragnet woven by Dongchang and Jinyiwei was more suffocating than any sect. In this era that emphasizes "preserving natural principles and destroying human desires", Li Xunhuan's "emotion" and "righteousness" seem out of place. He is no longer the young man who could sacrifice love for his adopted brother, but a middle-aged prodigal who has seen through the cannibalistic nature of the system. His flying knife is no longer just for killing people, but for cutting a hole in the suffocating ethics. A secret book called "National Policy" disappeared mysteriously, which involved a dispute over the establishment of the crown prince. Li Xunhuan was forced to get involved, and found that the so-called "heroes of the world" were nothing more than pawns that could be discarded at any time in front of the huge state machine. Li Xunhuan's lung and heart diseases. In this age of silence, his cough is the only resistance, and his drunkenness is the only sobriety.