Burying the Ming Dynasty

In the final years of the Ming dynasty, the realm descended into chaos. At court, officials were divided into factions and schemed against one another. Outside the court, generals grew corrupt and decadent, fabricating military reports on a grand scale to claim honors and rewards, leaving the borders under severe threat. Shaanxi suffered a terrible drought, crops failed, and excessive taxes and levies drove people to banditry.

To survive, all you could count on was the blade in your hand. Wang Yue couldn't care less about propriety, justice, integrity, or honor.