This article tells how Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang, a former peasant, launched an extremely harsh anti‑corruption campaign. He set strict laws, used brutal punishments like skinning, and carried out large‑scale purges such as the Empty Seal Case and Guo Heng Scandal. Though he aimed to protect common people, his extreme terror caused massive injustice…
This article tells the story of Lady Shexiang, a loyal Yi tribal chieftain in early Ming China. Wrongfully humiliated by a corrupt official, she refused to revolt and instead appealed to the emperor. She gained justice and built a key mountain road to unite southwest China, securing peace and integration for the Ming Empire.