SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

Zhu Changluo

  • The Dictatorship of the Eunuch Faction [Ming]

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    Juan

    This article covers the tyrannical rule of eunuch Wei Zhongxian in the late Ming. He manipulated the carpentry-obsessed Tianqi Emperor, formed the pro-eunuch faction, and brutally suppressed the reformist Donglin Party. Officials were persecuted and killed, plunging the court into terror and accelerating the Ming’s decline.

  • The Enigmatic Case of the Stick Strike [Ming]

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    Juan

    This article explains the Case of the Stick Strike during the Wanli reign. A long succession dispute lingered between the emperor’s eldest son (Zhu Changluo) and favored son (Zhu Changxun). A man broke into the crown prince’s palace with a staff, arousing conspiracy suspicions. The emperor covered up the case to protect Noble Consort…