The Hongwu Case

In the second half of the 14th century, a generation of heroes Zhu Yuanzhang (played by Li Liqun) unified the north and south and established the Ming Dynasty, the last feudal dynasty of the Han people. The world was first settled, but chaos was not yet over. Taizu of the Ming Dynasty hated corrupt officials deeply, so he was determined to build a clean and honest empire, and he did not hesitate to use harsh methods to clean up the evil. He went deep into the people and paid private visits incognito. At the same time, he restored the hearsay system so that people with grievances could directly appeal to the emperor. The upper and lower joints were opened, and all kinds of silverfish that harmed the foundation of the country, such as royal relatives, important officials of the imperial court, military generals, remnants of the previous dynasty, etc., appeared one after another. However, this group of immoral people was destined to die, and they could not help but fight as trapped beasts. They tried their best to launch a final confrontation with Zhu Hongwu's butcher knife, which led to the series of dramas in Hongwu's thirty-one-year reign. The mighty Hongwu rule achieved the eternal hegemony of the founding emperor...