#252 - Ming 37: The Donglin Debacle
The History of China
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Wei and Madam Ku's Relationship to the Tai-Chang Emperor
Wei and Madam Ku were clearly in a good position when the Tai-Chang emperor died. Wei himself was transferred from a relatively minor palace post into the powerful directorate of ceremonial. He would conduct a reign of terror across the mid-1620s, directed at what is known as the Donglin faction.
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