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#232 - Ming 21: Animal House

The History of China

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The Junda Emperor's First Three Years

Last time we discussed the first third or so of the junda emperor's reign, beginning with his accession at the age of 13 in 15 o six. Well, if you were thinking of the emperor in t decade to follow, having grown older would have also grown wiser. You've got another thing coming. Just because leojin was dead, that certainly didn't mean that jungda was about to stop listening to his other close eunuchs. Not that they should have been surprised. After all, what the emperor desired more than anything was an unceasing stream of income for his personal piggy bank. And via methods that the normal arms of the imperial government could not and

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