
#230 - Ming 19: A Futile & Stupid Barrier
The History of China
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The Young Emperor - Ju Yo Tunge
The reign of the hongja emperor. Personal name ju yo tunge. Raised at first in secret and in hiding by his mother, and then under the watchful protection of his grandmother. The heir apparent was rigorously schooled by the finest confucian scholars in the classics and proper ethics. Markedly unlike his father, young prince juyo tung would actually take such lessons to heart. Just a few months before his enthronement, crown prince jo tung had fallen utterly in love with and then married a 16 year old girl named tang. She would be created upon her husband's accession, empress sha tung jing. This single moment
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