张居正

In the Wanli era of the Ming dynasty, Zhang Juzheng rises to senior grand secretary and runs the government for ten years. He tightens discipline among officials, reforms schooling to bring in able men and overhauls taxes and state finances, trying to prop up a dynasty close to collapse, while his power and the emperor's favour grow beyond compare. Across four volumes, the novel portrays the statesman and the society around him.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Historical, Politics (assigned by AI)

Set in

China, 16th century

First published

2002 by Changjiang Literature and Art Publishing House

Author's age

49 when first published