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No Money, No Rebellion

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by Zui Ai Shui Jiao

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⏱ ≈ 327h read 👥 13.7M

A poor Jinyiwei officer accidentally blackmails the entire Ming court — treason is expensive, and he intends to get rich first.

Inheriting a lowly Jinyiwei post, Pei Yuan's humiliating first week spirals into a case that cracks open the Ming power game. 20k-subscription historical hit about a schemer who treats rebellion as a budget line-item.

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