Wu Han 
Ming Dynasty’s Imperial Guards and the Eastern and Western Factories [EPUB ebook] 
Ming History Master Wu Han Restores the True Face of the Mysterious Emperor’s ‘Personal Enforcers’

This book, adhering to an objective and rigorous attitude towards historical restoration, compiles the quintessential works of Wu Han, a master of Ming history, on the study of the factory-guard system. It arranges the chapter content based on the rise and fall of the factory-guard, comprehensively and systematically recreating the evolution and development of special agencies such as the Eastern and Western Factories and the Jinyiwei (Brocade-clad Guards). It reveals the internal contradictions of the Great Ming Empire and the deep-seated reasons for its transition from prosperity to decline, decrypting the historical truth behind the secret service politics of the Ming Dynasty!