Beyond the suffering inflicted on tens of thousands of people, the Hu Weiyong purge fundamentally reshaped Ming government, concentrating power in the person of the emperor.

[The China Project] How a 14th-century purge consolidated imperial power in the Ming dynasty

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[The China Project] How a 14th-century purge consolidated imperial power in the Ming dynasty

[The China Project] How a 14th-century purge consolidated imperial power in the Ming dynasty