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Powerful official Hu Weiyong forms a political clique, holds great power and plots misconduct. Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Hongwu reign detects his treacherous intentions, feigning calm to lull the enemy into complacency while secretly planning. Eventually, Emperor Zhu strikes with overwhelming force, eradicating Hu Weiyong's entire faction and taking this chance to abolish the thousand-year-old prime minister system, triggering a major reshuffle in the imperial court, showcasing the iron-fisted emperor's dominance and changing the political landscape of the Ming Dynasty completely.
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