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For over a hundred years after the fall of the Tang dynasty, various warlords faced off against each other all over China. The economy fell into disrepair, and much gold was wasted on funding an ever expanding army of dubious utility. Somewhere in this period, which was to become known as 'The Latter Warring States', the warlords ceased to recognize the overlordship of the Bulgerian Sultan; due to the mayhem within China, however, Bulgeria was unable to hold her to account.
Then, from the crucible of Ri Ben, rose a man of overpowering charisma and stature. His name was Yue Fei. In ten years, he had unified Ri Ben under his banner, and in the next 15, he systematically defeated or won over the mainland warlords. At the end of it all, Yue Fei found him Emperor of all China. The dynasty that he founded was to become known as the Wu Dynasty, and it was also to be the last of the dynasties.
Even from the beginning, the Wu Dynasty was markely different for all the dynasties that had preceded it. Yue Fei took the title Wu Mingren, or 'The Man with No Name', deliberatedly devaluing and making anomynous the position of the Son of Heaven. Indeed, he constantly denied that he was indeed the 'Son of Heaven', once saying, "If the Sons of Heaven have led our people to this state, it is better to not be under Heaven at all". Such thinking was in line with his Taoist bent. Wu also set up the first elected Council of Ministers, and tasked them with the day-to-day running of the empire, as well as the selection of the next Emperor - who, he insisted, must also inherit the title Wu Mingren.
In this way, modern China slowly began to take shape. Chinese junks sailed to the new world, and settled along the east coast of the continent. Liberal ideas flowed in from the Choson to the far southeast, and China experienced an urban boom. A particularly noteworthy event was when China became the first nation to have official relations with the New Republic, recently formed from the union of Viking and Carthage. A posting to Bjoergyn became a much coveted position among the foreign corps of the Chinese bureaucracy. By the middle of the 15th century, though the ruler of China was still a Wu Mingren, Emperor, much of the running of China was now conducted by the Council of Ministers, with a Prime Minister at the head; there was also a Parliament that sat every few months, and debated the issues of the day. In Anyang, a giant statue of Lady Liberty stood, a testament to the freedom of worship that existed throughout the empire, and the abolisment of institutional discrimination.
In 1478 AD, the sixth Wu Mingren renounced his title as Emperor, and became the first President of the Republic of China. By this time, the role of Emperor was purely ceremonial. Thus it was that the last dynasty of China faded into the new entity that was the Republic. The Council of Ministers became the Cabinet; in a subsequent election, Sun Yat-sen became the first elected President of the Republic. The title of Wu Mingren, however, was kept, out of respect to Yue Fei, who had begun the process of resurrecting China from the ashes.
Then, from the crucible of Ri Ben, rose a man of overpowering charisma and stature. His name was Yue Fei. In ten years, he had unified Ri Ben under his banner, and in the next 15, he systematically defeated or won over the mainland warlords. At the end of it all, Yue Fei found him Emperor of all China. The dynasty that he founded was to become known as the Wu Dynasty, and it was also to be the last of the dynasties.
Even from the beginning, the Wu Dynasty was markely different for all the dynasties that had preceded it. Yue Fei took the title Wu Mingren, or 'The Man with No Name', deliberatedly devaluing and making anomynous the position of the Son of Heaven. Indeed, he constantly denied that he was indeed the 'Son of Heaven', once saying, "If the Sons of Heaven have led our people to this state, it is better to not be under Heaven at all". Such thinking was in line with his Taoist bent. Wu also set up the first elected Council of Ministers, and tasked them with the day-to-day running of the empire, as well as the selection of the next Emperor - who, he insisted, must also inherit the title Wu Mingren.
In this way, modern China slowly began to take shape. Chinese junks sailed to the new world, and settled along the east coast of the continent. Liberal ideas flowed in from the Choson to the far southeast, and China experienced an urban boom. A particularly noteworthy event was when China became the first nation to have official relations with the New Republic, recently formed from the union of Viking and Carthage. A posting to Bjoergyn became a much coveted position among the foreign corps of the Chinese bureaucracy. By the middle of the 15th century, though the ruler of China was still a Wu Mingren, Emperor, much of the running of China was now conducted by the Council of Ministers, with a Prime Minister at the head; there was also a Parliament that sat every few months, and debated the issues of the day. In Anyang, a giant statue of Lady Liberty stood, a testament to the freedom of worship that existed throughout the empire, and the abolisment of institutional discrimination.
In 1478 AD, the sixth Wu Mingren renounced his title as Emperor, and became the first President of the Republic of China. By this time, the role of Emperor was purely ceremonial. Thus it was that the last dynasty of China faded into the new entity that was the Republic. The Council of Ministers became the Cabinet; in a subsequent election, Sun Yat-sen became the first elected President of the Republic. The title of Wu Mingren, however, was kept, out of respect to Yue Fei, who had begun the process of resurrecting China from the ashes.
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