Prince of Chaos

Chapter 54 The Death of Hai Rui
Concubine Zheng lost her beloved son and saw that Emperor Wanli and Concubine Gong were inseparable. Her emotions completely collapsed. Whenever she saw Emperor Wanli, she would yell at him.

Now Emperor Wanli is also distressed and blames himself, wondering what he did wrong?To make Concubine Zheng hate him so much.

Now Concubine Gong was the only one accompanying him and said good things about Concubine Zheng, which made Emperor Wanli feel a lot better.Emperor Wanli looked at Concubine Gong who was so sensible and aggrieved, and his heart gradually opened to Concubine Gong.

Emperor Wanli began to tell Concubine Gong about his past with Concubine Zheng.

Emperor Wanli said: "I was enthroned at the age of nine. At that time, I was still a naive child. I didn't even know how heavy the world was. But my mother and Mr. Zhang made me carry it. I listened to them and studied hard every day. Homework, strictly abide by the rules and etiquette. I have never dared to slack off in the past ten years, for fear that the queen mother will punish me, and Mr. Zhang will be dissatisfied. I later fell in love with calligraphy. I write very well, and I want Zhang Mr. Zhang praised me, but after reading it, Mr. Zhang said that calligraphy is a small way. As an emperor, I should not indulge in it. So calligraphy disappeared from my studies the next day. Later, when Mr. Zhang died, I was ordered by the minister In our memorial, I saw another Mr. Zhang. He was arrogant and domineering, he usurped the imperial power, he was full of intrigues and tricks, and he lived extravagantly. But he asked me to be frugal everywhere and set an example for the subjects of the world. So I hate him! He is a liar ! He deceived me and used me."

Concubine Gong listened quietly to Emperor Wanli, she didn't know that Emperor Wanli couldn't let go of Zhang Juzheng's deception in his heart.

Emperor Wanli continued: "Later, I gradually grew up again. The queen mother let me get married, and I got married. However, my queen and other concubines abide by the rules everywhere. I want to chat with them, but they seem to be afraid of me, and they dare not say a word of heart-to-heart with me. I feel so lonely. At this time, I met Concubine Zheng. Concubine Zheng is different from the queen. Concubine Zheng There are joys, sorrows, sorrows, she will tell me when she is unhappy, and she will comfort me when she is unhappy. She treats me as a person, although she is sometimes unruly and willful, and even touches my head and calls me by name. But I just like it. She makes me feel that the world is colorful. But I don’t know what’s wrong now? Concubine Zheng hates me so much. Chang Zhi died, and I’m heartbroken. I want to hug her and comfort her like before , but she pushed me away. I feel so uncomfortable."

Emperor Wanli talked about the past, and tears flowed down his face as he talked. People couldn't believe that this was the supreme Ninth Five-Year King.It turns out that he will also be sad, and he will also be vulnerable.

Concubine Gong listened to Wanli's words, and now she finally understood why Emperor Wanli was so sad. It turned out that he was also afraid of being alone and not having anyone to accompany him.

Concubine Gong relied on Emperor Wanli, she hugged Emperor Wanli tightly, and her tears flowed down along with Emperor Wanli's sorrow.

"The concubine didn't understand the emperor's heart until today. It turned out that only Concubine Zheng had been with the emperor all these years. She is now like this, and the concubine also feels sad. The concubine prays that Concubine Zheng can recover soon, let go of her knots, and be with the emperor. It can be reconciled."

Emperor Wanli listened to Concubine Gong's prayer, and he really felt sorry for such a sensible Concubine Gong.

During this period of time, Concubine Gong was by his side, she never said anything wrong with anyone, and she was never arrogant about being favored. She always quietly did her own job, asked him how he was, and thought of others from time to time. Relieve his mood, listen to his nagging.She is such a gentle person.

Emperor Wanli looked at Concubine Gong and said, "You have also suffered a lot during these days."

Concubine Gong looked at Emperor Wanli tenderly, and said: "Compared to the suffering in the emperor's heart, the concubine's heart is not bitter at all. The concubine now has Chang Luo, Xuanyuan, and the emperor. The concubine feels very happy. "

Emperor Wanli said: "Do you know? Once a minister asked me to make you a noble concubine, but I refused. But now I want to compensate you and canonize you as a noble concubine."

When Concubine Gong heard that Emperor Wanli wanted to canonize her, Concubine Gong quickly refused.

Concubine Gong said: "Your Majesty, no! The concubine came from a humble background, she was just a little maid, and she got her current status because of the emperor's favor. The concubine is already very satisfied now, and she dare not ask for too much. And now Concubine Zheng loves you." The son passed away, and she was immersed in grief, if the emperor canonize the concubine at this time, wouldn't it hurt Zheng Guifei's heart. Please take it back."

Emperor Wanli said: "It's really hard for you to be so sensible."

Emperor Wanli hugged Concubine Gong again and said, "You are the only one who can accompany me now."

Concubine Gong said in the arms of Emperor Wanli: "As long as the concubine can be with the emperor all the time, she will be satisfied. The concubine never dares to ask for anything extravagantly. As long as the emperor can be happy every day without worries, this is the greatest happiness for the concubine."

In the prison of ceremonies.

"Your Highness, this is an excerpt from the cabinet and Dongchang today."

Chen Ju has now habitually shown Zhu Changluo the papers transferred by the cabinet and Dongchang first.

Zhu Changluo looked at the contents of the notebook quietly, seeing that this country has so many things to deal with every day, Zhu Changluo also felt that it was really not easy for the emperor to do it.

However, now Zhu Changluo does not express any opinions on the content and proposals of these memorials, and he almost just reads them to understand the current general trend of the world.

After reading it, Zhu Changluo started to read Dongchang's report again.

Dongchang's report today brought up an event that may be normal for this era, but for Zhu Changluo, it was an indescribable event.

Report from Dongchang: On October 15, [-]th year of Wanli, Hai Rui, the censor of Nanjing Youdu, died of illness and took office in Nanjing.

Although there is only a short sentence, this sentence has already revealed the end of an era.

Hai Rui is the most famous and upright official in the Ming Dynasty. He has been fighting all his life, but he has never fought against the changes of this era.

When he was young, it was the time when Yan Song took power and caused troubles in Zhejiang.As the county magistrate of Chun'an, he was not afraid of power and acted impartially wholeheartedly, which offended many people.

Later, with the help of Xu Dang, Hai Rui survived those days with difficulty. After being transferred to Beijing, he actively published the famous "Public Security Book" to Emperor Jiajing, accusing Emperor Jiajing of worshiping Taoism, living a luxurious life, and not Manage government affairs and other disadvantages.

Emperor Jiajing was furious and sent him to prison.It was also thanks to a few kind words from the eunuch next to Emperor Jiajing that Hai Rui's life was saved.Later, Emperor Jiajing left "Zhi An Shu" in the palace and read it repeatedly for several months. He once said: "This person can be compared with Bigan, but I am not King Zhou of Shang."

Later, when Emperor Jiajing passed away, Hai Rui, who was in prison, vomited up the food he ate and cried bitterly in the prison all night after learning about it.

Later, Hai Rui was appointed as the governor of Yingtian. During his tenure, he actively promoted Zhang Juzheng's whipping method to appease the poor people.Some of the poor people's land was annexed by the rich, and most of them were taken back and returned to the original owners.Deeply loved by the people, they called him "Hai Qingtian".

Later, he sternly investigated and dealt with the Xu Jie family's annexation of land, which offended a large number of dignitaries, causing Hai Rui to be squeezed out, and finally ended up with a idle job in Nanjing for the rest of his life.

Now that Hai Rui is dead, the only conscience left in this era is gone.

Zhu Changluo said: "Report the matter of Hai Rui to the emperor, let the emperor bestow the official position, and let the cabinet draw up the posthumous title. Also give him a stick of incense for me."

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