On the first day after returning to the palace, Zhu Youxiao went to visit Wanli in the Qianqing Palace, and at this time, it was only ten days before July 21.

Wanli's situation at this time is very bad, although it is not that he has reached the point of dying, but the whole person is also depressed, and he looks like he is about to die. Although the imperial doctor didn't say anything, anyone who looked at Wanli knew that he wouldn't last long. However, Rao is like this, and no one is lazy, they are all actively rescuing, all kinds of good medicinal materials, hundred-year-old ginseng and other life-threatening things, all of which are used without money.

Everyone looked anxious and worried about the emperor on the surface, but no one knew what they thought in their hearts. Maybe she really hopes that Wanli will get better, in the entire palace, there is only Concubine Zheng Guifei, and she really hopes that Wanli can be safe.

However, no matter what, Wanli's body is deteriorating step by step, life is passing step by step, not only Wanli himself feels it, but outsiders also feel it, among them, Zheng Guifei is particularly anxious, she clearly knows that the reason why she has her current status is all because of Wanli's favor, once Wanli is gone, she will definitely plummet.

Therefore, under her hard bubble, let Wanli make a will, once Wanli died, Zheng Guifei must be crowned queen, this is a talisman that Zheng Guifei asked for herself.

In this way, when Wanli dies, she can naturally become the queen mother, and even if Zhu Changluo wants to deal with her, she must also take care of filial piety. It's just a pity that the world is impermanent, and her calculations are useless.

In addition to taking people out for a run and exercise in the morning and evening, Zhu Youxiao stayed in the station all day, and then handed over the folds of visits every day. Qianqing Palace is the residence of the emperor, there is no will to summon him, he is not allowed to enter and leave at will, even if it is the prince and grandson, except for one or two occasional times, he cannot see Wanli every day, it is obvious that Zheng Guifei, who is currently in charge, does not want them to stay in Qianqing Palace.

I forgot to mention that three or four months ago, Queen Wang passed away, only a few months earlier than Wanli, and this lonely woman who had no children and no daughters in her life used her life to crush all the hopes of Concubine Zheng Guifei.

Time passed little by little, and the news gradually spread, the court of the Ming Dynasty was a sieve, and after a long time, it was impossible to hide any news, including Wanli's physical condition. After receiving the news, the first assistant party took some important ministers into the palace to visit, but when they came out, they had a black face and did not say anything.

Now, everyone can confirm that Wanli is not good, the prince is about to ascend the throne, and the entire court situation has suddenly become weird, although the forbidden palace gate is isolated from the inside and outside, but it cannot prohibit the circulation of news, and countless information, with the help of large and small eunuchs guarding the door, is rapidly circulating and transmitting.

In the forty-eighth year of Wanli, that is, in 1620 AD, on the twenty-first day of July, at night, Qianqing Palace.

Wanli couldn't hold it anymore, his whole spirit got better in vain, and he shouted that he was hungry and ate two bowls of millet porridge in a row, although his condition seemed to be very good, but the people who were guarding him at the moment knew that this was just a return to the light.

The sound of crying sounded, it was Zheng Guifei who was waiting day and night. But Wanli didn't say a word, his cloudy eyes looked at the top of the bed in a daze, he was recalling his life.

Wanli didn't know what was wrong with him, and at this time he began to recall his past, the emperor Zhang Juzheng, the naughtiness of his childhood, the fear of almost being abolished, the glory of the three major expeditions, the helplessness of fighting for the country, and decades of neglect, everything flashed in front of his eyes.

Thinking about it, he thought of his grandson again, the grandson who surprised him very much, Wanli has been the emperor for decades, not to mention the ability, at least the experience and vision are very high, his own prince, he saw through it at a glance, an honest and cowardly person, although the prince has been in the past ten years, he has such a dim sum technique, but it is nothing more than that, after ascending the throne, he is destined to be a puppet who is deceived and manipulated.

But this eldest grandson is different, where is it different, Wanli can't see it after observing it for so long. No, it's the other party who doesn't dare to show it, since that beating, this grandson has been hiding his edge, and he is full of gratitude for trivial things, and there is no longer any surprise when he asked for the sixth rate of the East Palace.

However, this made Wanli even more admired, he can bend and stretch, he is a big husband, unlike himself, he can bend, but he can't stretch, and he is pressed to death by those civil officials, and he can only deal with it with neglect.

However, what did he want to do with so many people in Beijing? Want a coup d'état? Is he so impatient? Also, those people were just the guards of the salt works, how could they be the opponents of the tens of thousands of forbidden troops under the command of the Imperial Horse Supervisor? Or did he want to...... Thinking of this, Wanli didn't dare to think about it, if this is the case, it is really ....... too interesting.

Wanli thought with a smile, he was very surprised when he received the secret information, but he did not expose Zhu Youxiao's actions, but instead stopped him, helped him cover up some traces, and let him smoothly get all the people into the palace. Otherwise, where would Zhu Youxiao's actions be so flawless.

But these are none of my business anymore, I'm dying, and if I die, I'll be a hundred, Wanli continued to think. However, it is also interesting to find such a strong and vicious kid before he dies, maybe the Ming Dynasty needs such an iron-blooded emperor.

It's just that I'm a little sorry for her, I'm leaving, I'm afraid she won't have a good time in the future, but I can't help it, I can't fight those civil officials, and I didn't fulfill what I promised, I'm sorry.

Wanli moved his head and looked at Concubine Zheng Guifei who was crying with his last strength, and the appearance of his warm life in the past made him involuntarily show a gentle smile. Looking at it, Wanli slowly closed his eyes, but the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't be erased.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Zheng let out a long cry and screamed.

Mingshenzong Zhu Yijun died in the forty-eighth year of Wanli at the age of fifty-eight.

Generally speaking, when the emperor dies, the crown prince should be by his side, so that he can not only cry a few times to show filial piety, but also watch his father die on the side, prevent others from doing anything greasy, and ensure that he succeeds to the throne smoothly.

It's hard to say about China's affairs, although the crown prince said that his name was predetermined, but in case a few days later, an edict or something like that suddenly appeared, and then a few ministers said that the emperor should pay attention when he died, what should I do? Does the prince obey it, or does he obey it?

It's just that I don't know if Wanli forgot it in a daze when he was dying, or if he did it on purpose, anyway, he didn't call Zhu Changluo in. As for Zhu Changluo, he is an honest and cowardly person with no opinions, he knows that his father is dying, but he doesn't dare to go in, for fear that others will conspire and trap him.

Although he has lived a few years of stability in Ciqing Palace in the past few years, he has been deeply impressed by the precarious life in the past few years.

Therefore, even if he was in a hurry, he just didn't dare to go in. At the critical moment, Yang Lian stepped forward.

Wanli's death involved the entire court situation, and countless people paid attention to it, including the Donglin Party. As I said before, the court of the Ming Dynasty was a sieve, and no secrets could be kept, and in the process of leaking countless news, the eunuchs played the most critical role.

They can go in and out of all kinds of places, whether it is the harem or the three major halls, they can contact all the people, whether it is the emperor or the concubine, they are literate, they are in charge of the music, they communicate inside and outside, and it is too simple to get some news. In the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, if you don't make friends with one or two eunuchs, you are embarrassed to go out and greet people.

Yang Lian naturally has a good eunuch with him, and this eunuch is called Wang An.

That's right, it is Wang An, the prince's henchman, who was the prince's eunuch at the time. And that night, Yang Lian only brought Wang An a sentence, a crucial word.

"The emperor has been seriously ill for a long time, it was not his intention not to summon the prince, the prince should take the initiative to enter the palace to greet him, and wait for the morning to go back."

This is a high-sounding excuse, and it is also an excuse that people can't find out about it, Zhu Changluo is very satisfied with this excuse, in the name of filial piety, he knocked on the palace door and greeted his father's illness.

Of course, the next morning, Zhu Changluo did not go back.

The prince was present, even if Concubine Zheng Guifei wanted to do any tricks, she didn't have a chance, so Zhu Changluo became the emperor.

On August 1, the forty-eighth year of Wanli, Zhu Changluo officially ascended the throne, with the year name Taichang, which was called Mingguangzong in later generations.

Zhu Changluo ascended the throne, some people are happy, some people are unhappy.

Needless to say, it is naturally the Donglin Party, and they have no reason not to be happy. From the very beginning, the Donglin Party pressed the chips on Zhu Changluo, fighting for the country's roots, the demon book case, and the attack case, no matter what, they were unswervingly on this side. It took countless hours and sacrificed countless people, and their decades-long political investment finally got a rich report at this moment.

Liu Yijing, Han Kuang, Zhou Jiamo, Zou Yuanbiao, Sun Ruyou, and a series of Donglin Party members have been promoted, especially Zou Yuanbiao, the boss of the Donglin Party, who has been squatting at home for 30 years, and finally returned to the capital with popularity. Perhaps, he wants to learn from Wang Anshi, coerce the world's popularity, and do a great job, but he is not Wang Anshi after all, and in the magnificent chapter at the end of the Ming Dynasty, he did not leave many dazzling deeds.

The truly dazzling people are waiting at the moment, waiting silently.

The happiness is obvious, the unhappy is also obvious, the most unhappy, of course, belongs to Zheng Guifei, and some unhappy, it is estimated that the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, with the acquiescence or help of Wanli, they defeated the Donglin Party and mastered the government, however, at this moment, Wanli died, Zhu Changluo came to power, everyone knows that Zhu Changluo is close to the Donglin Party.

They're finished!

Of course, none of this is important now, what matters is the prince's enthronement ceremony, the ceremony is completed, the dust settles, and among them, the most active are those Donglin party members, they will never let anyone, anything, hinder the prince's accession to the throne.

Never!