The early summer after the rain was a little hot, the evaporating moisture instilled the people who were gradually thinning their clothes, the wheat and rice in the fields also pulled out new ears, and the farmers looked at the fruits of their hard work and loved them like their own children, hoping that it would be a good harvest year.

But apart from oppression and exploitation, how much is left of them? Is there enough food and clothing? Can you support your wife and children at home?

These are only afraid that the landlords and officials will be too lazy to care, too lazy to manage, and too lazy to ask! As long as they are full, what do you do if your tenants die or not, anyway, they can't run there, and when they die, there are more than a dozen hungry families rushing to plant, in fact, the so-called Zhumen wine and meat stinky road has frozen bones, and the description is not comprehensive. In addition to those who froze to death, there were also those who starved to death, and there were also those who were raised to death by the bark of weeds and the soil of Guanyin!

Of course, these are the countless toiling masses who have not been able to exchange their sweat beads for two meals and one night, and as for those noble royal descendants, even if they lie in bed and can't get up, they have never heard of any of them being starved to death.

Mingshenzong Zhu Yijun is now helplessly lying on the hospital bed, he is fifty-six years old, and he has been in power for forty-eight years, which has broken the longest record since their old Zhu family ascended the throne.

Zhu Yijun is the third son of Ming Muzong Zhu Zaiyuan, his eldest brother Zhu Yijun and second brother Zhu Yiqian went to report to Zhu Yuanzhang early in order to cooperate with him to ascend the throne, and his father named him Jun, which means that the holy king controls the world, just like the turn of the weapon, the meaning is very significant.

On March 11 of the second year of Longqing (1568), Zhu Yijun had become the eldest of his father Zhu Zaiyuan's sons who were still alive, so Zhu Yijun was naturally made the crown prince, and on May 22 of the sixth year of Longqing (1572), his father was terminally ill and dying.

So the ten-year-old Zhu Yijun naturally became the Emperor of Wanli, pay attention, there may be friends who will have questions about the time and age of the reign, explain: That is the patent of our Chinese nation, a virtual age!

In the early days after Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, he worked hard, lived a frugal life, had the demeanor of a diligent and wise man, and very much agreed with the views and ideas of his teacher Zhang Juzheng, and vigorously supported Zhang Juzheng's reform, creating the glory of Wanli New Deal and Wanli Zhongxing.

Zhang Juzheng! The word uncle is big, the name is Taiyue, and the small name is Zhang Baigui, the family of Jiangling, Hubei, and the people of the time are also called Zhang Jiangling (now Jingzhou, Hubei).

He was the greatest statesman and the most successful reformer in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and the most powerful cabinet chief assistant in the Wanli period.

His most famous "One Whip Law" and "Examination Law" were not completely reformed, innovated, and abolished until the seventies and eighties after the founding of the People's Republic of China!

Zhu Yijun could have become the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately Zhang Juzheng died, no one to govern and supervise, since the age of twenty-three, he began to indulge in wine, weak, deteriorating, and almost no longer went to court in the later period.

Although he ignored the government and politics, the later "Dispute over the Country", "The Demon Book Case", "The Cursed Case", "The Attack Case", and "The Battle of Salhu" consumed some of his remaining energy slowly, slightly, and unconsciously, and now he has been squeezed to the point of running out of oil.

Emperor Wanli is worth it in his life, setting a record of being an emperor for forty-eight years, he should be satisfied, maybe his only regret is that he failed to let his favorite son Zhu Changxun inherit his throne.

In the Qianqing Palace, Wang An, who was the master of ceremonies and the young eunuch, was pacing anxiously outside Zhu Yijun's door, and he was now also in turmoil, although he was not a minister of the court and did not have to worry about the affairs of the world, but he used to be the companion of the crown prince Zhu Changluo.

Eunuchs have no heirs, Wang An has always treated Zhu Changluo, who has grown up since he was a child, as his own son, and has always been Zhu Changluo's most loyal supporter and supporter, and can also be said to be Zhu Changluo's benefactor.

Because the Qianqing Palace, which the prince rarely sets foot in, has always relied on his message transmission to be able to deal with many emergencies, it can also be said that Wang An is Zhu Changluo's eye by the side of Wanli and Concubine Zheng.

If Wang An's life is in danger, it is estimated that Zhu Changluo, whose position is very unstable, will not hesitate to exchange it with one of his hands.

Wang An is very anxious now, according to Zhu Yijun's current situation, he is afraid that he may die at any time, but he just doesn't say anything, neither summons the prince nor the cabinet, Wang An is afraid that there will be some accidents at this moment of alternating dragons and snakes, whoever ascends the throne is a dragon, and vice versa.

Wang An hesitated for a long time, finally pushed the door in, walked to the withered and haggard Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun who was lying on the bed and was tortured by illness, bowed down and said: "Holy Lord, it's not early, do you want the imperial dining room to prepare lunch, do you have any other orders?" ”

Zhu Yijun looked at Wang An, raised his head with spirits, hung down weakly, and said in a weak voice: "No need, I can't eat anything, you go to draft an edict immediately, Zhaofu Wang enters Beijing, and call all the cabinets, I have something to announce." ”

It was like being slashed by a sudden lightning, Wang An was stunned, he was really afraid of something, Wanli's words were already obvious, and he recalled King Fu and summoned the cabinet, which was obviously going to change the sky.

Looking at Wang An, who was standing there without moving, the weak Wanli was annoyed, and said weakly in a somewhat angry tone: "What are you doing in a daze, don't go quickly." ”

Wang An came back to his senses, and hurriedly bowed down and said, "Yes, the saint is angry, and the slave will go immediately." After that, he turned around and hurriedly walked out of the Qianqing Palace.

Wang An, who was in a panic, rushed out of the Qianqing Palace, but did not go to the celebrant to supervise Yizhi, but walked quickly towards the Ciqing Palace.

Zhu Changluo was also anxiously pacing back and forth in the front hall of Ciqing Palace, those high-ranking officials in the court were quite bluffing, like what Dongge University Scholar, Dali Temple Cheng, Ministry of Officials, Ministry of Rites, etc., let them write articles, scold people, let them come up with some ideas is like chasing ducks on the shelves, and the ideas are more bad than the other.

Seeing that Daddy was about to finish playing, he still grabbed the power in his hand and didn't let go of anything, but he could only stay here and wander around, because if Daddy didn't summon him, he couldn't go to the Qianqing Palace casually.

Zhu Changluo's head was almost dizzy, his face was pale, he stood still, gritted his teeth, and was resentful, because his mother was just a palace maid with a low status, and he was not favored since he was a child.

Living in a simple house, the food is not as good as an ordinary concubine, after the mother was placed under house arrest, he has not been able to see each other for several years, until the mother is critically ill A few hours before he can look at each other with tears in his eyes, and he has to ask Wanli for instructions before he gets approval, but because the wall has ears, even the farewell can only be tearful and speechless.

After going through many winds and rains, and how many guns and arrows were encountered, he was finally made the crown prince, but he was still trembling and walking on thin ice, for fear that he would be demoted to the common people if he was not careful, and the result of being reduced to the common people was not poverty, but the final outcome was death in humiliation.

A trace of hideousness appeared on the face of the resentful Zhu Changluo: "Zhu Yijun, what I got will never be allowed to be lost again, I will take it back little by little!" Even if it is unscrupulous! ”