Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 451 Time is irreversible: I and my concubines ()
Before Zhu Qiyu died, he told many secrets.

As soon as June entered, Zhu Qiyu fell ill. This time he was really ill. He could no longer write and it became difficult to speak.

Moreover, I vomited when I ate and basically couldn’t eat.

Supported by hanging water.

"I have lived a sufficient life."

"He is ninety-two years old. Not to mention the emperor, he is also a long-lived person among the people."

"Fourth, this time the country is really in your hands."

"I can no longer support you and carry the burden forward. You have to bear all the burdens. I can no longer shield you from the wind and rain."

These words made Zhu Jianji feel sad: "Dad, it can be cured."

"Oh, it can't be cured. Don't let me suffer like this."

Zhu Qiyu said: "My only regret in this life is that I have not finished writing this theory. It would have been great if I had written it ten years earlier."

"God has been kind to me. I have lived for ninety-two years, and I don't want to borrow another five hundred years."

"I'm tired, I'm tired, it's time to sleep."

"You always think that I am afraid of death."

"Actually, I just don't trust Daming."

Zhu Jianji burst into tears and kept nodding.

"It doesn't matter. Birth, old age, illness and death are all human beings. Don't be sad."

"After my death, my body will be burned and divided into five parts. One part will be buried on the east, west, north and south borders, and one part will be buried in Beijing for future generations to offer sacrifices to."

"Whether there is a sacrifice or not, and how much incense is used, it doesn't matter to me."

"I only hope that the prosperous era we created can continue."

Zhu Jianjian was frightened: "Dad, do you want to burn your body? Do you want to divide it into pieces? Dad, do you want to put your son to death?"

If he dares, everyone in the world will dare to pull him down.

Besides, he wouldn’t dare.

His father was the great emperor of the ages. Even if the Ming Dynasty disappears in the future, future generations will still sacrifice him. How could such an unparalleled hero be cut into pieces and divided into five pieces?

God, if he dares to do it, he will be scolded for ten thousand years.

"I will issue a clear edict." Zhu Qiyu didn't care about this.

But Zhu Jianji didn't dare to kill him.

"Do as I say." Zhu Qiyu insisted.

Zhu Jianzhen just pretended to agree and could listen to his father in everything, which was definitely not the case.

"I will bury the Orthodox Emperor in Ezo Island, and the world will accuse me of being heartless."

"I will bury myself in various places on the border of the Ming Dynasty. After my death, I will turn into a protector to protect the Ming Dynasty!"

"Remember, no burial objects are allowed in my mausoleum!"

"Nothing will be buried with you!"

"After me, we will abolish the system of burials with sacrifices and funerals that are not conducive to people's livelihood."

"I want to be cremated because I want to lead a good head."

"The Ming Dynasty needs to use my body to guard the world. When the unfilial children and grandchildren lose their territory in the future, they will also think about it. His ancestors' tombs have been lost. What qualifications does he have to be emperor?"

"After me, all emperors must be outstanding and capable. Those who are incompetent are not worthy of being kings."

"After me, the Ming Dynasty can expand its territory, but it cannot lose an inch of land! A king who loses an inch of land is not worthy of being an emperor, and the whole world will attack him!"

"After me, Da Ming will establish new systems and new directions, constantly seek changes, pioneer and innovate in the new wave, and never waver."

"Fourth brother, I believe in you and my grandson, but I don't dare to say anything because I can't see it for future generations."

"I hope you can set an example and let future generations learn from me and your two generations of emperors."

"Okay, that's all for today."

"Let me rest."

Zhu Jianzhen thought the old man said he was hungry and wanted to eat.

He asked the eunuch to heat the porridge, and if the old man could eat it, he would feed him two mouthfuls.

But Zhu Qiyu couldn't eat it anymore.

When Zhu Jianji left the palace, many officials were waiting anxiously. Zhu Jianji shook his head, and Liu Daxia's body softened and he almost fell down.

It's over, the old emperor is afraid that he will die, and his official career is also over.

"Don't cry here. Your Majesty hasn't eaten for a few days and is feeling irritable. Don't cry anymore."

Zhu Jianjian sighed and said, "Grandson, go to the palace and serve your grandfather."

Zhu Youzhen was in tears.

"Wipe it dry and don't let His Majesty look at it."

Zhu Jianjian reprimanded: "No one is allowed to cry in front of His Majesty. Everyone should cheer up and coax the old man to finish the last journey!"

But the courtier still couldn't help crying.

"If you want to cry, go back and cry! Just give me a smile here!"

Zhu Jianjian went to the East Palace to handle government affairs. He and Zhu Youyi took turns serving the old man.

There is no need to wait on them, they just look after them. The old man will say something and they will be the listeners.

"Grandpa, my grandson personally cooked the porridge you like to drink. You try to take a sip and my grandson feeds you." Zhu Youyi said as if coaxing a child.

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "I can't drink anymore. I won't drink anymore."

"Everyone has this experience, but I am still awake and my brain is clear." Zhu Qiyu's voice was very low and weak.

"Great grandson."

"I'm not worried about your father. Your father's ability is the best among all my sons."

"You are what I am most worried about."

"I tell you two things. First, get rid of bad habits, exercise more, eat lightly, restrain desires, and maintain a long life."

"You are the future emperor. If you die early, the court will be in turmoil and the world will be uneasy."

"I don't ask you to live to be ninety, seventy! Live to be seventy!"

"Even if you don't want to handle the government affairs in your later years, just let Yong'er handle it. Just like me, I will leave full power to you and your son."

"Don't be too greedy for power. Train the prince more. People will die eventually. When it's time to let go, you must learn to let go."

"Second, royal education is the top priority."

"In the future world, there will be no territory to divide, and everyone will be a prince in the capital, so education is very important. A good king will be praised by the people, but an evil king will bring infamy to my Zhu family."

"To pity a child is like killing a child!"

"Yong'er, your education is very good. I am very satisfied with my great-grandson."

"I cannot predict the plans of the royal family. Your father is reckless, so I will give you the power of planning. Do you think it is better to imitate the Tang Dynasty, the two Song Dynasties, or the Hongwu Dynasty or the Yongle Dynasty? Just make your choice.”

"But we must pay attention to the education of the royal family, and we must not teach others how to do it."

"The future world will be different from the current world. The royal family should walk on thin ice in order to survive the tide safely."

Zhu Youyi burst into tears, kowtowed and said he remembered.

"Don't cry. I am ninety-two years old. I am content. Don't delay the government affairs. Go ahead. The government affairs are important. The livelihood of the people in the world is more important than me, a dying person. Go ahead. I don't need anyone to serve me." Zhu Qiyu fell asleep.

When the time came, an imperial doctor injected him with glucose.

He lives on a bottle.

When Zhu Qiyu opened his eyes again, Concubine Tan was busy in front of him: "My dear concubine, I am walking in front of you. It is a great blessing for me and a great misfortune for you."

"I have told the fourth child to take you out of the palace and go to the Kingdom of Zhou. Having your own son by your side is better than anything else. Please leave this sad place."

Concubine Tan forced a smile: "Your Majesty, if I don't leave, I will be buried with you."

"I want to be cremated and buried at the border of Ming Dynasty, not in the capital."

"My whole life has been dedicated to the Ming Dynasty."

"The same goes for after death."

"I just feel sorry for you. You have never enjoyed much happiness with me in your life. I am not qualified as a husband and I am not a good father."

"If we were not in the royal family, we would be a civil couple, how happy we would be."

"My beloved, you can understand me."

"I am the emperor, and I have the burden of the Ming Dynasty on my shoulders. I have to bear it, but it is only a pain for you."

Concubine Tan shook her head: "Where is my concubine's suffering? I enjoy the best wealth in the world. All my sons are emperors, and my daughters all marry well. Is this considered bitter? If this is bitter, what is sweet! "

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "Being plain is sweet."

"Human, being rich and powerful is not a good thing. Being an ordinary common man is the happiest thing."

"Power is something that cannot be taken with you in life or death, but no one in the world can see through it."

"Happiness is the most important thing in this life."

"What are you doing living so tiredly?"

"I would rather be a mortal for the rest of my life than stay in the Nine Heavens!"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "I especially remember your dream back then, which was to help the poor all over the world. I was the one who blocked your dream. Do you still blame me?"

Concubine Tan shook her head: "I was young and ignorant back then, and thought that I could help the world with just a weak woman. Now that I think about it, my ideals when I was young are ridiculous."

"Even if my mother honors the world today, my concubines still cannot help the world."

"When I was young, I complained to His Majesty, saying that I had decided not to get married just to treat the poor."

"Now that I think about it, it's really ridiculous."

"One person can only help a few poor people. If the whole world can work together to formulate a system and build a high-level building, then we can help the entire world's poor."

"Besides, today's Ming Dynasty has become so prosperous, and there are still poor people who can't afford to be cured. Alas."

Zhu Qiyu chuckled: "You're right, I really want to roam the world with you and enjoy our lives."

"The fourth child thinks that I am afraid of death, thinks that I am reluctant to die and lives in an ignoble way, and always thinks that I am greedy for power."

"Actually, I have already had enough."

"It's just that Ming Dynasty still needs me. If Ming Dynasty didn't need me, I would have gone to bed long ago. I was too tired..."

Concubine Tan was anxious: "Your Majesty, please stop talking nonsense!"

"So what if you talk nonsense? You are going to die soon. I heard from the old man that before you die, you will be full of fear of death and full of desire to live."

"I don't feel that way."

"I have thought before, before I die, will I lose my reputation for life?"

"When the time comes, I'll scream, please, please heal me, hahaha!"

"Fortunately, it didn't happen. My reputation has been preserved for the rest of my life."

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "I feel relieved now that I have reached this point, because I am really tired. I want to have a good rest and sleep, and then I will never feel tired again."

Concubine Tan helped the old emperor loosen his muscles and bones: "You are the only emperor in the ages, so of course you are not afraid of death. However, I see that you look good. It will be great if you take care of yourself."

Then he asked the eunuch to give the emperor a mouthful of sweet water.

"If I get better again, the fourth child will feel so uncomfortable." Zhu Qiyu could still joke at this time.

Concubine Tan felt that the emperor did not look like he was about to die.

"You, you really amused me." Concubine Tan took the bowl and fed the emperor some sugar water.

Zhu Qiyu also laughed. Of course he knew that the fourth child was looking forward to his death.

"I suddenly thought of the time when I first met you."

"I was very ill at that time, and all the doctors did not dare to tell the truth. It was you who told the truth. Speaking of which, you were instrumental in saving my life."

Zhu Qiyu had a smile on his face: "My dear concubine, to this day, do you know that the doctors at that time did not dare to tell the truth?"

Tan Yunxian rolled his eyes: "I was young and ignorant at that time. Before I went out, my family told me to be careful about my words and deeds. But there is obviously something wrong with your pulse, and no one else dared to say it, so I stopped talking."

"If I were a few years older, I wouldn't dare to tell you."

"As long as a doctor takes your pulse, he can know your illness, but no one will tell you, obviously because they are worried about being liquidated."

"What you, the emperor, did, your sense of presence was so low that the people thought that the legitimate emperor was the emperor." "It was you who found something was wrong with my concubine and forcibly questioned me."

Concubine Tan smiled bitterly: "If I hadn't told you at that time, I'm afraid my family would have been destroyed."

"Of course, there's obviously something wrong with my body, but I didn't say anything about it. If I don't kill people, will I still be me?"

"So those doctors who don't tell the truth don't have to live anymore."

"Those who survive will have to be military doctors for the rest of their lives and will never be able to return to Beijing."

"My sense of presence was low at that time."

"But the common people still think that the orthodox emperor is the emperor, but that's nonsense. If we don't talk about the Tumu Fort incident, we will talk about the defense of Beijing. Who doesn't know that I am Jingtai?"

Zhu Qiyu wanted to grab Tan Yunxian's hand, but he had no strength: "It would be great if I met you a few years ago."

A few years ago, my concubine was still a child!
"You always wanted to know."

"In my heart, which woman has the most important position."

"I have always avoided talking about it."

"I'm about to die, so I'll tell you this so that you don't have to go to the Kingdom of Zhou with regrets."

Zhu Qiyu looked at her: "In my life, there have been countless women, donated from all over the country, from gentry families, and prisoners of nobles from vassal states."

"You also know that I am not a good person."

"Besides, I have a long-term love, and I don't just fall in love with each other when I see them."

"The most important people in my heart are only two women."

Concubine Tan pricked up her ears. Over the years, she had also been competing for favor. Later, the concubines died one after another, so she stopped competing because there was no one to compete with.

"You and Concubine Hu."

Concubine Tan was slightly startled: "What about Empress Tang?"

Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "She and I share weal and woe. I love her very much, but she betrayed me. Since then, there has been a gap between me and her."

"I don't love her anymore."

"She doesn't love me anymore. She loves Feng Yin, who is the queen of the world!"

Concubine Tan wants to say that I also lied to you back then.

"You also lied to me back then."

"I also hated you at the beginning, and once wanted to banish you to the cold palace."

"But when you knelt in front of me wearing thin clothes, I softened my heart."

"After all, you have served me for almost two years, and you think of me in everything. The relationship between me and you cannot be said to be very deep."

"The feelings between people only grow deeper when they come into contact slowly."

"It takes time for a couple to become a family."

"That's why I hate you, not much."

"In the next few years, you tried your best to please me, but I didn't want to look at you. I just had no choice."

"You should be able to feel it."

"Even if you and I visit Nanjing, I will just cope with the situation."

"It was at the end of the thirteenth year of Jingtai. Empress Dowager Wu fell ill. You took care of her in Xian'an Palace without taking care of her. I felt soft at that time, so I was willing to contact you again."

"And it's been four years since that happened."

"Time dilutes everything."

"And we have two more children. The children's laughter finally diluted some of the hatred. And you know that you are wrong, and you don't resent me because you didn't get the position of queen."

"This makes me feel a little more comfortable."

"And Concubine Song, whom you are most sorry for, has also been able to successfully conceive again. I am very pleased."

"You touched me with your kindness."

"I am willing to let go of everything in the past and contact you again. After decades, you and I have changed from husband and wife to relatives."

"When I grow old, I will never be able to live without you."

Concubine Tan's eyes flashed with emotion: "I was wrong about what happened back then. If I had known you earlier, I would not have let you fall into such an embarrassing situation."

"Yes, you are indeed wrong."

"But I am very happy that you can correct your mistakes after realizing it."

Zhu Qiyu murmured: "The other woman is Concubine Hu."

"She entered the palace later than you, but her family background is better than yours."

"I like her because she can talk to me about national political affairs. She can not only be a listener, but also give me some effective suggestions."

"What I love more about her is that she is measured."

"Knowing what to say and what not to say."

"That's her biggest benefit."

"And what happened that year, she was frightened, which resulted in massive bleeding and almost lost her life. After all, I owe her."

"But for all these years, she hasn't had a single complaint."

"She is a human being, how could she not have emotions? She didn't want to talk to me about the matter, she just didn't want to annoy me."

"I'm so ashamed of her."

"She was only fifty-one years old when she left. I didn't visit her after she became ill."

"She is not like other women who write to me every day and send people to ask for orders every day. She has not written me even a single letter."

"She doesn't want me to worry, or in other words, she knows that I won't look at it. It will only add to the worries."

Zhu Qiyu sighed: "She is the woman I am most sorry for in my life."

"Fortunately, the fourth child has ascended the throne, and she has also been posthumously named queen."

"Seek kindness and be kind."

"This is the only thing I can do for her."

"I am not a good husband."

"She is so well-behaved and sensible. I regard her as a trash can to talk to and vent all my negative emotions to her. Her short life is directly related to me."

"My dear concubine, I am really selfish."

Yes, you are very selfish.

Concubine Tan's nose was blocked and tears were in her eyes: "You are selfless to the Ming Dynasty, that's enough. You are the emperor. I, my concubines and other women in the harem have enjoyed the greatest honor in a woman's life, and yet they still expect your love and care. Don’t you push yourself too far?”

"I can understand it, and Sister Hu can understand you too."

"So I said, if I don't want to be the emperor, I just want to be a rich man, living around the world with a beautiful wife and concubines. This is the life I want most."

Zhu Qiyu shed tears: "There are so many women in my harem, but I only love you two."

"But I have always been exposed to rain and dew."

"When they were alive, they all thought that I liked them the most."

"I dare not lie to them."

"They are all delicate girls who have been spoiled at home. Once they enter the palace, they will become my women. If I don't even care for my own women, how can I care for the people of this world?"

"But I don't have that much heart for them."

"I can only lie to them and give them the best material life, that's all."

"This is the only thing I can do."

"All the concubines who enter the palace have children with me. This is the only thing I bring to them."

Concubine Tan quickly wiped away her tears. With the emperor's words, whether they were true or false, they were all worth it.

"My dear concubine, you are the only one in the harem who is still with me."

"Go to the feudal kingdom and go to your son."

"Don't worry about me. After death, our souls will meet again."

Zhu Qiyu grabbed her hand: "Let my second son be filial to you and live a happy life in a few years. Now the transportation is convenient. If you want to see any son, just go and see him."

"See them for me too."

"I am not a good father. I never pass on a drop of love to them."

"Father's love is like a mountain. I still remember how much my father doted on me when I was young, even though I was only eight years old when he died."

"But my mother-in-law often told me about those six years of life. She said that they were the most glorious six years of her life."

"She said that every time Emperor Xuanzong came to his residence, he would hug me and never let go."

"In my impression, I only remember a majestic figure supporting the young me. Although I can't remember his face clearly, I can feel the deep love for my son."

"Emperor Xuanzong is different from me."

"He is so amazing and talented that even the extremely harsh Emperor Yongle loved him extremely. He knows everything, including military affairs, literature, poetry and painting. He is proficient in everything."

"He dedicated his life to his hobbies and his family."

"I still remember the Empress Dowager Sun's radiance when she mentioned the late emperor. She loved the late emperor, just like my mother-in-law. She was the concubine of the King of Han, but she also loved the late emperor."

"The late emperor was fengshen and beautiful. He said that I am just like the late emperor, but not as handsome as the late emperor. The one who is most like the late emperor is the orthodox emperor."

"I am just an ordinary person. I can only dedicate everything I have to the Ming Dynasty and to the country and the country."

"So I'm not a good father."

Concubine Tan shook her head and said, "You are a good father. You made all your sons become emperors. Aren't you also a good father?"

"I'm tired of being an emperor. Do they really want to be an emperor?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly: "My dear concubine, go to the second son and tell him that he has done a good job in the Kingdom of Zhou. Don't imitate me in everything. I am just an ordinary person."

Concubine Tan kept nodding, tears falling on Zhu Qiyu's face.

Zhu Qiyu suddenly realized: "My dear concubine, I have hidden too many secrets in my life. I seem to be open-minded, but in fact I am only outwardly open-minded."

"I say I don't want to be a politician, but in fact I am still a conspiracy-minded politician."

"So when I reach the end of my life, I still haven't given up on these calculations. Fortunately, my mentality is still peaceful and I don't have a mental breakdown because death is approaching."

"My mentality has been tempered for seventy years."

"I have already taken everything lightly."

"In my eyes, life and death are not a passing thing, but as long as I can live, I will work hard to live well. When I know that I am going to die, I will face death calmly, without complaining, breaking down, or harboring hatred."

"Because when I was alive, I never wasted a minute."

“I don’t want to sleep too much while I’m alive, but I will sleep forever after I die.”

"So, at the end of my life, I take it lightly. I just want to talk more and finish the last journey, because I am afraid that I will be too lonely after death and have no one to talk to me!"

Concubine Tan couldn't hold back her tears: "I, my concubine, will go with you."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You want to live a good life, huh? Be obedient and live for me."

"I will go first and bring you misfortune, and you must live to show me."

"Go and see the world for me, the vassal state I conquered, and our sons."

"My dear concubine, I have no regrets when I leave. You are living a good life on my behalf. You are my eyes, let me see the world of the vassal country that I have never seen before! Okay?"

Zhu Qiyu raised his head.

Hot tears sprinkled on his face, Zhu Qiyu grinned softly.

He has faced death calmly.

All he had to do was done.

As long as he can live, he will live tenaciously, and when he knows he will die, he will accept death calmly.

This is the mentality acquired through sixty-two years of training.

stable.

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Tan cried holding the emperor's head.

"Don't cry, you are my eyes, look at the world for me." Zhu Qiyu was still laughing.

　There's another one at the back, don't wait
　　
　
(End of this chapter)