The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 600 Emperor Zhu Houcong of Ming Dynasty
{The best sutra in the world!!!}

{Rebellion! Deception to God!}

{To be honest, I didn’t understand why this memorial was the best in the world.}
｛But after learning about the history of the Ming Dynasty and the Jiajing period, I know why.｝
{Every word in the whole article is pointing fingers at Jiajing and the civil officials! It directly tears off everyone's fig leaf! It points out that the emperor and the officials in the court knew where the problem was, but they just didn't do anything!}
{He is far inferior to Emperor Wen of Han! I feel that this statement has been against your majesty for a long time, and it hit Jiajing right in the heart.}
{The fact that he can be hit in the heart shows that he can still be saved. Don't forget the original meaning of the word Jiajing. In fact, the essence of the matter is still the same old saying: the emperor has been in power for too long.}
{Jiajing was a vassal king, but Emperor Wen of Han had given food to his children in his fiefdom, so he knew what the people wanted.}
{So on this basis, everything can be compromised! Of course, even if they compromise, the means they use are not something that ordinary people can learn.}
……

Great Qin.

Ying Zheng read the memorial posted next to the skylight again.

To be honest, he didn't like this person very much.

It's not that I have any prejudice against this person, I just don't like the way this kind of person submits petitions.

But he was used to it.

Confucianism? That's right.

If you don't point your finger and curse, can you still call yourself a Confucian?

That is the Legalists.

"Incorruptible..."

Ying Zheng subconsciously glanced at the "ministers" in front of him and was silent for a moment.

After pinching his nose, Liu Bang secretly wiped it on the corner of Xiao He's clothes.

Xiao He kept a serious look on his face even though he was glancing at the bamboo scroll.

The Wei Liao who was secretly glanced at was having a strange smile on his face and writing something with a weird look in his eyes.

The corner of Ying Zheng's eye twitched and his gaze slightly tilted.

Feng Quji and Meng Tian sat upright and looked at the sky.

Among the five people in front of him, only these two can be barely described as upright and incorruptible.

As for the others... let’s not talk about them.

……

Liu Bang put his hands in his sleeves.

Look up at the sky.

Hai Rui, dressed in a green robe, was sitting in the hall.

In front of him was a coffin that had obviously just been made.

Looking at Hai Rui who looked ready to die, I lamented the current situation of the Ming Dynasty.

"The Ming Dynasty is now controlled by the emperor and officials."

"The two parties were wrestling with each other, pulling at the two ends of the rope."

"The king needs officials to govern the country, but he also needs to maintain his rights as an emperor."

"While there are many officials and gentry who care about the country, there are more interest groups that evade taxes, enjoy privileges, annex land, have secret dealings with foreign countries, and smuggle materials."

"Since Hai Rui prepared a coffin and submitted a petition, how could he not understand that he could not win the fight against the imperial power and the scholars?"

"But he has such courage and spirit!"

"He is an honest official and he is not someone who seeks fame and reputation."

Lu Zhi looked expressionlessly at Hai Rui, who looked calm even when facing the man he was trying to capture.

Said softly:
"If Jiajing still had a little bit of heart for the country."

"There is still a little desire to change the Ming Dynasty."

"Then Hai Rui cannot be killed."

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
He adjusted the hat on his head.

With his hands on the hoe, Liu Heng felt a glimmer of hope for the future of the Ming Dynasty for the first time.

Liu Qi, who was standing aside and looking as tired as a dog, waved his hand to fan himself.

"Ah...Father?"

Looking at Hai Rui, who was sitting in prison but remained calm.

Liu Heng praised unabashedly:

“This memorial shows it.”

"I, Hai Rui, will never do what you ordinary officials do, that is, I will never flatter the emperor."

"Why is the tax revenue decreasing across the country? It's because of the emperor and you civil servants."

"The emperor pursued immortality for his own selfish desires, and officials seized and annexed land to protect their descendants."

"This memorial is not intended to give advice and suggestions to the emperor."

"This is a manifesto condemning the crimes of Jiajing and the civil officials!"

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che admired Hai Rui very much and admired his loyalty to the country and his willingness to sacrifice his life.

But he felt that he might not be able to accommodate Hai Rui.

In a memorial, it was said from an ethical perspective that the emperor's arbitrary suspicion and slaughter of his subjects was unruly.

Living apart from the Queen for a long time and severing all ties with her is considered an unworthy husband.

A person who has no fatherly love for his biological son and even refuses to see his father is a disloyal father.

None of the three cardinal guides—ruler and subject, husband and wife, and father and son—was fulfilled.

Not to mention that you are not qualified to be a wise monarch, even an ordinary child is not qualified. Liu Che feels okay now, but it is really difficult for him to tolerate him in his later years.

“Too sharp.”

……

【Hai Rui was from Qiongshan.】

[He was an upright person and a famous honest official in the history of the Ming Dynasty. He actively participated in Zhang Juzheng's reforms.]

[There are many unofficial histories about Hai Rui, which I will not elaborate on here. If you want to know more, just read "Wanli Yewaibian".]

[In the 1558th year of Jiajing (), he was appointed as the magistrate of Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province, where he strictly rectified the administration of officials and opposed bribery.]

[If you are a modest person, buying two pounds of meat for your mother's birthday can become a sensational news. ]

【Be upright and not afraid of violence. 】

[The son of Governor Hu Zongxian passed through Chun'an and showed off his power as a nobleman, so he "angered the postman and hung him upside down".]

【Hai Rui said: In the past, when Hu Gong went on tour, he ordered that no supplies should be displayed wherever he went. Now his luggage is so abundant, it must not be Hu Gong's son.】

[So they confiscated several thousand of his gold and put it in the treasury, and reported it to Hu Zongxian, so that Hu Zongxian could not speak out and "could not be charged with any crime"]

……

Datang.

“He is also a very organized person.”

Li Shimin twirled his beard and sighed.

"Why are you acting so recklessly at this moment?"

"Then Jiajing is not me."

"The Zhu family is very narrow-minded."

Li Chengqian looked at his nose with his eyes and his heart with his nose, turning a deaf ear to everything.

Wei Zheng suppressed his desire to be a troll.

Although the emperor boasted a lot, his words were true.

Your Majesty is indeed tolerant and magnanimous.

Otherwise I wouldn’t jump like this.

Do you really think I'm stupid?
The emperor wants a good reputation, I can get a good reputation, and the Tang Dynasty can develop well.

Triple win!

Why not?
But the Ming Dynasty was different.

This is the eleventh emperor...

Deep-rooted problems and malpractices cannot be changed by just a memorial to the emperor's memorial.

He prefers the name Zhang Juzheng.

Reform and change...

Those who reform the law are all people of great wisdom and courage.

But the endings were not good.

Daming...who can save you?
……

[In the 1564rd year of Jiajing's reign (), Hai Rui was promoted to Director of the Ministry of Revenue.]

【At that time, Zhu Houcong lived in the Western Palace, focusing on fasting and offering sacrifices, and did not attend court to govern. The ministers "competed to present auspicious signs", and no one dared to advise him. 】

【In February of the 1566th year of the Jiajing reign (), he submitted a memorial to the emperor to make remonstrances.】

[He bluntly criticized Zhu Houcong for "thinking that distant revival could be achieved while he was only focused on mystical cultivation", "extravagantly building projects", and "not attending court for more than 20 years", which made "officials corrupt and generals weak, the people unable to make a living, floods and droughts occurred frequently, and 'bandits' proliferated", so everyone said: "Jiajing means that every household is clean and has no money to use."]

[In this memorial, Hai Rui also bluntly exposed the futility of seeking immortality through fasting and offering sacrifices.]

[He also exposed the scam of the so-called fairy peach medicine in his memorial and blamed the emperor for his mistakes.]

[Zhu Houcong was so angry that he threw the memorial to the ground and kept cursing. He wanted to put him in prison and execute him.]

[The eunuch Huang Jinze beside him said: "This man has always been known as a fool. When he heard that he had submitted a petition, he knew that he had offended the emperor and should be put to death, so he bought a coffin, said goodbye to his wife and children, and waited for punishment in the court. His servants also fled and no one stayed behind. He was not trying to escape."]

【Zhu Houcong was speechless after hearing this and read the memorial again.】

[Finally, Hai Rui was imprisoned for several months.]

……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
"Huh? You didn't kill him directly?"

"Has your conscience been discovered?"

Zhu Di held his knees and looked sarcastic.

Zhu Gaochi felt that the reason why Zhu Houcong did not kill Hai Rui was that he knew in his heart that what Hai Rui said was the absolute truth.

However, faced with this bleak situation, he was powerless to change it.

……

[In September of the 1566th year of the Jiajing reign (), Zhu Houcong was ill in bed.]

[He died on December 14th at the age of 60. He was buried in Yongling Mausoleum, and was posthumously named "Emperor Su" and temple name "Shizong"]

[On December 26, Prince Yu Zhu Zaihou held a ceremony to ascend the throne and announced that the next year's reign would be changed to "Longqing"]

(End of this chapter)