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

Chapter 618: Death is the End - Zhang Juzheng
[In November of the eighth year of the Wanli reign (1580), Wanli held a night banquet during which he almost flogged two eunuchs to death.]

[When Empress Dowager Li learned about this, she severely reprimanded him and showed Wanli the Biography of Huo Guang for him to study.]

【Wanli was deeply remorseful and sent an order to the cabinet to apologize.】

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Tang Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu's period
"Meeting this woman may be the most unfortunate thing that happened to Zhang Juzheng in his life."

Li Yuan smacked his lips and added another sentence.

"none of them."

"This peaceful and stable career path was ruined by just one sentence from this woman."

"If he takes power at the age of 30, how old does Zhang Juzheng have to be before he can achieve his goal?"

"How many powerful officials who served as prime minister for more than ten years had a good ending?"

"As a result, the road back is blocked, and I am destined to die of exhaustion, and there will definitely be a reckoning after death."

Li Yuan shook his head.

"It's so miserable."

Li Jiancheng looked at the "Biography of Huo Guang" on the sky screen and sneered.

"He is indeed an idiot."

Huo Guang had deposed and enthroned emperors.

The implication is self-evident.

If you don’t do well, the Prime Minister will destroy you!

"Stupid and evil."

With the attitude of squeezing Zhang Juzheng dry, he not only refused his request to retire, but also stabbed him in the back.

How can this be described as the demeanor of a queen?

Li Shimin stroked his chin and muttered:

"The Empress and Empress Dowager of the Ming Dynasty..."

"It seems like something is a little wrong?"

……

[In July of the ninth year of the Wanli reign (1581), Zhang Juzheng was exhausted physically and mentally due to the long-term heavy burden, and his physical condition was getting weaker and weaker.]

[I suddenly fell ill and was unable to work in the cabinet for several days.]

[After Wanli learned of this, he sent four imperial doctors to Zhang's residence for a medical examination.]

[Zhang Juzheng wrote a memorial to express his gratitude and at the same time "specially granted a ten-month leave to temporarily relieve cabinet duties"]

【Wanli did not allow it, and ordered him to "carefully adjust his condition, and take care of cabinet affairs at the same time." He was asked to handle official duties while receiving treatment.】

[In February of the tenth year of the Wanli reign (1582), Zhang Juzheng's old illness relapsed.]

【Zhang Juzheng asked for leave from Emperor Wanli. On March 9, his condition did not improve, so he asked for leave again. Emperor Wanli approved it.】

[On March 15, Wanli sent the eunuch Zhang Jing from the Imperial Household Department to visit Zhang's family to check on his condition.]

[At that time, Zhang Juzheng had undergone surgery for his hemorrhoids and was applying medication for treatment. He could not move and could only kowtow to the pillow.]

[On March 27, Wanli sent another clerk, Wu Zhong, to Zhang's residence to inquire about his health. Zhang Juzheng still could not get up, and could only kowtow to his head on the pillow.]

……

On the canopy.

Palace of Heavenly Purity - West Warm Pavilion
The young emperor lowered his eyes slightly.

In his hand was a document with a yellow silk cover.

The eunuch on the side stood quietly with his hands clasped and respectfully.

"despair."

The memorial was placed on the desk.

The emperor looked outside the palace and said softly:

"Mr. Zhang said in this notebook that he was afraid of dying in the capital."

"I heard this and I felt really sad."

The eunuch lowered his head and said cautiously:
"I heard that Mr. Zhang has become extremely thin, his spleen and stomach are too weak to eat, and he often falls into a coma for most of the day."

The emperor tapped his fingers and sighed.
"Alas, this is called life, fate is determined by heaven..."

The hall suddenly fell into silence.

After a while.

The emperor said:

"My dear, please go to Mr. Zhang's house now."

"As for the government affairs of the court and the selection of cabinet ministers, what instructions does he have? Ask him all at once."

The eunuch lowered his head and replied, "Go away."

The emperor looked at the eunuch's receding figure.

Surprisingly indifferent.

……

[On the ninth day of the sixth lunar month, Zhang Juzheng's condition became more serious, and he asked Wanli to retire.]

[He said in his memorial, "If I don't retire soon, I will not be able to return alive."] [He hoped that the emperor would "grant me my remains soon so that I can return to my hometown alive"]

【Wanli certainly disagrees.】

【He replied: "When you recover, come out to assist me and comfort me."】

[On the 11th, Zhang Juzheng again petitioned for leave, and his words were thorough.]

[“Today, my energy is exhausted. If I stay here, I will be nothing more than a walking corpse. What use will it be?”]

【Wanli still disagreed, "Just concentrate and wait for the assistant to take care of you."】

[On June 18, Wanli suddenly sent the eunuch Zhang Jing from the Imperial Household Department to Zhang's residence to deliver a handwritten letter:

"Grand Master Zhang: I heard today that you are seriously ill and I am deeply worried. Please give me some advice on the major issues of the country."】

[He asked Mr. Zhang to entrust him with his final arrangements.]

……

{Empress Dowager Li once said to Zhu Yijun: "Don't even think about ruling the country in the next ten years." In addition, Zhang Juzheng restricted him too much, so... maybe in Zhu Yijun's subconscious mind, he would rather tire Zhang Juzheng to death than let him "retire"}
{I think he was thinking, you are in charge of me, so I will let you control me until I die.}
{Growing up is a process of killing patriarchy. To him, Zhang Juzheng is equal to that patriarchy.}
{It is hard to give up completely, but I am eager to get rid of him. I don't want to be seen as ungrateful, but I don't want to continue serving him.}
On the canopy.

At this time, Zhang Juzheng's eye sockets were sunken and his face was blackened.

The once majestic body has now shrunk into a piece of firewood.

He lay on the large hospital bed, barely breathing.

……

Big man.

Liu Bang calmly looked at the powerful official who was once full of vigor and vitality but now exhausted.

Lightly said:
"Zhang Juzheng is like a teacher and a father..."

"For the growing emperor, it is more of a constraint and restriction."

"The emperor is lenient and cannot discuss feelings."

Lu Zhi was as calm as water.

She had already known this fact.

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Period of Emperor Guangwu of Yanhan Dynasty

"Wanli's attitude towards Zhang Juzheng at this time was a bit like Emperor Gaozu's reaction after hearing that Marquis Huaiyin was killed."

Liu Xiu said to Liu Zhuang:

"And be happy and pity him."

Liu Zhuang doesn't understand this emotion yet.

He just felt that it was too cruel for Zhang Juzheng.

"He worked diligently throughout his life, and it can be said that he died for the country, and he was also loyal to the young emperor."

"But the little emperor only wants to cut off the shackles on his body. It's hard not to feel disappointed."

Liu Xiu looked at his son who was standing up for Zhang Juzheng and patted him on the shoulder with a smile.

"But from the perspective of the young emperor, isn't it also a sad sigh?"

"In the beginning, he trusted and even relied on Zhang Juzheng. It can be said that he truly regarded the Prime Minister as his teacher and followed his advice."

"But whether it's the Queen Mother as a parent or the Prime Minister as a teacher, they both ignored the inner feelings of the little emperor."

"Their love, or perhaps their expectations, were too heavy, and the little emperor was oppressed and had no way to vent."

Liu Xiu looked at the frowning Liu Zhuang and said with a smile:

"He is not Jiajing."

"I didn't have time to accept Longqing's teachings."

"He's just an ordinary guy."

……

【Zhang Juzheng also knew that he had not much time left, so he forced himself to write a secret book despite his illness.】

[Recommend two new people to join the cabinet, one is Pan Sheng and the other is Yu Youding. ]

【On June 19, Wanli held court and immediately announced according to Zhang Juzheng's recommendation: Pan Sheng, the former Prince Taibao and Minister of Rites, was appointed as the Grand Secretary of Wuying Palace in addition to his original position.】

[Yu Youding, who was in charge of the Zhanshi Palace and the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was promoted to the Minister of Rites and concurrently the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, and both entered the cabinet to work.]

【June 1582th, the tenth year of the Wanli reign ().】

【Zhang Juzheng, the Grand Tutor and Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince, Minister of Personnel, and Grand Secretary of Zhongji Hall, died of illness.】

【He died at the age of fifty-eight.】

【The news reached the court, and Wanli ordered the court to be suspended for one day.】

[On the 21st, the eunuch Zhang Cheng from the Imperial Household Department was sent to conduct funeral arrangements for Zhang Juzheng, and was awarded 500 taels of silver for funeral arrangements, as well as other items.]

[Wanli bestowed the posthumous title of Wen Zhong on him, bestowed the title of Shangzhuguo, appointed one of his sons as Shangbao Sicheng, and sent officials to prepare for his funeral.]

[The fourth-rank imperial minister, Jinyiwei official, and eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department were specially ordered to escort the body back to Jiangling for burial.]

……

｛Zhang Juzheng was actually a person who was also keen on studying science.｝
｛If you are interested, you can read Zhang Juzheng Collection, which contains many of his own insights on science and agricultural planting, as well as various fancy complaints.｝
{For example, he complained that Duke Zhou was too pedantic and nosy, that the Zhou Dynasty as a whole was lame, and that a local official exaggerated a building from the end of the Yuan Dynasty as the dressing room of Empress Xiao of the Liao Dynasty to attract traffic, which he then exposed, as well as various remarks that despised feudal superstition and asked everyone to believe in science.}
{Also studied mirages, rainbows, and sparks produced by friction in winter.}
{He believed that dragons were nothing more than lizards, a visual illusion caused by light and fog, and that they were exaggerated by ignorant people.}
{I also discovered that rotten grass turns into fireflies because fireflies lay eggs in the grass. And he did not give up these hobbies even after he became a cabinet minister. It is very interesting.}
{And he was the first person to record ball lightning!}

{…I just wanted to be touched for a moment…you really ruined the atmosphere.}
{Restore the relationship! The most touching thing about Zhang Juzheng to me is that he has been playing both sides for so many years and knows the officialdom better than anyone else. He knows the consequences of his actions, but he still did it! Even if there are tens of thousands of people against me, I will go! }

{The mainstay of the Ming Dynasty has collapsed.}
(End of this chapter)