20. Emperor Wanli
When Wang Bo heard the voice, he turned his head and looked over. He saw the scrupulous envoy and the majestic man with a beard and thin figure beside him.
Although Wang Bo had never seen this man before, Wang Bo knew who the other party was when he heard everyone's shouting.
The highest commander of the Jinyiwei, commander Luo Sigong.
He once made great efforts in the "Palace Movement Case" in the fourth year of the Tianqi period, but unfortunately he offended Wei Zhongxian and was framed by Wei Zhongxian, and handed over his commander power in shame.
His successor was naturally Wei Zhongxian's confidant.
Unfortunately, after Wei Zhongxian fell, his heir was also executed.
The one who accepted the commander of the Jinyiwei was this son Luo Yangxing. In a sense, this was also considered as the son inheriting his father's business.
"I am the subordinate Chen Lian, and I have met the commander."
When Wang Bo heard everyone around him shouting, he also shouted.
Luo Sigong nodded and said, "I have heard that an amazing person has come from the Jinyiwei. When I see him today, it is indeed eye-opening."
"The commander is too much." Wang Bo said modestly. For such a person, he doesn't need to say too many good things, just keep being modest.
Sure enough, Luo Sigong was also very satisfied with Wang Bo's attitude and said, "The Golden Bell Cover is a big deal. It is related to my Ming Dynasty. You can clean up and attack me immediately and meet the emperor."
Wang Bo raised his eyebrows, but he quickly agreed, "Yes, Commander."
Although the sanctioned envoy once mentioned this to Wang Bo, Wang Bo did not expect that it would be so soon.
After he cleaned up, he followed the tutor and Luo Sigong to the palace in a carriage.
On the way, Wang Bo asked: "My commander, I don't know what it is to meet the emperor. What should I do so I won't bump into the emperor, causing the emperor to be furious."
Logically speaking, Wang Bo would not be afraid of the emperor.
Even if you offend the emperor, you can still pat your butt and leave.
But the problem is that Wang Bo has not yet gained enough benefits in this world and is unwilling to leave, so he asked a little more, which is also a preparation.
At least so far, we cannot offend this Wanli Emperor.
Luo Sigong smiled slightly, but did not hide it, and told the emperor's rules.
The first rule is naturally to kneel down.
In ancient times, ministers were called ministers, who were both ministers and sons. "The ministers serve the king as the son serves the father." In other words, ministers should respect and offer respect to the emperor as their father. Therefore, the emperor is also called "monarch and father". The emperor is both a king and a father.
So when you see the emperor, you must kneel down.
Of course, Wang Bo is a modern person and will not regard a mere emperor as his father.
But if you want to kneel down, Wang Bo will not be too pretentious, saying that there is gold under a man, kneel down on the sky, kneel down on his parents, and not the emperor and others.
In ancient times, it was etiquette to see the emperor kneel down. If Wang Bo wanted to gain benefits in ancient times, he had to respect such etiquette.
As long as you are not insulted, you must kneel down, Wang Bo can accept it.
If someone wants to insult Wang Bo by kneeling down, Wang Bo doesn't mind showing his fist and let the enemy know what a man's bloody nature is.
Of course, if it is related to life, Wang Bo doesn't mind kneeling down.
In his opinion, the world is not as big as his own life. Only when he is alive can he be filial to his parents, enjoy life, and live a better life.
After all, although he has gained extraordinary power, he does not think he is a big shot.
After Luo Sigong roughly said the etiquette, Wang Bo nodded and said that he had recorded it.
But how long did Wang Bo arrive at the palace?
But it was more than an hour later to see the emperor.
For more than an hour, he, Luo Sigong, and the politician stood outside the door and waited for the emperor's summons. Wang Bo had to sigh that the emperor was really busy with business.
While waiting, Wang Bo calmed down and regarded it as trying to temper his temperament.
If he couldn't even wait for this little time, he wouldn't have much future.
More than an hour later, Wang Bo finally met Emperor Wanli, who had been in the emperor's study for the longest reign in the history of the Ming Dynasty.
Of course, Wanli is just the year name of others. His real name should be Zhu Yijun, the Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty.
This Wanli Emperor can be said to be a legendary emperor. Many emperors in history have been greedy for infinite enjoyment and have forgotten how to use the rights in their hands, leaving the country alone, and only thinking about how to enjoy themselves.
There are many people who are called the foolish emperor and lazy emperor, who have abandoned the foundation of their ancestors in vain.
But this Wanli Emperor is one of the best. His failure to attend court for more than 20 years can be regarded as a record of the king not going to court early. Many historical books attribute him to the original sin of the demise of the Ming Dynasty, and think that the national destiny was despaired because of his ignorance of the government. Chongzhen's turn was already destined to embark on the road to destruction.
Although this is a controversial statement.
But it is undeniable that Emperor Wanli is indeed lazy, and of course, he is also very magical.
In the early days of his rule, the Ming Dynasty was in its prime and the national living standards were very high. This shows that he was also the monarch of Meiji who had good governance.
He was the emperor who had been in power for the longest time in the Ming Dynasty, but he was also the one who had not been in charge of court for the longest time.
In the first ten years of his reign, he was very diligent and dedicated to governing the country. In the middle of the period, he gradually ignored the government affairs. Later, he simply stopped going to court and did not care about political affairs. He was rarely seen in the palace.
This is very similar to that of the Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Li Longji, who was the Emperor Xuan of Tang Dynasty.
When Li Longji was initially good at politics, he was diligent in political affairs and took measures from all aspects to consolidate and develop the Tang Dynasty regime.
Moreover, Li Longji paid attention to rectifying the situation, appointed Yao Chong, Song Jing and other virtuous ministers, worked hard to govern, and created the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty - the prosperous era of Kaiyuan.
However, in the late reign, the government gradually neglected its government and favored the treacherous ministers Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong and others; and favored Yang Guifei, coupled with policy mistakes and the reuse of foreign nations such as An Lushan to try to stabilize the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty, which led to the eight-year Anshi Rebellion, which laid the groundwork for the decline of the Tang Dynasty.
Both of them worked diligently in the early stages, but gradually became abandoned in the later stages.
However, unlike Li Longji, although this Wanli Emperor was lazy, he could make the world peaceful and the people not be affected at all. This is the magical place for others.
From this point of view, he threw out more than one street from Li Longji.
Especially during his reign, he also fought three famous battles very beautifully, almost all of which were a complete victory. It is really amazing to be able to govern the country without doing anything.
Chapter completed!