Concubine Zheng lost her beloved son and saw Emperor Wanli and Concubine Gong inseparable. Her mood completely collapsed. Whenever she saw Emperor Wanli, she would curse.

Now Emperor Wanli is also feeling distressed and blaming himself. He wonders what he did wrong to make Concubine Zheng hate him so much.

Now Concubine Gong was the only one to accompany him, and she spoke kind words about Concubine Zheng, which made Emperor Wanli feel a lot better. Emperor Wanli looked at Concubine Gong who was so sensible and aggrieved, and his heart gradually began to feel towards Concubine Gong.

The concubine is open.

Emperor Wanli began to tell Concubine Gong about his past with Concubine Zheng.

Emperor Wanli said: "I came to the throne at the age of nine. At that time, I was still an innocent child and had no idea how big the world was. But my mother and Mr. Zhang both asked me to carry them on my back. I listened to them and studied conscientiously every day.

I did my homework and abided by the rules and etiquette. I have never dared to slack off in the past ten years, for fear that my mother would punish me and Mr. Zhang would be dissatisfied. I later fell in love with calligraphy, and I could write very well. I wanted to make Zhang

The gentleman praised me, but after reading it, Mr. Zhang said that calligraphy is a minor art, and as an emperor, I should not indulge in minor arts, so calligraphy disappeared from my studies the next day. Later, when Mr. Zhang died, I became a minister.

We saw another Mr. Zhang in our memorial. He was arrogant and domineering, usurped the imperial power, was full of intrigues, and lived an extravagant life. But he asked me to be frugal in everything and set an example for the people in the world. So I hate him! He is a liar.

!He deceived me and took advantage of me.”

Concubine Gong listened quietly to Emperor Wanli's story. She didn't know that Emperor Wanli still couldn't let go of Zhang Juzheng's deception.

Emperor Wanli continued: "Later, I gradually grew up. My mother asked me to get married, and I got married. However, my queen and other concubines abided by the rules everywhere. When they saw me, they only followed the etiquette.

I wanted to chat with them, but they seemed to be afraid of me. They didn’t dare to say a heart-to-heart word to me. I felt so lonely. At this time, I met Concubine Zheng. Concubine Zheng was different from the queen and the others. Concubine Zheng

She would tell me when she was unhappy, and she would comfort me when I was unhappy. She regarded me as a human being, although she was sometimes unruly and willful, and would even touch my head and call me by my first name.

I just like her. She makes me feel that the world is colorful. But now I don’t know what’s wrong? Concubine Zheng hates me so much that she is ill. I am heartbroken. I want to hold her and comfort her like before.

, but she pushed me away. I felt so uncomfortable."

Emperor Wanli shed tears as he talked about the past, making people unable to believe that this was the lofty Emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. It turned out that he could also be sad and fragile.

Concubine Gong listened to Wanli's words. Now she finally understood why Emperor Wanli was so sad. It turned out that he was also afraid of being alone and having no one to accompany him.

Concubine Gong relied on Emperor Wanli. She hugged Emperor Wanli tightly, and her tears flowed down along with Emperor Wanli's sadness.

"I didn't understand the emperor's heart until today. It turns out that Concubine Zheng has been the only one who has really accompanied the emperor all these years. She is like this now, and I feel sad. I pray that Concubine Zheng can recover soon, let go of her heart, and be with the emperor.

We can get back together."

Emperor Wanli listened to Concubine Gong's prayers, and he really felt sorry for such a sensible Concubine Gong.

During this period of time, Concubine Gong stayed with him. She never said anything bad about a person, and she never felt arrogant because of favors. She always quietly did her duty, greeted him, and thought about others from time to time.

She comforted him and listened to his nagging. She was such a gentle person.

Emperor Wanli looked at Concubine Gong and said, "These days have also been hard on you."

Concubine Gong looked at Emperor Wanli tenderly and said: "Compared with the pain in the emperor's heart, I am not suffering at all. I now have Chang Luo, Xuan Yuan, and the emperor. I feel very happy."

"

Emperor Wanli said: "Do you know? A minister once asked me to make you a noble concubine, but I refused. But now I want to compensate you and canonize you as a noble concubine."

Concubine Gong heard that Emperor Wanli wanted to canonize her, but Concubine Gong quickly refused.

Concubine Gong said: "Your Majesty, you can't do that! I am from a humble background. I am just a little palace maid. I have reached my current status because of the Emperor's favor. I am very satisfied now and do not dare to ask for too much. And now Concubine Zheng loves her."

Her son passed away and she is immersed in sorrow. If the emperor consecrates her as a concubine at this time, wouldn't it break Concubine Zheng's heart? Please take back the order."

Emperor Wanli said: "It's really hard for you to be so sensible."

Emperor Wanli hugged Concubine Gong again and said, "You are the only one who can accompany me now."

Concubine Gong said in the arms of Emperor Wanli: "As long as I can stay with the emperor, I will be satisfied. I never dare to ask for anything extravagantly. As long as the emperor can be happy every day and have no worries, this is my greatest happiness."

Inside the ceremonial prison.

"Your Highness, this is the secret that was handed down by the cabinet and Dongchang today."

Chen Ju has now made it a habit to first show Zhu Changluo the documents submitted by the cabinet and Dongchang.

Zhu Changluo looked at the contents of the book quietly. When he saw that this country had so many things to deal with every day, Zhu Changluo also felt that what the emperor did was indeed not easy.

However, now Zhu Changluo does not express his opinion on the content and draft of these memorials. He mostly just takes a look and understands the current general trend of the world.

After reading it, Zhu Changluo began to read Dongchang's report again.

Dongchang's report today presented something that might be normal for this era, but for Zhu Changluo, it was something unspeakable.

Dongchang reported: On October 14, the fifteenth year of Wanli, Hai Rui, the censor of Nanjing Youdu, died of illness and took office in Nanjing.

Although it is only a short sentence, this sentence has already revealed the end of an era.

Hai Rui is the most famous upright official of the Ming Dynasty. He has been fighting all his life, but he has never been able to fight against the changes of this era.

When he was young, it was when Yan Song took power and caused trouble in Zhejiang. As the magistrate of Chun'an County, he was not afraid of power and acted impartially wholeheartedly, which offended many people.

Later, with the help of Xu Dang, Hai Ruicai struggled to survive those days. After being transferred to Beijing, he actively wrote the famous "Public Security Book" to Emperor Jiajing, accusing Emperor Jiajing of believing in Taoism and living a luxurious life.

Manage government affairs and other shortcomings.

This made Emperor Jiajing furious and sent him to prison. Thanks to some kind words from the eunuchs around Emperor Jiajing, Hai Rui was saved. Later, Emperor Jiajing kept "Public Security Shu" in the palace and read it over and over again.

Yue once said: "This man can be compared with Bigan, but I am not King Zhou of Shang."

Later, Emperor Jiajing died. When Hai Rui, who was in prison, learned about this, he vomited out the food he had eaten and cried bitterly all night in prison.

Later, Hai Rui was appointed governor of Yingtian. During his tenure, he actively implemented Zhang Juzheng's whipping method to appease the poor people. Some of the land of the poor people was annexed by the rich, and most of them were taken back and returned to the original owners. They were deeply loved by the people.

, call him "Haiqingtian".

Later, he unflinchingly investigated the Xu Jie family's land annexation, which offended a large number of powerful people, causing Hai Rui to be ostracized, and finally ended up with a sinecure in Nanjing until he died.

Now that Hai Rui is dead, the only conscience left in this era is gone.
Chapter completed!