Taichang time and space, the night is peaceful.

Only the sound of thunder resounded throughout the world.

However, for the time and space of Taichang during the autumn rain, this thunder and gust of wind were all dispersed in the majestic heavy rain and did not attract much attention.

Along with the thunder, Ji Boying appeared in Dongnuan Pavilion.

The person stood half a foot away from the couch, calmly looking at Emperor Taichang who was lying on the imperial couch, breathing no more.

Judging from the appearance and facial features alone, Emperor Taichang is very different from Zhu Changluo, the Crown Prince of Wanli Time and Space. After all, the two are in the same space and time, but their complexions are very different.

The crown prince who supervises the country in Wanli time and space is in the spring breeze, and his complexion is rosy and shiny.

As for the person in Taichang Time and Space, he was half-dead and looked like he might ascend to heaven at any time.

Ji Boying's appearance did not attract Emperor Taichang's attention. After all, this guy was breathing his last breath at this moment. He was just staring at the ceiling in a daze. Looking back on his past thirty-nine years, he was very sad.

At this moment, all the eunuchs in the Nuan Pavilion have also withdrawn. The January Emperor obviously wants to be quiet, but I don’t know if Jingjing is born now.

According to the original historical process.

In a few days, the famous red pill will be officially launched.

‘Who benefits, who is the mastermind.’

Based on this principle of criminal logic.

Ji Boying stared at the half-dead Emperor Taichang, frowning slightly, thinking about the death of Emperor Taichang.

There is a high probability that even if you ask Emperor Taichang himself now, he himself will not know what is going on.

At least judging from the process recorded in history books, Emperor Taichang himself was confused throughout the whole process, and he was simply a tragic political victim.

And if you want to analyze who benefits, you have to start with the analysis of the court situation at the end of Wanli.

The court in the late Wanli period was roughly divided into three forces.

The first group is the five parties headed by the Zhejiang Party (Zhejiang Party, Qi Party, Kun Party, Xuan Party, and Chu Party).

The second group represents the Donglin Party of the Jiangnan gentry.

The third group, Concubine Zheng (Fu Wang’s mother), can also be called the Fu Wang Party.

Among them, the Five Parties are relatively close to the Pok Wang Party, and they are considered a relatively loose political alliance, while the Donglin Party has been suppressed by the other two parties for a long time.

This can be clearly seen from the fact that the chief minister of the cabinet in the late Wanli period was Fang Congzhe, the leader of the Zhejiang Party.

Lao Wanli is not stupid, and his heart is as clear as a mirror.

He knew that most of the list of replacement officials submitted by Fang Congzhe were from the Five Parties. If they were all approved, the white-collar workers' own money would not be taken into consideration, and the Five Parties would dominate the DPRK and China.

The power struggle between the three sects can be traced back to the first of the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty, which was the case of assault that occurred in the 43rd year of Wanli.

The general story of the assault case is as follows: A "martial arts master" named Zhang Cha, I don't know how this guy managed to break through the tight defense of the palace quietly. Putting aside the force, in terms of this light skill

, at least the level of Thief Saint Bai Zhantang.

Zhang Zhantang held a wooden stick and single-handedly forced his way into Ciqing Palace where the Crown Prince lived. He was invincible and unstoppable. He actually reached the front hall of the Crown Prince and almost had a duel with the Crown Prince.

In the end, he was captured by the prince's chamberlain Han Benyong in the front hall.

Emperor Wanli learned that Lei Lei was furious and ordered the imperial censor and the Ministry of Punishment to interrogate him.

During the interrogation, when Zhang Piosheng confessed that he was ordered by Pang Bao and Liu Cheng, the eunuchs of Concubine Zheng, Emperor Wanli suddenly changed his attitude.

The final result: Zhang Chai was executed, Pang Bao, and Liu Cheng were executed under the secret order of Lao Wanli. After the clues were cut off, the whole case could not be investigated. An assault case ended up being left unsolved.

There are different opinions about this assault case. Some people say that Concubine Zheng wanted to kill Zhu Changluo to pave the way for her son Zhu Changxun. Others say that it was Zhu Changluo's elaborate plan to protect his position as the prince.

To analyze this assault case, the first thing to determine is, who is the final beneficiary behind this assault case?

Judging from the current results, it is obviously Zhu Changluo and the Donglin Party in the DPRK and China who supported him.

Let’s look at the last case among the three major cases, which is the palace transfer case.

The general process of the palace transfer case is as follows: After the death of Emperor Taichang, Xi Lixuan, who had a good relationship with Concubine Zheng and was favored by Emperor Taichang, teamed up with Wei Zhongxian to seize and tie Zhu Youxiao and wanted to live together in Qianqing Palace.

This controls the government.

The Lin Party in the DPRK was furious, but the five parties headed by Fang Congzhe did not make any move, as if they acquiesced in Xi Li's selection of servants.

Yang Lian, Liu Yishui and other Donglin Party members forcibly broke into the Forbidden City. Carrying the sticks of the eunuchs, they rushed into the Qianqing Palace crying. Under the internal support of the eunuch Wang An, the eunuch Bingbi, they finally killed

Zhu Youxiao robbed the Qianqing Palace and sent him to the Wenhua Palace to ascend the throne.

The final result: Li Xuanshi was forced to leave the Qianqing Palace with the eighth daughter of the emperor, failed to take power, and then the Donglin Party won a complete victory, and continued to be reused. The Donglin Party rose in the early years of the Apocalypse.

Combining the two cases of the assault case and the palace transfer case, let’s look at the most critical Red Pill case sandwiched in the middle.

Before that, let’s make something clear first.

The Donglin Party, which was officially named in the 38th year of Wanli, was the absolute princeling party in the late Wanli period. At that time, it tried to dismiss more than a hundred people from office, but also tried its best to keep Zhu Changluo's position as prince.

After Emperor Taichang ascended the throne, he immediately recalled Ye Xianggao, the leader of the Donglin Party, and promoted a group of cabinet ministers and six ministries to fill the vacancies. Most of them were also members of the Donglin Party, and Fang Congzhe was directly provoked.
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In addition, the Donglin Party has always adhered to the principle of "people who are not our party will be punished".

As long as the Donglin Party takes power, all other parties in the court will inevitably be destroyed one by one. Suddenly, everyone is in danger, and the Five Parties and the Fuwang Party are suppressed in the court.

At this time, Emperor Taichang died suddenly, and the palace transfer case occurred. The Donglin Party was like ants on a hot pot, while the Five Party and the Fuwang Party sat back and watched Xi Li seize power without doing anything.

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After figuring this out.

Then, let’s finally look at the details of the Red Pill case.

(1) On the day he ascended the throne, he walked as fast as the wind - (2) Concubine Zheng presented eight beauties - (3) Emperor Taichang spent several nights in the dragon palace and was depleted of energy and blood - (4) Concubine Zheng's confidant Cui Wensheng prescribed laxatives

When Emperor Taichang was treating his illness, Emperor Taichang had diarrhea 43 times a day - (5) Li Kezhuo, the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple, presented red pills - one pill glowed red - (6) Two pills met Taizu.

It can be known from (1) that when Emperor Taichang first ascended the throne, he was still in a state of vitality and vigor, with no symptoms at all. This is also clearly remembered in the history books.

Subsequently, it was inferred from (2)(3)(4) that the murder suspicion was obviously directed at Concubine Zheng.

But here comes the problem.

If Emperor Taichang dies, will the Fu Wang Party headed by Concubine Zheng benefit?

No matter which angle you analyze it from, you will get an answer, no.

Because according to the ancestral inheritance system, Emperor Taichang had more than one son, and these sons were all over ten years old.

Therefore, even if Emperor Taichang dies, the throne will never go to King Fu Zhu Changxun no matter what. As long as the throne is still in Zhu Changluo's lineage, it is impossible for King Fu's party to rise in the court.

Looking at (5)(6) again, this is the final process of the red pill case, and the focus is mainly on Li Kezhuo, the person who presented the red pill.

Regarding Li Kezhuo, there are several questions:

1. Why did Fang Congzhe first strongly recommend Li Kezhuo to Emperor Taichang, and then persuade Emperor Taichang not to take the red pill? This action is full of extremely obvious formalism.

2. Li Kezhuo was promoted by Fang Congzhe. Taking advantage of Emperor Taichang's order to replace officials, Li Kezhuo was promoted to the position of Prime Minister of Honglu Temple.

3. After Emperor Taichang died after taking red pills, why did Fang Congzhe reward Li Kezhuo in his will?

4. In the second year of Tianqi, after Emperor Tianqi came to power, Li Kezhuo was exiled by Emperor Tianqi.

5. What exactly is red pill?

Finally, let’s make a what-if.

If Emperor Taichang dies due to Hongwan, and Xi Li succeeds in taking power during the palace transfer case, who will be the beneficiary?

Obviously, if this process continues, the Donglin Party will eventually be wiped out, and the Five Parties will occupy the court.

Ji Boying's mind quickly flashed through the content of these party struggles.

Ming Dynasty died due to party strife, and what he said is true.

Judging from these inferences, it is very likely that the death of Taichang was caused by the five parties uniting with the Fuwang Party and reaching some common political demands. In order to control the court situation and destroy Donglin, Emperor Taichang was sacrificed.
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Of course.

Here, it’s not about how good the Donglin Party is.

When it was founded, the Donglin Party was quite conscientious, but in the later stages of the Apocalypse and when the Donglin Party became more powerful, these Jiangnan gentry began to act like monsters.

First of all, he blindly engages in regional discrimination in the court. Not to mention, everyone who is not Donglin will be expelled.

Then, he began to make a lot of demands to the emperor.

In the end, it was even worse, and it was also regarded as one of the reasons for Ming's death.

The Donglin Party blatantly cut commercial taxes, and the largest commercial tax base in the Ming Dynasty was Jiangnan.

As a result, Jiangnan was rich and wealthy, and the wealthy gentry were all full of fat, but the court could not even collect a penny of commercial tax.

To put it bluntly, these Donglin Party members do not want to pay taxes to the court, and they are all greedy people.

Although Emperor Tianqi is a carpenter, he is more or less a wise man.
To be continued...