Chapter 70 Wanli and Taichang die one after another
It is far better to rely on the favor of the emperor than to do it yourself, seize the changes of this era for China, and strive to become the top of the world.
Even if you break through all resistance and become a super chief minister who has been in power for a long time and has unlimited power, you can implement a whipping method or develop a small peasant economy, even if you take the road of collectivization, the final execution will still be different...
Even if you don’t have the confidence to play with the court, then don’t place your hopes on nothing.
So Taichang can’t save...
Taichang cannot be saved unless he chooses the path of being a "Marquis of Dingyuan", a "hero of a generation", and "squeezing out his head to become a powerful leader".
After saving Emperor Taichang, Wei Zhongxian would not be able to go up.
Only by not saving Taichang, Tianqi is "hijacked" by Donglin, and Wei Jinzhong transforms into Wei Zhongxian, can he obtain much more resources from him.
Now that you have made up your mind, there is no need to hesitate: "Eunuch Wei, I would like to remind you of something."
"What's the matter?"
Wei Jinzhong concentrated all his energy, and he could see from Wang Hongyu's eyes that these words were not light.
Suddenly there were rapid footsteps outside, and then a loud knock on the door.
"Father-in-law, father-in-law, father-in-law!"
Wei Jinzhong looked unhappy and motioned to the housekeeper to go out and deal with it first.
Before the housekeeper reached the courtyard, he heard a shout from outside the door: "Father-in-law! Something big has happened! The Emperor has done a great job!"
Wang Hongyu and Wei Jinzhong looked at each other. There was sigh, regret, and ambition in their eyes, but there was not much surprise in their eyes.
An era has ended, and now we have to start from scratch!
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In July of the forty-eighth year of Wanli, Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor with the longest reign in the Ming Dynasty, died of illness at the age of fifty-eight.
Prince Zhu Changluo is preparing to ascend the throne in August, and his reign name will be Taichang, which will be used from next year...
Everything was in place steadily for Taichang's ascension to the throne.
On July 22 and 24 before he ascended the throne, he was given 1 million taels of silver each to reward the border guards in Liaodong and other places.
At the same time, the mining tax was abolished, the tax was reviewed, and the mining tax envoy was withdrawn, but there was no tax reduction for farmers everywhere.
Immediately promoted and appointed officials, reversing the situation of a large number of vacancies. He Zongyan, who had supported himself as the crown prince, was appointed as the Minister of Rites and the Bachelor of Dongge University.
The rest of the Donglin Party and a group of well-known celebrities who were not appointed were also awarded important positions. Donglin's Zhao Nanxing and Zou Yuanbiao, as well as non-Donglin's Ye Xianggao, Wang Dewan, Yuan Keli, etc. were all listed.
For a time, the government and the public were shocked, and there was great momentum for reform and revitalization.
Although Taichang Zhu Changluo has been disliked by Wanli for a long time and has not been given special training in power, he still has the political wisdom he should have, so he made a good start in an instant.
He not only uses the Donglin Party, but also specifically uses talented people, and will not be completely ignored by a certain group. If there is any chance, there may be a high probability that he will be better than his two sons.
However, being under strict management all year round and being in a state of long-term depression has resulted in some extreme or indulgent character behaviors.
He didn't like the princess who had died of illness. She couldn't be buried in time that year, and she didn't get a title after she ascended the throne.
When he was the prince, he failed to protect Zhu Youxiao's biological mother, and even beat Zhu Youjian's biological mother to death with his own hands...
Currently, he loves Li Xuanshi very much, and even spoils her a little. As a result, when encountering major crises in the future, he lacks the ability to hide his intentions, is unable to maintain royal majesty, is not good at dividing and disintegrating the opponent, and is even directly angered by Zuo Guangdou, causing him to break his defense and make a big mistake.
face......
Maybe it's just personal preference, but this will make the weaknesses of Emperor Taichang, Li Xuanshi and others more obvious.
Wanli suffered a big loss in cultivating young people, so why not Taichang?
Death is approaching him quickly, and orphans and widows will also be "riding on the face of flying dragons" by the celebrities he appoints.
...
Wei Jinzhong also entered the palace, accompanying Li Xuanshi to assist her who lacked experience in the palace and society. He cooperated with Wang An, the eunuch of the East Palace, to adjust a group of people in the palace and prepare for the transition.
Li Xuanshi was very ambitious and wanted to be crowned the imperial concubine immediately.
Wei Jinzhong is also a very ambitious person. If he assists in achieving this step, it will be a win-win situation.
While he was busy, of course he thought of Wang Hongyu.
On the day of the Wanli Festival, before the two separated, Wang Hongyu told himself: "You must have your own foundation.
When one becomes prominent in the future, those who come to invest in seeing the power are by no means one of one's own; those who benefit from power together are not necessarily one's own; and one's relatives from the same hometown cannot all be considered one's own;
How do we count ourselves as one of our own? How do we have our own foundation? Please think deeply, father-in-law."
Wei Jinzhong has been savoring this sentence for the past few days. At first glance, he didn't think it was very powerful, but when he calmed down and thought about it, he was very scared.
Over the years, I have only had a few close friends, and the rest have no one or my own foundation.
Wang Cairen, whom I relied on back then, and Li Xuanshi, who I relied on now, are both typical examples with little foundation.
Even Emperor Taichang...
No one in the court is really reliable; the huge capital camp is not his foundation; even the imperial palace is in an excessive state and has not really taken over.
What seems like a great situation is actually like a castle in the air.
...
"Boss Wang, Eunuch Liu is here, saying that His Majesty Wanli has entrusted him with an edict."
?
Wanli always had a legacy for giving him this little thing? He didn't really want to consider himself a descendant of "Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bi" and confer it on Dingyuan Bo, right?
My brother-in-law Liu Shimin came, and he didn't look as elegant as before. He seemed to be working very hard and had dark circles under his eyes.
There was no time for greetings at all, and he directly announced: "His Majesty's last edict: 'Give Wang Aiqing his beloved self-ringing bell. I know that only Aiqing knows how to cherish this thing.'"
My uncle brought something. It was an exquisite chiming clock that he and Li Tiezhu had spent a lot of time repairing. It was only the size of a palm but was extremely beautiful.
He also introduced that things have changed in the palace and the original eunuch Bingbi has been replaced.
Now Wang An, the original eunuch accompanying the East Palace, has become the new eunuch Bingbi. Wei Jinzhong's status has been improved, but he is still under the eunuch Wei Dynasty and is currently very busy.
My brother-in-law is here for the time being because he is proficient in writing.
After a brief exchange, he did not dare to stay longer and hurried back to the palace.
There have been slight changes in history, but the capital still follows the same development path as history.
The difference is that in terms of soldiers and horses, the Zhejiang soldiers and Tusi soldiers were fighting fiercely among themselves. Now, with the efforts of Wang Hongyu, Zhou Dunji, and Zhang Shenwu, the two armies have broken up the feud between the traitors. The friendship between the two armies has deepened and they have become very good with the Sichuan army. They have fought together.
Dozens of combat training sessions.
Wang Hongyu's 500 soldiers and horses also trained together with other Sichuan Army veterans, Shizhu Baigan soldiers, Youyang chieftain soldiers, and the main force of the Zhejiang army. Several soldiers and horses were almost like an army.
After a night of fooling around, my uncle hurriedly sent someone to deliver a message.
After Wang Hongyu found out, he took it calmly and shared it with Zhang Shenwu, Zhou Dunji and others on a small scale.
Three days later, the news was confirmed.
"Your Majesty is pleased!"
Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo died of a sudden illness in his 29th day on the throne.