The clouds rolled and the clouds were sunny for a few times, and the leaves were green and yellow for a few times. Guocheng originally thought that he was just a spectator when he came to this era, but he was caught in the whirlpool of power for no reason. He originally thought that he would not be sad about the established history, but after hearing the news of the Ming army of Sarhu, he hid in the quilt and cried for a day, which made Wei's mother, Ke Qingqing and Zhu Youjian very anxious, and even alarmed Emperor Wanli in the deep palace and sent Lu Shou to see him.

The Battle of Sarhu was a key battle for the Ming army to move from strategic initiative to strategic passiveness in Liaodong. After this battle, there was no army in Liaodong that could fight against Jiannu Wild Boar Skin. Guocheng cried for the soldiers who died on the battlefield, and even more for the Han people in Liaodong who were about to suffer from Jiannu's poison.

In the early summer of the 48th year of Wanli (1620), Guocheng and Zhu Youjian stood by the lotus pond to enjoy the flowers, dancing in the white lotus pond, and the gentle wind brought the fragrance of flowers, which was very comfortable.

Lu Shou ran in panic and said to Guocheng and Zhu Youjian: "Hurry, hurry, long live to summon him."

Zhu Youjian said: "I understand, why are you so panicked?"

Lu Shu looked around and looked around, and whispered: "The emperor is very ill."

Guocheng thought silently that the 48th year of Wanli was the last year of Wanli in the Ming Shenzong, and this year was particularly short, as if it was only half a year. Because the reign of Emperor Guangzong of Ming Dynasty Zhu Changluo was only one month, he left for him for half a year and changed the ruling to the first year of Taichang. Therefore, 1620 was the 48th year of Wanli and the first year of Taichang. In this way, Wanli was about to die. Thinking of having a happy conversation with this old man in the past few years, he suddenly said goodbye to the old man, and felt a little disappointed.

"Sir, Lord Guo."

When he was lost, the eunuch's unique sharp voice woke him up, and he hurriedly replied: "What's the matter?"

"The emperor specially ordered His Highness the Emperor to enter the palace with the Lord of the Kingdom."

After entering the bedroom of Emperor Wanli, Guocheng felt a heavy smell of medicine and felt heavy.

Wanli summoned Zhu Youjian first. After a while, Zhu Youjian wiped his tears and sobbed to Guocheng, "Grandpa Emperor wants to see you."

Guocheng entered the emperor's dormitory, Wanli was lying on the bed, in a good spirit, with a red face, Guocheng's heart skipped a beat, this was a flash of rebirth. It seemed that Wanli's life span had entered the countdown.

Seeing Guocheng's face heavy, Wanli laughed in surprise: "Guocheng, why should he be a daughter? I have been ordered by heaven and now that my merits are complete, I want to go back to the Heavenly Court to state my merits and demerits. This is God's will, so why bother me?"

Guocheng said: "The emperor is very proud, but it makes me feel a little ashamed."

"Guocheng, the more I am at this moment, the more I am worried. Do you think Teacher Zhang is still willing to see me as a student?"

"I think Mr. Zhang must be willing. The so-called king is the leader of the minister. Mr. Zhang is the emperor's subject. How can there be no reason to see the emperor?"

"But I'm sorry to Teacher Zhang. Before his body was cold, he raided his home and starved his family to death..."

"Thunder, rain and dew are both kindness of the king. The emperor also gave him high officials and generous salaries during his lifetime and mourning after his death. Mr. Zhang will definitely not forget this friendship. I remember that Emperor Taizong of Tang once smashed Wei Zheng's tombstone with his own hands, but they are still called kings and ministers throughout the ages. Moreover, the emperor also planned to restore the crown prince to Mr. Zhang's official title. Isn't this an apology to Mr. Zhang?"

"Guocheng, I feel a lot relieved when you say this. My descendants have their own arrangements. I am not worried about the future of the Ming Dynasty. This incident made me very worried, and I am afraid that Teacher Zhang will blame me underground."

Guocheng couldn't help but sigh that Zhang Juzheng was too strict with Wanli, and became Wanli's nightmare. No wonder he was counterattacked by Wanli after his death.

Emperor Wanli asked, "You said, after I die, how will you evaluate me? Will you say that I am the lazy emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty?"

Guocheng hesitated for a long time, not knowing whether he should tell Emperor Wanli the truth. Historical evaluation of Emperor Wanli was basically negative.

Seeing Guocheng in a dilemma, Wanli said, "I am about to return to heaven. Can't I hear a word of truth? Say it, I forgive you for not being guilty."

Guocheng gritted his teeth and said, "Then I will tell the truth. People generally divide the Wanli dynasty into two stages to evaluate it. One is from the first year of Wanli to the tenth year of Wanli. This period is called the Wanli Revival, and the second stage is from the eleventh year of Wanli to the forty-eighth year of Wanli. This stage is called Wanli’s deficit policy."

Wanli pondered: "In the tenth year of Wanli, the year when Teacher Zhang passed away."

Guocheng continued: "In the first year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng carried out political and economic reform in the name of restoring Taizu's law. He rectified the administration of officials, strengthened border defense, cleared the country's land, and implemented the one-whip method, which promoted the development of the Ming Dynasty's economy and the national power was growing. If I remember well, the accumulation of grain in Taicang in the tenth year of Wanli could be spent for 10 years, and the national treasury had more than 4 million yuan. Although these were Mr. Zhang's achievements, they were inseparable from the support of the emperor and the empress dowager."

Wanli smiled and nodded, seemingly very proud.

Guocheng changed his tone and said, "It's a pity that the good times did not last long. After Zhang Juzheng's death, the reform was abolished, and the court went into decline day by day. You like to accumulate money and encourage officials to worship you. The amount of money offered as a standard for measuring whether officials are loyal to the emperor. You also sent a large number of eunuchs to various places to act as mining supervisors and tax envoys, and wantonly searching for people's wealth. This made people's hearts raging, civil rebellion and society became increasingly turbulent. Because you ignored the government affairs, the memorials of ministers, and your decrees were all conveyed by the eunuchs. The great event of the title of the crown prince was delayed for a long time, which led to the mutual enmity between the various factions of the bureaucratic group and the party struggles intensified. The struggle between the Donglin party members and the various parties continued for a long time, and the Ming Dynasty was on the verge of collapse."

Emperor Wanli's face turned red, holding a teacup in his hand, and threw it hard on the ground. Guocheng was so scared that he fell to his knees: "I am guilty of my husband."

The eunuch broke in, and Wanli glared: "Go out, my family speak, what are you doing when you come in?"

The tiger was so powerful that Wanli was furious that the eunuch was so frightened that he hurriedly stepped out, thinking: "The prince of the country, when did he become your own family?"

Wanli said depressedly: "Is it so unbearable?"

Guocheng said: "These are all the saints in the eyes of those censors, and they have some disagreements."

Wanli said, "If you criticize me, you'll be spared. I've been scolded enough today. Oh, I'm really right. Even though I know the truth is not good, I still have to force you to say it, you'll suffer."

Guocheng said: "Whether an emperor is good or not, it depends on his civil and military achievements. Because you live long, you will be able to govern, culture and art are unprecedentedly prosperous, science is Xu Guangqi, medicine is Li Shizhen, geography is Xu Xiake, philosophy is Li Zhi, drama is Tang Xianzu, art is Dong Qichang, urban culture is unprecedentedly brilliant, and future people will think of Wanli and the prosperous era together."

Wanli said: "Although I don't understand what you said, I feel it's very harmful. Is it really that good?"

Guocheng said: "If it weren't for your openness, the Ming Dynasty would not have achieved what it is today. Let's talk about martial arts, the three major battles of Wanli will be with your name forever."

Wanli shook his head and said, "I used the wrong person and was defeated in Liaodong."

Guocheng said: "The three major battles I mentioned are Ningxia Pingshi, North Korea expelled Japanese pirates, and Bozhou pacified Yang Yinglong's three battles."

Wanli stood up and said, "The Censor said that I helped North Korea defeat the Japanese pirates without any money and food. I was so happy about the merits. I didn't expect that it would be my major political achievement in your mouth?"

Guocheng said: "The Japanese pirates are ambitions and want to occupy North Korea and use North Korea as a springboard to attack the Ming Dynasty. The emperor attacked in time, causing the Japanese pirates to fail and sink to the sand in Korea, and defended thousands of Ming people. How could it be said to be a waste?"

Wanli was overjoyed and said, "I said that I was not wrong in the battle of North Korea."

Guocheng said: "I believe that people will remember the battle of North Korea more in the future."

Wanli said: "I have the military and military skills, and I am not afraid of seeing Teacher Zhang. Guocheng, thank you. I reward you, I reward you..."

Wanli suddenly stopped talking. Guocheng was shocked and hurried to find out his breath. However, Wanli grabbed Guocheng's hand and said, "Is your surname Zhang?"

Guocheng was amused and cried, and said, "Long live, you have asked this question before. My surname is not Zhang, but my surname is Guo."

Wanli said: "Guocheng, why do you say the same thing as Teacher Zhang, and my eyes lit up?"

Guocheng shamelessly boasted himself: "Maybe I am as smart as Mr. Zhang, so the so-called heroes have similar views."

Wanli smiled and suddenly asked, "Do you want to be my adopted son?"

Guocheng thought for a while and said, "I don't want to."

Wanli's voice suddenly became cold: "Do you think I am not worthy?"

Guocheng said: "A Jian and I are brothers. If we are the emperor's adopted son, it would be a mess of our generation."

Wanli said: "You mean to let me accept you as my grandson?"

Guocheng said: "Long live the dragon's will."

Wanli laughed and said, "Lu Suo comes in and draws an order."

Lu Shou was listening to the wall outside because Guocheng and Wanli had a loud and low voice, and he couldn't hear it in a real way. He only felt that Wanli was happy and angry, and he thought that Guocheng was too ignorant, and he could still stimulate Wanli at this time, thinking that he didn't leave fast enough, right? Hearing Wanli called him, he hurriedly tidy up his clothes.

Wanli taught, and Lu Shou recorded: "...... I took Guocheng as my grandson of the Morifuge, gave him the surname Zhu, changed his name to Zhu Cheng, and joined the royal family genealogy for life, protecting Zhu Youjian. If a criminal should be cut, he should not be cut, he should not be cut, he should not be cut, he should not be cut, he should not be cut, he should not be cut, he should not be cut, he should not be cut, he should not be beaten, he should not be beaten. I must remember my descendants."

Guocheng - It's time to call Zhu Cheng, and thought to himself: "Didn't this give me another gold medal for death? Haha, it seems that I am really destined to be with the gold medal for death. I have a box at home, and another one is here."

A few days later, Wanli died, and Zhu Cheng and Zhu Youjian were almost fainted from crying. Although they knew that Wanli could not last for a few days, his death still made them feel sad.
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