Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

Zhang Xin covered her head and cried until she could no longer cry. Only then did she calm down and start thinking again.

Zhu Yunwen's mother, Lu, was the daughter of a civil official, and Zhu Yunwen's empress, Empress Ma, was also the daughter of a civil official.

In her previous life, after her father-in-law returned to the capital, Empress Ma was confirmed to have died in the fire.

Zhu Yunwen disappeared, and at the same time, so did Empress Ma's father. Later, Lu also disappeared after a fire.

It is possible that all those who had made contributions in helping Zhu Yunwen to ascend to the throne had been rescued.

The purpose of rescuing Zhu Yunwen was to create hidden dangers for his father-in-law's future rule.

In order to find Zhu Yunwen, the Yongle Dynasty spent a lot of money.

Let’s not talk about Zhu Gaochi’s death.

After Zhanji's death, she thought of several possibilities.

Overwork leading to illness—impossible!

My son has always been a man who knows how to have fun and is willing to let go. During the day, he only handles state affairs at fixed points.

Which mother can understand her son’s daily routine?

Losing one's ambition by playing with things—impossible!

My son plays everything, including chess, piano, calligraphy, painting, and crickets. He is addicted to it, but he can extricate himself quickly and always knows what to do and when.

Born short-lived—impossible!

His father lived to be forty-seven, and his youngest son lived to be seventy or eighty.

Indulge in sensual pleasures - this is even more impossible!

There are records of where the emperor slept, who he slept with, and even how many times he slept that night. At that time, his son only favored Empress Sun, and he would only occasionally go to other people's places.

People outside are also spreading the rumor that Zhanji learned to take elixirs from his father and grandfather - that's pure nonsense.

My father-in-law and Zhu Gaochi are not that stupid. They may want to have some fun, but being obsessed with immortality is bullshit.

Zhanji, who was raised by his father-in-law and monk Daoyan, was precocious. When he was a teenager, he said that life and death are determined by fate.

His will also said: Life and death are the laws of nature, and life and death are predetermined.

Now this letter from Zhu Gaochi.

Combined with my own later experiences in my previous life, the whole context is indeed clear as it can be.

The aristocratic families hiding behind the court officials wanted an emperor they could control.

After Zhan Ji ascended the throne, the trend became increasingly difficult to control.

The dispute between the Cabinet and the Inner Library is one thing.

Before Zhanji fell ill, he did something that all the court officials opposed.

No one, including Zhang Xin, agrees with this idea because it is indeed a waste of time and money.

In June of the ninth year of Xuande, Wang Jinghong was ordered to lead a fleet to Southeast Asia as the chief envoy, which was the eighth voyage of the Ming Dynasty.

During Ma Sanbao's seventh voyage to the West, Zhanji had already forced the elderly Ma Sanbao to lead the team despite opposition from court officials.

Ma Sanbao died on the way back.

Everyone thought that no one could lead the fleet from then on, so when they set sail again, Zhanji pushed Wang Jinghong, the deputy envoy who had accompanied Ma Sanbao to sea, up.

Wang Jinghong did not disappoint Zhanji's expectations. In the second year after Ma Sanbao's death, he made his eighth voyage to the West.

This ocean voyage returned safely in December of the ninth year of Xuande.

When returning home, the King of Sumatra also sent his younger brother Hanizhehhan to Beijing to pay tribute with the fleet.

Wang Jinghong is in his prime years!!! Will he have to travel to the West every year in the future?

Moreover, someone came to pay tribute again. Is this the resumption of the tradition of all nations paying tribute in exchange for junk?

During the reign of my father-in-law, Yongle, the whole country suffered greatly from the invasion of other nations. By the reign of Xuande, the situation had finally calmed down. Are we going to repeat the same mistake again?

Are the days when court officials have to earn their salaries in pepper and spices coming again?

The court officials were incompetent, so the emperor had to be replaced.

After his son fell ill, he replaced him with the nine-year-old Zhu Qizhen.

As the Empress Dowager, she still had to rely on court officials for most of the political affairs. She herself did not really agree with the voyage to the West, so she ordered Wang Jinghong to stop purchasing and construction.

The voyages to the West came to a complete halt, and from then on, there were no more great feats of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the court officials successfully used the child emperor who was controllable and ignorant of state affairs, and the Empress Dowager who understood half of the state affairs but had no ambition to interfere in politics.

Everyone is happy.

In addition, the navy became neglected and no one was in charge of the maritime trade anymore.

Private "smuggling" maritime trade was prevalent, and many wealthy families became local tyrants.

And make a lot of money.

Ordinary people along the coast suffered terribly from the invasions of pirates.

Ridiculous, so ridiculous!!!

The court officials she had trusted all her life turned out to have taken advantage of the Zhu family and treated her as a fool!

No wonder she was praised so highly after her death!

Really, damn it!!!

The more Zhang Xin thought about it, the angrier she became, and she almost bit her teeth off.

Now, there are only three final questions left.

Who did it, when did it happen, and how did it happen?

During the period before the New Year, Zhanji did not live in the palace, but he spent the New Year in the palace.

There are too many people who can do it.

Zhang Xin let out a long sigh, let’s put aside the things that haven’t happened yet!

Or turn your grief and anger into the power to sleep, tomorrow will be another day to show your skills and turn the world around in the world of rebirth!

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Early the next morning.

"Hey, what happened to sister-in-law's eyes?"

The first to raise questions were the two sisters-in-law.

Zhang Xin looked listless and her eyes were swollen like goldfish.

Zhang Xin glared at them and acted as if she didn't want to talk.

The two sisters-in-law were very conscious and did not ask any further questions.

They both knew that Zhu Gaochi was a hostage in the capital. Although Zhang Xin didn't say anything, she must have been very worried in her heart. Every time her eldest brother wrote to her, her sister-in-law would read it several times.

Last night, when the two of them came back from outside and went to Xiaode Palace to pay their respects to Xu and Zhu Di as usual, Xu quietly told them that Zhang Xin and Zhu Gaochi had been separated for so long, and the new emperor didn't know what he was going to do, so she asked them to comfort Zhang Xin a little.

To be honest, they don’t know how to comfort, but it’s okay to not say anything.

"Let's go. Pay our respects to our parents."

Everything is packed up, Zhang Xin said.

"it is good."

No one liked to talk nonsense and everyone had their own things to do. After paying their respects and returning to Yande Palace, Zhu Anle and Zhu Zhiming changed into ordinary clothes and got down to business.

"Sister-in-law, my fourth sister and I should go to the women's workshop."

"Okay. I'll go after I'm done with my work."

Zhang Xin nodded in agreement.

She had to finish arranging the affairs of the palace before she could leave.

The drought in Shandong really happened. Not a drop of rain has fallen since the Chinese New Year.

This time it wasn't just Zhang Qiuhe who suffered, but the entire Shandong prefecture.

The seeds sown in early spring sprouted, but all died of drought in batches.

It seems that there will be no harvest in autumn.

The disaster victims in Zhang Qiuhe who had already settled down in Beijing became the targets of new disaster victims because of their various connections.

The city of Beiping has been flooded with people since last month.

In the absence of an epidemic, everyone is in good condition. Even those who have families with them have relatives and friends to support them, so the Prince of Yan's Palace does not need to spend money on relief.

As more and more people moved in, the city of Peking began to feel overwhelmed.

The first thing to be depleted was the government granary in Peking.

Mrs. Zhang from the governor's family sent a letter to the gatehouse asking to see Zhang Xin.

"I, your humble servant, have the audacity to come and ask for food again. Here is the proposal, my master has filled it all out."

After some greetings, Mrs. Zhang went straight to the point.

She has dealt with Zhang Xin many times and finally knows how to deal with her.