Chapter 13 Chapter Thirteen Rising and Sinking

In the first month of the 31st year of Wanli, Nurhachi led the people of Jianzhou and moved back to Hetuala City, which is located between the Sukesuhu River and the Jiaha River. The ceremony of entering the city is simple and solemn: He personally led an army of 20,000 people with four banners to circle the city for a week, and then gathered at the gate of the city, lined up in a neat line, and cheered loudly; then, he boarded the pre-built high platform and held a ceremony to worship the sky. There is snow in the sky, and the ground is even more silvery white—— Standing on the high platform, his heart is very respectful, looking up at the white sky, his eyes are firm and powerful.

After burning incense, he prayed loudly to the sky: "The emperor is above, bless me with peace in the four fields, prosperity of people and animals, invincible in battle, and invincible in everything I ask for!" Then, he performed an extra "burning watch and thanking heaven" that had never been held before. The table has been written in advance, and the document on the table is the Jurchen script that has been created for nearly four years—the first time to thank God in the Jurchen script is of great significance, and he also attaches great importance to this matter; the text on the table is He wrote it with his own hands, stood on the high platform, and he also personally sent this thank you form into the furnace.

After the completion, he was excited and excited; he stepped off the high platform amidst the cheers of the crowd, rode on his horse, and led all the people into the city. His mood was always high and hot; His life exudes a powerful light, showing a majestic and prosperous atmosphere—Jianzhou led by him has entered a new generation. At the same time, Emperor Wanli was still lazily lying down, surrounded by the aroma of drugs and the gentle singing of kabukis. He always felt that he hadn't recovered from his illness and needed to recuperate. He didn't want to do anything, and he didn't even bother to move.

Concubine Zheng Gui came to accompany him, but he did not refuse; but when someone came, that is, when she was sitting beside him and didn't even bother to say anything, she just stood there in a daze - he was too lazy to even lose his desire, and he had lost his desire for her. , I no longer have the idea of ​​being happy, and it doesn't matter how flamboyantly I dress up. He is even more ignorant of state affairs. He didn't even want to meet Shen Yiguan, who had always been "submissive" and "obedient"—when he saw Shen Yiguan, he easily thought of his past when he was seriously ill and prepared a will.

He paid little attention to the memorials sent to the palace, since nothing serious happened anyway. Sometimes Shen Yiguan couldn't be in a hurry, and entrusting the eunuchs to come to him to talk, or forcefully sending memorabilia to read to him, in his opinion, it was nothing serious. The most talked about is that someone resigned—— People in the imperial court resigned almost every day, and every time they resigned, there would be vacancies, and Shen Yiguan was anxious to send someone to fill them up. His opinion is quite different from Shen Yiguan's. "The officials who are not too important, don't rush to send another one - there is nothing to do anyway!"

Therefore, ordinary officials would not fill in any vacancies, and he only paid attention to the resignation of a few officials with important positions. However, he was still too lazy to appoint a new official, and he just appointed someone to take care of the matter-even the most important minister of the household department resigned, he didn't make it up, and let the minister of the Ministry of Rites concurrently sign the matter. There is only one job that he will keep adding manpower, and that is the eunuch who collects taxes! These people are working to enrich his internal treasury, so of course he should pay more attention to them.

In this way, the entire Ming Dynasty fell into an inexplicable and rapid deterioration-the country that was already full of problems and riddled with holes was difficult to repair. The problem is compressed even more unimprovable. Civil upheavals are getting worse—— There are more and more thieves everywhere— Then came the natural disaster—— There was a major earthquake in the capital, floods in Fengyang, drought in Shaanxi—— Then, the Yellow River flooded again—— However, Emperor Wanli didn't care about these issues at all. After a whole year, the memorials sent to the palace to report these things were piled up in the treasury, and he didn't even fight to hear them.

The life of the people is getting more and more painful, but he is still lying still every day; his life seems to have withered, his soul has disappeared, and only the body continues to carry out the routine of eating, drinking, and sleeping. Like a living corpse. The fate of the Ming Dynasty fell into the abyss step by step like this——