The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 163 There are really people who are not afraid of death

In history, it was Jiang Yinglin, the Minister of Revenue, who was the first to come forward and request the establishment of a crown prince, thus triggering a dispute over the foundation of the country.

This guy seemed to be mentally ill. He suddenly jumped out and asked the emperor's eldest son Zhu Changluo to be made the crown prince.

At that time, the eldest prince Zhu Changluo was only four years old, Wanli was only twenty-four, and Queen Wang was only twenty-three.

He was so anxious to have Emperor Wanli appoint a crown prince that he was simply being unreasonable.

At that time, this guy's words seemed to be very fierce, and Wanli was so angry that he threw the memorial to the ground.

At this point, Wanli had already killed two people in a frenzy, and he didn't dare to use harsh words, but his purpose was still the same, which was to make Wanli appoint a crown prince.

As for the reason, this guy kept saying that he wanted to consolidate the country's foundation, but in fact he just wanted to seize the imperial power.

In other words, this guy is willing to be someone else's pawn for the sake of profit.

So, who is this guy's pawn?
Luo Sigong was very efficient and he investigated Jiang Yinglin thoroughly that day.

Around 5 p.m., before the sun set, he ran to Kunning Palace to find Wanli.

At this moment, Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan had just moved into Kunning Palace, and the family was sitting in the kitchen preparing to have dinner.

When Wanli heard that Luo Sigong wanted to see him, he immediately stood up and said, "You guys eat first. I'll go see what's going on."

After saying that, he walked out quickly.

Luo Sigong, who was at the door, saw Wanli actually coming out in person, and hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Wanli raised his hand slightly and then asked, "Whose connections did Jiang Yinglin rely on to become a Jieshizhong?"

Luo Sigong said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, it was the then Minister of Personnel Wu Dui who promoted Jiang Yinglin to the position of Revenue Department Secretary."

Wu Dui?

This guy has been dismissed and investigated.

Wanli pondered, "Do you mean this guy is from Zhang Siwei's old gang?"

Luo Sigong nodded slowly and said, "I haven't found any clues yet, but I have found that there is something wrong with Jiang Yinglin's father, Jiang Guohua."

Jiang Guohua?
Wanli asked curiously, "What's wrong with Jiang Guohua?"

Luo Sigong explained carefully: "Your Majesty, Jiang Guohua was a Jinshi in the 38th year of the Jiajing reign, ranked 68th in the second class, and was initially appointed as the Director of the Ministry of Works' Construction and Cleaning Department.

This seemed normal at first, but it became abnormal later. It seemed like this guy never stopped getting promoted.

In the 41st year of the reign of Emperor Jiajing, this guy was promoted to the position of Deputy Director of the Ministry of Works, and in the 44th year of the reign of Emperor Jiajing, this guy was promoted to the position of Director of the Ministry of Works.

In the second year of the Longqing reign, this guy was promoted to the position of assistant censor of the Henan Provincial Surveillance Commissioner's Office. In the fifth year of the Longqing reign, this guy was promoted to the position of right councilor of the Shaanxi Provincial Administration Commissioner's Office.

In the second year of the Wanli reign, this guy was impeached and demoted to the magistrate of Changzhou Prefecture.

I have checked and found that the Minister of Personnel in the 41st year of Jiajing was Guo Pu, a fellow villager of Gao Gong, and the Minister of Personnel in the 44th year of Jiajing was Guo Pu again.

In the second year of the Longqing reign, the Minister of Personnel was Yang Bo, and in the fifth year of the Longqing reign, it was Gao Gong. However, in the second year of the Wanli reign, the Minister of Personnel was replaced by Zhang Han, who was not from one of the three great families of Puzhou.

There is no need to ask about Jiang Guohua, he must be from one of the three major families in Puzhou.

Otherwise it would not be such a coincidence. When the person from the three major families of Puzhou became the Minister of Personnel, he rose to prominence. When the person from the three major families of Puzhou did not become the Minister of Personnel, he was immediately impeached and demoted.

If the relationship between Jiang Guohua and the three major families in Puzhou can be implicated, then Jiang Yinglin can be killed together!
The question is, all the officials from the three major families in Puzhou have been killed, where can we find someone to implicate Jiang Guohua?
Wanli frowned and pondered for a while, then said decisively: "Go and find out where Jiang Guohua is now, then send people to arrest him, put him in the imperial prison, and torture him to see if you can force out this guy's relationship with the three major families in Puzhou.

Also, you should immediately send someone to Shaanxi to investigate what this guy did in Shaanxi that he was impeached and demoted.

At that time, although the three great families of Puzhou no longer controlled the Ministry of Personnel, Yang Bo, Wang Chonggu, and Zhang Siwei were still there. Shaanxi was also their territory, and they had a good relationship with Zhang Juzheng on the surface. If it weren't for something major, Jiang Guohua would not have been impeached and demoted.

Upon hearing this, Luo Sigong hurriedly bowed and said, "I obey your command."

Wanli really didn't expect that before Jiang Guohua was captured, Li Shizhen and his family were actually taken to the capital by the navy soldiers.

Because the oral order he had someone convey was for Deng Zilong to quickly send a naval centipede ship to pick up the family of Li Shizhen, the former director of the Imperial Medical Service, and bring them to the capital.

Deng Zilong thought that an important person in the palace had some difficult and complicated illness. He sent three shifts of sixty naval officers and soldiers to each centipede boat, rowing day and night, rowing desperately, and miraculously took only a few days to bring Li Shizhen and his family from Huangzhou Prefecture in Huguang to the capital.

At about 3 p.m. that afternoon, the sun was shining brightly in the sky. Wanli was accompanying Queen Wang, Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, Consort Wang Gong and others to bask in the sun on the steps of Kunning Palace, while watching Princess Rongchang and the eldest prince playing in the square accompanied by a group of palace maids. Suddenly, Deng Zilong came quickly with an old man with white hair and beard.

The old man was actually carrying a medicine box on his shoulders.

Wanli walked up to him in surprise and asked, "Zilong, who is this?" The two of them hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Deng Zilong said seriously, "Your Majesty, he is Li Shizhen, the former chief judge of the Imperial Hospital."

How many days has it been?

You actually picked him up so quickly!

Wanli turned around and took a closer look. He found that the face of the miracle doctor Li Shizhen was full of wrinkles and age spots. Although his eyes were still as focused and bright as those of Yongnianbo Wang Wei and Zhou Danquan, he was indeed a little too old.

He really hadn't considered this.

He was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Doctor Li, how old are you this year?"

His Majesty calls me a miracle doctor and is so polite!
How difficult is this disease to treat?
Li Shizhen quickly said modestly, "Your Majesty, I really don't deserve the title of miracle doctor. I am sixty-eight years old this year."

He’s already sixty-eight!

Wanli thought for a moment, then raised his hand and said, "Zilong, Doctor Li, let's go in and talk."

After saying this, he took Li Shizhen and Deng Zilong to a side hall of Kunning Palace specially used for receiving guests, and sat down. He ordered someone to serve fragrant tea, and then he said solemnly, "Divine Doctor Li, I heard that you are writing a book?"

Why does His Majesty always call me a miracle doctor?

Li Shizhen said modestly, "Your Majesty, I have only written a few medical books, not a single book."

Your book is a treasure. Even the famous foreign biologist Darwin praised it highly. Unfortunately, people at that time did not recognize its value.

It is rumored that "Compendium of Materia Medica" was not published until after your death. I don't know if it is true.

Wanli thought for a moment and then asked, "Have all your books been published?"

This one.

Li Shizhen said with some regret: "Your Majesty, I have printed some of the books I wrote, such as "A Study of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians", "Binghu Pulse Theory", and "Illustrated Theory of the Five Zang Organs".

There is also a set of Compendium of Materia Medica. Because it has too many volumes and requires many woodblocks, I really can't find the money to print it. I am afraid that I can only leave it to future generations to find a way."

Sure enough, it hasn’t been published yet.

Printing books these days is really expensive. He would have to spend one or two thousand taels a month just to order people to print a court bulletin, and that's just for one page. Moreover, there is no need to carve any patterns on the block, it is mainly about typesetting movable type, which does not require much labor.

The Compendium of Materia Medica contains many patterns of medicinal materials, and I don’t know how many carving blocks it would take.

Wanli thought for a moment and then asked, "How many volumes does the Compendium of Materia Medica have?"

Li Shizhen sighed slightly and said, "Compendium of Materia Medica has 52 volumes."

How much would it cost to print so many volumes?

What Wanli was considering now was not whether to print or not, but how many sets to print.

This is a medical masterpiece that has been passed down through the ages. No matter what, he has to help the great doctor Li Shizhen fulfill his wish and print it before he dies.

As for how to prevent those civil officials from drugging him, Li Shizhen seemed to have several sons.

He thought about it carefully, then asked, "Did you bring the manuscript of Compendium of Materia Medica?"

I don’t know when I can go back from this trip to the capital. Maybe I will die in the capital, so I have to take my life with me.

Li Shizhen nodded repeatedly and said, "I brought it."

Upon hearing this, Wanli immediately stood up and said, "Then go get it, I will help you print it."

what?
Li Shizhen quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, my humble servant's books are still on the boat at Datong Bridge Canal Wharf."

You guy, just brought Doctor Li into the palace alone?
Wanli immediately asked, "Zilong, are Doctor Li's family still at the Datong Bridge Canal Wharf?"

Deng Zilong nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, I don't know where to place them, so I'll leave them on the boat for now."

Wanli said without hesitation, "Immediately send an order to the navy to take Dr. Li's family to the Wanshou Palace for shelter. Also, send all of Dr. Li's books to the Yangxin Palace."

what?
Li Shizhen was stunned when he heard this.

What is Your Majesty going to do?
This doesn't look like a medical consultation.

(End of this chapter)