Inside Cining Palace.
Zhu Houzhao was deeply shocked by the contents of the imperial edict.
It could be said that when Emperor Hongzhi died, he left behind a backup plan for future generations.
At the same time, it could also be seen how much Emperor Hongzhi loved the Empress Dowager and himself.
The Empress Dowager looked at Zhu Houzhao's shocked face and said earnestly,""This posthumous edict was specially left for you by your father. Today, I hand this over to you. I hope that one day, you can become a wise ruler and Holy Lord of Great Ming.”
As she said this, hot tears flowed out of the Empress Dowager's eyes.
"Mother, don't worry. Your son will definitely not disappoint father!”
Zhu Houzhao held the imperial edict tightly. This was not only his promise to the late emperor, but also his promise to the people of the world.
When the Empress Dowager heard this, she nodded her head in relief and said earnestly,""Zhao 'er, actually mother shouldn't have said this.”
"But mother believes that you are more heroic and resourceful than your father. To have such achievements at such a young age, only you can fulfill your father's wish!”
"Imperial Father's wish?"
Zhu Houzhao exclaimed and looked curiously at the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager nodded slightly and pushed the wooden box containing the imperial edict in front of Zhu Houzhao.
When Zhu Houzhao looked over, he found that there were pieces of paper covered in blood at the bottom of the wooden box.
Although the Empress Dowager had yet to speak, Zhu Houzhao could faintly feel that this was the blood of Emperor Hongzhi.
"Mother, what is going on?”
"This blood…?"
The Empress Dowager wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes as if she was recalling the scene at that time. She sobbed and said,"That's right, it's your Imperial Father's!"
"Actually, your Imperial Father died because he had been depressed for a long time.”
"Father, what is the reason?" Zhu Houzhao asked anxiously.
The Empress Dowager carefully took out the blood-stained paper and handed it to Zhu Houzhao.
"You'll know when you see it."
Zhu Houzhao unfolded the paper and looked at it.
On every piece of paper that was stained with blood, there were five big words written all over it.
The rebellion of the Earthwood Fortress!
Zhu Houzhao's expression was gloomy. He naturally thought of the extremely humiliating past in the history of the Ming Dynasty.
Back then, the Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen's defeat in the northern expedition to Wala was the first defeat in the history of the Ming Dynasty!
It was also the most humiliating battle against the foreign races.
More than half of the Ming army's 200,000 men had died, losing 200,000 horses and countless armor, equipment, and supplies.
Grand Tutor, British Duke Zhang Fu, Taining Marquis Chen Ying, Prince Consort Governor Jing Yuan, Pingxiang Earl Chen Huai, Xiangcheng Earl Li Zhen, Sui 'an Earl Chen Xun, Xiuwu Earl Shen Rong, Governor Liang Cheng, Wang Gui, Minister of Revenue Wang Zuo, Minister of War Kuang, Minister of Civil Affairs Left Assistant Minister and Hanlin Academy Scholar Cao Nai…
More than fifty officials were killed or injured.
Emperor Mingying was captured and the foreign army attacked the capital.
Ming was forced to establish a new emperor to stabilize the court and the world.
With the determination to live and die with the capital, Yu Qian and his soldiers fought a bloody battle to kill the enemy!
Only then did they manage to resist the Wala army's attack!
However, the crisis of the Ming Dynasty was not resolved.
Yexian and Tuotuo Buhua divided their forces to attack. The Ming Dynasty suffered more than 200,000 casualties in advance, and the army and the people resisted the foreign enemies together.
In the end, he mobilized the Japanese army in Shandong and the vassal kings from all over the country to come and rescue the king. Only then did he repel the attack of the foreign army.
However, it was also because of the Tumu Fortress incident that the entire Great Ming had broken down in various places.
With the weapons ready, they suffered heavy losses and would not be able to recover in a short period of time.
The large number of casualties among the officials caused a cultural and economic fault to appear in the Ming Dynasty, and everything fell into a stagnant stage.
As a result, Da Ming had not recovered from this battle for a long time.
In these long years, it was not that Emperor Hongzhi did not want to take revenge, but he knew that the Ming Dynasty at that time did not support him to do these things.
After that major change, the cabinet and eunuchs had been scheming against each other, and there were many factions in the court.
One had to know that fighting a war did not only consume troops, but also huge financial resources and weapons.
Emperor Hongzhi used his imperial power to stabilize the situation in court.
However, Emperor Hongzhi was really powerless to spare his attention to avenge the blood feud from back then.
Once another unforeseen event occurred, it would be a disaster for the entire Great Ming!
It was also because of this that Emperor Hongzhi died of depression.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the bloodstained paper and felt the grief and indignation of Emperor Hongzhi.
This! It was a great humiliation for the Ming Dynasty!
Similarly, after the rebellion of the Tumu Fortress, revenge had become the wish of every emperor.
Humiliation must be washed away with the blood of the enemy!
Zhu Houzhao carefully put away the blood-stained paper and said firmly,""This debt of blood, I will definitely make them pay with blood!”
"The incident at the Earthwood Fortress will never happen again!”
"Father, your son will fulfill your wish!”
When the Empress Dowager heard this, she nodded in relief and said,""Zhao 'er, with your words, our ancestors will bless you!”
"Zhao 'er, from now on, mother will not interfere with anything in the court!”
"From today onwards, you are already a man of indomitable spirit!”
"Mother believes that this Great Ming will definitely become a powerful empire in your hands!”
"From now on, this widow will stay in this Cining Palace. When I have nothing to do, I will raise flowers and birds and listen to songs.”
Zhu Houzhao knew that the Empress Dowager's actions were to make him feel at ease and allow him to do as he pleased.
However, the Empress Dowager was willing to take out the edict, which was enough for Zhu Houzhao to see through the Empress Dowager's intentions.
Zhu Houzhao slowly stood up and bowed to the Empress Dowager.
After Zhu Houzhao left the Cining Palace, he immediately went to the Xuanzheng Hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity to check the secret passage left behind by Emperor Hongzhi.
Inside the Xuanzheng Hall.
Zhu Houzhao dismissed the eunuchs and palace maids beside him. He was the only one in the huge hall.
According to the edict, Zhu Houzhao quickly walked to the seventh seat on the right of the throne.
Zhu Houzhao lightly knocked on the white stone floor, and he could clearly feel the empty sound coming from inside.
However, the voice was very soft. If not for this posthumous edict, it would not have been easy for him to detect the secret in this secret passage.
"As expected, it's very well-hidden!" Zhu Houzhao exclaimed.
Although he had already found the entrance to the secret passage, Zhu Houzhao had no intention of digging it open.
This secret was only known to the current emperor. If Emperor Hongzhi hadn't told the Empress Dowager before he died…
Otherwise, she would never have known about this.
The reason why Zhu Houzhao did not dig it up was to prevent others from finding out about this place and using it!
Thus, one could imagine the importance of this secret passage.
Of course! Zhu Houzhao did not plan to use this secret passage in his life!
As for burying it?
If one day, the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty was overturned, he would let the Empress and her children leave.
Fighting the enemy alone!
The Son of Heaven guarded the gate of the country, and the king died for the country!
The people of the Zhu Clan would rather die than retreat!
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