In the winter of the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Emperor Qi Cheng fell seriously ill. From then on, all national affairs that lingered on his sick bed were left to Empress Zheng to handle.
In the autumn of the 19th year of Chongzhen, Emperor Cheng died, and the crown prince succeeded to the throne. He changed his reign name to Jinghe, and respected Empress Zheng as the empress dowager. She listened to politics behind the curtain, held the jade seal, and acted as agent for the affairs of the court. Zheng Guogong commanded the imperial army, and the Zheng family was in full swing.
In the spring of the third year of Jinghe's reign, the Queen Mother summoned the daughter of the Zheng family into the palace to serve the emperor in the name of choosing a reading companion for the princess. The cabinet repeatedly tried to persuade the Queen Mother to return the jade seal, but to no avail. This move further aroused the dissatisfaction of the ministers in the DPRK and China. From then on, a group of civil servants headed by the chief minister and the Queen Mother's party started fighting.
The honest and upright civil servants attack × the ambitious prince suffers
Mission: Justice will eventually defeat power