[Ming Dynasty] Reborn as the Jiajing Emperor, with Hai Rui as a Woman

When she opened her eyes, the reborn Hai Rui discovered she had become the emperor's woman.

This emperor was none other than the Jiajing Emperor, whom she had criticized so mercilessly in her previous life that he died before his time.

Reborn into a new life, Hai Qingtian, now a woman, decided she would not let the Jiajing Emperor repeat the mistakes he had made in his past life.

Then she discovered that Jiajing had been reborn too.

Hai Rui: That's wonderful. Now I have nothing to worry about.

Zhu Houcong: ...

One of the cleverest emperors of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houcong held the reins of government for forty-five years. Though he went twenty years without attending court, he never loosened his grip on power. He kept the court in a state of chaos with its factional struggles, while indulging in the search for immortality and watching from the sidelines. His carefree attitude made him the greatest master of political scheming in the Ming Dynasty.

Jiajing: The Lord of Longevity, who compared himself to Emperor Wen, ruled through non-interference, and was a financial expert.

In his later years, just before his sixtieth birthday, everyone submitted congratulatory memorials. Hai Rui alone submitted the Memorial on Public Security, cursing him out from start to finish.

After reading it, Zhu Houcong didn't make it to sixty. He was so furious that he died early, aged 59.5.

The reborn Jiajing returned to the time shortly after he had become emperor. He was embroiled in a heated argument with his ministers over what title to give his father.

"I am Hai Shi, given name Rui, courtesy name Ruxian, and style name Gangfeng."

One night, he ordered a eunuch to arrange a woman to attend him, only to encounter someone strangely familiar.

Zhu Houcong fainted on the spot.

In October 1565, Hai Rui, a supervising secretary in the Yunnan Office of the Ministry of Revenue, submitted the Memorial on Public Security, declaring, "Jiajing means every household is clean of both goods and money."

In January 1567, Zhu Houcong, Emperor Shizong of Ming, died at the age of 59.5.

Jiajing: Died of anger.

At fourteen, Zhu Houcong was chosen as the new emperor while still the heir to a princely fief. As soon as he took the throne, Jiajing devoted himself to reform, strengthening the court, and fought his ministers over an honorific title for his father. He won.

Who could have known that, at thirty-five, a palace coup would nearly see him strangled by his own maids?

After that, Jiajing's attitude was: Whoever wants to be a damn enlightened ruler can do it. Stay away from women, and devote yourself to cultivating immortality.

Little did he know that people eventually have to pay for the wrongs they commit.

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