The emperor died and the new emperor was ten years old.
I became Empress Dowager Li, the vague shadow in the history books.
Zhang Juzheng, the prime minister who saved the time and is remembered in history, I know his fate ten years later.
Wanli, the emperor who will not go to court for the next few decades, I know whose shadow he will live in for the rest of his life.
Now, one of them is my son's teacher, and the other is the king I want to assist.
And I became the only spectator in this game who knew the outcome.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhang stayed up all night again last night."
"Sir, Your Majesty practiced calligraphy today and wrote three more articles than yesterday."
I pass tea between Yanshi and Zongzi, and walk the line between imperial power and prime ministerial power.
The history books say we will eventually fall apart.
But on this road to the end, I want it to be warmer and longer.
"Reading Guide"
1. It's not a palace fight, it's not a cool novel. It's a story about "knowing that you can't do something but doing it".
2. The characters are all flesh and blood: Zhang Juzheng's loneliness and paranoia, Wanli's growth and alienation, and the heroine's sobriety and tenderness.
3. Respect the flow of history, but cherish every moment of truth in the process.
The history book turns a page, and the merits and demerits are left for future generations to comment on.
This journey has high mountains and high waters, and we have walked through it together, so it is not a letdown.
Purpose: Learn from history