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During the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, there emerged a romantic emperor who was famous in Chinese history. His surname was Zhu Houzhao and his name was Wuzong. Ming Wuzong ascended the throne at the age of fifteen, died at the age of thirty-one, and reigned for sixteen years. He is not good at sitting in court and managing politics, he is fond of leisure, specializes in romance, and likes to travel in disguise, looking for flowers and willows, picking laurels and picking plums. Anyone who hears that there is a beautiful lady, a beautiful woman or a beautiful concubine, whether it is a famous family, the home of a high-ranking official, or the home of ordinary people, merchants and farmers, must rush straight in, force them to sleep with them, and let them have their way. Those who like it will be admitted to the palace and enjoy it to their heart's content; those who dislike it will girdle their waists and leave angrily, and they will be punished in the light case and beheaded in the serious case. As a result, many tragic incidents occurred, with families broken up and families separated, and wives separated from husbands, causing panic among people both inside and outside the capital. There were also several loyal ministers and good assistants in the imperial court who risked their lives to give advice.