Wanli Assistant Minister: Continuing Zhang Juzheng's New Deal

In the ninth year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng asked to retire due to illness, and the rift between the young emperor and his master gradually deepened. Su Yi, a researcher on Ming history, traveled across the capital and became a lonely scholar. He knew very well that the current disharmony between the emperor and his ministers would lay the seeds of future reform counterattacks. While others were busy avoiding trouble, he bucked the trend and entered the Ministry of Household Affairs, starting as a low-level scribe. At the Fengxue Tea House, he met a troubled "Mr. Zhu" by chance. A few account books and a casual conversation, ranging from accumulated tax abuses to hidden dangers of natural disasters, also revealed the most fatal weakness of Zhang Juzheng's new policy: it is difficult to continue the political system if one person dies. Su Yi didn't know that the person sitting opposite was Wan Li. From then on, the emperor and his ministers cleared up their doubts, and the new policy continued. He was also pushed to the forefront, and he had to fight for a way out for the Ming Dynasty among the powerful, the court and natural disasters. "Your Majesty, Zhang Juzheng can retreat, but Ming Dynasty cannot retreat."