第1章 天狗食日，穿越万历

Eclipse of the Sun, Traveling Through the Wanli Period

In the year 1572 AD, there were still 72 years to go before the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the loss of its lands.


At this time:

    Wokou pirates ravaged the southeast,

    The Tartars threatened the northwestern borders,

    Local warlords grew stronger through annexation,

    The military and administration were exhausted,

    And the common people suffered.
    The Longqing Emperor had just passed away.

It was at this moment that Shi Yue transmigrated into the body of Zhu Yijun, the future Wanli Emperor, who would later become infamous for not attending court for thirty years.

The good news:
Zhu Yijun had not yet ascended the throne — he hadn’t had a chance to ruin state affairs.

The bad news:
Zhu Yijun had not yet ascended the throne — and the power struggle was already underway:

    Feng Bao, head of the Directorate of Ceremonial, sought to be the spokesperson of imperial power.

    Grand Secretary Gao Gong wanted to sideline the emperor and strengthen the Cabinet.

    Vice Secretary Zhang Juzheng was determined to implement his new policies and take control of governance.

    His only supposed ally, his own birth mother Lady Li, constantly punished him with kneeling and forced him to write self-reproach edicts.

A crumbling empire loomed ahead, and the heart of power was a battlefield of intersecting ambitions and blades.

With the fate of the nation at stake and the makings of a wise emperor, what path will he choose?

公元1572年，距离明朝灭亡、山河沦丧还有72年。
此时东南倭寇横行，西北鞑靼叩关，地方兼并日重，军政疲惫百姓困苦，隆庆皇帝刚刚驾崩。
石越却在此时，穿越到了历史上三十年不上朝的万历皇帝朱翊钧身上。
好消息是，此时的朱翊钧，还没有登基。
没来得及祸害朝政。
坏消息是，此时的朱翊钧，还没有登基。
司礼监掌印冯保想做皇权代言人。
首辅高拱想架空皇帝增强内阁。
次辅张居正一心主政推行新法。
唯一的指望，自己的生母李氏，还是动辄罚跪，逼他写罪己诏。
……
将倾的大厦就在眼前，各方交错的中枢刀光剑影。
天下兴亡，一代明君，他该如何作为？