Simply translated, the general meaning of this commentary is:

Your Majesty, you are sick all day long, you don’t attend classes or listen, and you even let others do the ancestor worship for you.

I know what caused your illness. You like to drink a lot of wine, play with women and eunuchs. You are greedy for money and want all kinds of money. You are also aggressive and often beat palace maids and eunuchs to death. You are also full of resentment towards the direct criticism of foreign ministers.

You are addicted to alcohol, sex, money and anger, so you will naturally be ill for a long time. How can this disease be cured by taking medicine? You are still young now, but you are already like this. How will you live when you are old?

The general idea is as above. The rest are specific examples, the kind that TV stations are not allowed to broadcast, so I will not go into details.

In short, this "Memorial on Wine, Sex, Money and Anger" can be regarded as an enhanced and upgraded version of Hai Rui's "Memorial on Public Security".

Hai Rui's purpose at that time was to persuade the emperor, but he couldn't help but curse the emperor.

Luo Yuren's main purpose this time was to scold the emperor, and he did it in a variety of ways, without any taboos. He scolded the emperor to pieces, as if he had sores on his head and pus on his feet, and he was a king who had lost his country and was hated by heaven and people, and despised by gods and ghosts.

In terms of the lethality of insulting the emperor alone, it is definitely at the ceiling level that is unmatched in all dynasties.

What's even more hurtful is that this guy chose this time to submit the petition, at the end of December, because he didn't want Wanli to have a good New Year. He should suffer with the victims of the disaster all over the world...

Luo Yuren knew the consequences of submitting this petition, so after kowtowing to Hai Rui, he went home to take care of his funeral, bought a coffin, and waited for the Embroidered Uniform Guard to arrest him.

Who would have thought that after waiting for so long, until New Year's Eve, the Jinyiwei never showed up, and there was no explosive effect like the "Public Security Memorial". In addition, the Dali Temple deducted half a year's salary for absenteeism.

Xiao Luo's head was full of question marks. What was going on? Didn't the emperor read my "Wine, Sex, Money and Anger"?

Actually, Wanli saw it. Although he was not at work, it did not mean that he did not read the memorials, especially those that slandered him to the point of slandering his ancestors. It was no surprise that he was so angry that he was like a Buddha leaving his body and ascending to heaven.

Wanli was almost going crazy. While cursing madly, he broke the imperial pen and swept all the four treasures of the study and the seals for memorials on the desk to the ground.

Still not satisfied, he swung the Emperor's Sword and smashed all the furnishings in the Imperial Study to pieces. As a result, he accidentally knocked over the warming cage, and the silver charcoal inside was scattered all over the floor, setting the Qianqing Palace on fire immediately...

Fortunately, due to frequent fires in the palace in recent years, fire prevention measures have been strictly enforced. The guards quickly carried the emperor out of the East Warm Pavilion, and the eunuch fire prevention team immediately began to put out the fire. The fire did not spread, but the Qianqing Palace was burned down to a frame...

Seeing his bedroom engulfed in fire, Wanli fainted from anger.

After waking up in Concubine Zheng's Yiku Palace, the emperor was still furious and kept cursing while lying on the bed. He kept saying things like "Fuck his mother, this bastard is a wolf that can never be tamed", "You thief, you bastard", "What a damn thief", "You bastard shot by a donkey and a cow" and other vulgar words like that gushed out like a flood, and he never repeated himself.

Concubine Zheng was stunned. She wondered where the emperor learned so many swear words since he stayed in the palace all day.

Zhang Hong whispered: "I learned this from cartoons when I was a kid..."

"Oh." Concubine Zheng thought to herself, I can't let my son see that thing.

When the emperor got tired of scolding, Zhang Jing shouted, "I will help the emperor vent his anger right now!"

Then he turned and left.

"Come back." Wanli called him back and asked weakly, "What are you going to do?"

"Put Luo Yuren in prison and make him regret coming into this world!" Zhang Jing said with a grim look.

"You are not allowed to go!" Wanli roared.

"Yes, sir...ah?" Zhang Jing was stunned, Zhang Hong was stunned, and Concubine Zheng was also stunned.

"Is the emperor so angry that he has lost his mind? Can he still tolerate this?"

"You are not allowed to go..." Wanli said intermittently: "You idiot! It's New Year's Day, do you want me to become a laughing stock of the world?!"

"Uh..." Zhang Jing thought about it for a long time before he finally understood the emperor's concerns.

Today is different from the past. The East Factory cannot arrest an official for no reason. If he arrests someone today, the Dali Temple will ask for an explanation tomorrow, and then the censors will rush in.

By then, this extremely insulting "Wine, Sex, Money and Anger" could no longer be concealed and would have to be made public. If the pornographic and violent content of the article, which was banned for 18+ people, was spread through official channels, it would ruin the emperor's image. By then, he would not only be a laughing stock of the world, but would also be a laughing stock for all eternity!

Zhang Jing's guess was absolutely correct. Wanli did not want to surpass Emperor Zhengde and become the representative of the Ming Dynasty's absurd, tyrannical and incompetent rulers, on par with historical players such as Emperor Huizong of Song and Emperor Yang of Sui.

So after the rage, he thought about eliminating the impact, not fighting and killing...

"Then that traitor will get an advantage?" Zhang Jing said unwillingly.

"Of course we can't let him off easily! I will definitely avenge myself a hundredfold for this great humiliation!" Wanli gnashed his teeth and said, "Didn't he write it on the memorial? He didn't intend to live when he submitted this petition! He must have been waiting to die at home. He won't run away. There's no need to rush at this moment..."

But this is so frustrating. Wanli's chest rose and fell violently, and he tried to find a way out for himself:

"Watch him and see if he has any accomplices..."

"Investigate for me who instructed him to submit this memorial. He is just a small judge in Dali, not a censor, but he submitted a memorial to slander me. Is there some conspiracy? Is someone trying to force me to abdicate?!" Wanli shuddered as he spoke, and frightened himself. He hurriedly ordered, "Investigate secretly, and remember not to alert the enemy!"

"Yes." Zhang Jing hurriedly shouted. No matter whether he could handle it or not, he couldn't weaken his voice.

~~

This is why Luo Yuren has not been arrested...

In fact, it is not surprising. When Hai Rui, the idol of his father and son, submitted the "Public Security Memorial", Jiajing was furious, but he did not arrest the person immediately. Instead, like his grandson, he chose to keep the memorial in order to prevent the content that should not be made public from spreading and making himself more embarrassed.

However, Jiajing was already seriously ill at that time, extremely upset and capricious, so a few months later, Hai Rui was imprisoned and tortured to interrogate the mastermind. As a result, the content of the "Public Security Memorial" was revealed to the world, making Hai Rui famous all over the world, and his "Public Security Memorial" became a stain that Emperor Jiajing could never get rid of.

Since Wanli admired Jiajing so much, he naturally learned from his grandfather's lesson and handled this dung bomb with too much power in a low-key manner, trying his best to prevent it from exploding.

But this is like being a minotaur and having to keep a secret for the yellow-haired man. It's so frustrating!

Now Wanli pretended to be a sick person and became a real sick person. He kept cursing while lying in bed, and he didn’t repeat the same thing…

As a result, all programs in the palace were cancelled on New Year's Eve that year. The only thing heard was the emperor performing stand-up comedy and cursing. It was said that he was celebrating the New Year.

~~

The next day was the day of the New Year's Day court session. All the officials in the court gathered outside the Meridian Gate before dawn to wait.

This is the only chance for everyone to see the emperor in a year. If you miss it, you will have to wait until next year.

In particular, the news that Luo Yuren had submitted the "Memorial on Wine, Sex, Money and Anger" had spread like wildfire in the officialdom. Although the content was unknown because it had never been published, just hearing the name made it sound exciting.

Moreover, it has been kept for such a long time and still not published. Doesn’t this just show how explosive the content of the memorial is?

After this group of guys met and exchanged New Year greetings, they couldn't help but start talking quietly.

"I heard that the emperor was so angry that he set fire to the Qianqing Palace."

"That's a bit exaggerated. But there was indeed a fire in the Palace of Heavenly Purity..."

"Luo Pingshi is really a genius. He chose this time to submit a petition simply because he doesn't want the emperor to celebrate the New Year..."

In addition to those who are gloating over other people's misfortune, there are also mature and prudent people who are worried.

"The emperor has been holding back for so long, I'm afraid the big one is about to come."

"If it's not handled properly, it will cause a big prison."

"Alas, it's New Year's Day, this is not a good sign..."

While the discussion was in full swing, the chief minister Zhao Shouzheng, several cabinet ministers, and high-ranking officials such as Zhao Jin and Hai Rui came out of the court room.

The discussions stopped abruptly, and everyone bowed to greet the prime minister.

"Okay, everyone has worked hard over the past year. Let's share the red envelopes among everyone." Zhao Shouzheng said with a warm smile. This has been his habit for many years. Shen Shixing and others then distributed the red envelopes prepared by the prime minister to all the officials.

Hai Rui looked at it and shook his head, he was just about to walk away to avoid being tainted by the smell of money.

"Mr. Hai, take one too, just for the New Year's good luck." Zhao Shouzheng handed a red envelope to Hai Rui. Giving money made him happy, not to mention that it was all his hard-earned money.

"Yuan Fu, what I just told you." Hai Rui took his red envelope helplessly.

"I understand..." Zhao Shouzheng nodded, handing out red envelopes, and said softly, "I know my limits."

After distributing the New Year's red envelopes, it was time to open the palace gates. Zhao Shouzheng hurriedly led all the officials to line up outside the Meridian Gate.

Who would have thought that after the Meridian Gate was opened, the eunuch Zhang Cheng came out to deliver the imperial edict, saying that the emperor was ill and would not be in the palace or attend the court ceremony, and that all officials were required to pay their respects at the Huiji Gate.

All the officials were extremely disappointed when they heard this. My goodness, now they can’t even see the emperor on New Year’s Day?

But this was a grand court meeting, and no one dared to lose manners, so they all kowtowed to receive the order. Then they followed the emperor's order and came to the Huiji Gate, kowtowed to the emperor and wished him a happy new year. After everything went well, they prepared to go home and celebrate the New Year.

Zhao Shouzheng was just about to go home to catch up on some sleep. His eye disease had improved, but he still saw double, so he got tired easily.

However, Wei Chao, a eunuch from the Qianqing Palace, ran out from Huiji Gate, panting and hello, saying that His Majesty had summoned the prime minister and other grand secretaries to an audience.

The five university scholars hurriedly followed him into the palace, passed through numerous forbidden doors, and arrived at the inner palace.

"Eunuch Wei, this is against the rules." Shen Shixing reminded cautiously. According to the laws of our ancestors, outsiders were not allowed to enter the palace.

"There's no time to worry about that. The emperor is really ill and cannot be summoned on the platform. But we'll make an exception today during the New Year." Wei Chao led them to the Yude Palace in the Western Six Palaces.

Seeing that Wanli was not meeting in the Yiku Palace but in the Yude Palace to the south, several grand secretaries looked at each other and understood that the emperor was trying to avoid suspicion.

He straightened his clothes and walked into the palace.