How did you, a prisoner on death row, become an important weapon of the country? Yecheng Gao Weiming

Just when there was chaos in Deling, the Air Force Base received the order earlier.

Outside the Ming Tombs.

I don't know when, but a large number of people have gathered.

These people come from almost all over the country.

There are primary and secondary school students from all over the country who come here to study.

There are tourists who come to Kyoto with their wives and children to check in and take photos.

And many local Kyoto people who love to watch the fun.

Without exception, they were all stopped outside the Ming Tombs.

The Ming Tombs were suddenly placed under martial law yesterday, and no one was allowed to approach.

Everyone had no choice but to gather at the door and talk about it.

"Why? Why are the Ming Tombs closed just like that? It's not reliable at all! I brought my kids and wife to the capital to play, just to take a look inside the imperial tombs!"

"Hey... who knew! Aren't we? We are a group of senior citizens traveling together, and our first stop in Kyoto is the Ming Tombs. Who would have thought that something like this would happen?"

"No... Why is there martial law? It seems that the people living inside can't get out either. What happened?"

"Oh my god! Haven't you heard? There was a press conference this morning saying that an archaeological team is trying to conduct a protective excavation of the Deling Mausoleum in the Ming Tombs, and they are digging an underground palace inside!"

"What the hell?"

Everyone exclaimed and quickly took out their phones to search, their eyes widened.

The entrance to the Ming Tombs became increasingly crowded with people, all discussing the huge event of the sudden excavation of the Deling Mausoleum.

Perhaps, only the primary and secondary school students who came from all over the country to study were confused and did not understand what it meant to start construction of an imperial mausoleum.

"Um... Teacher, why can't we go in?"

A group of children from a remote mountainous area in the western border of Longguo, sponsored by an organization, got a precious opportunity to travel far away and came to Kyoto for a three-day study tour.

On the first day, they visited the Forbidden City, Kyoto University and Tsinghua University in Kyoto. On the second day, they visited the Badaling Great Wall, the National Museum, the Olympic Sports Park and other places.

The focus of the last day's study was on the Ming Tombs, the burial place of the last Han emperors of the Dragon Kingdom.

pity……

All the study groups were stopped at the door.

The children could not hide their disappointment, and some even asked the teacher.

The accompanying teacher pursed his lips and said bitterly upon hearing this.

"Because, because martial law has been implemented here."

"Our Dragon Country's archaeological experts are going to excavate the Deling Mausoleum among the Thirteen Tombs and conduct protective archaeological work inside..."

"Implement martial law and excavate the Deling Mausoleum?"

The children were even more stunned, and one of them couldn't help but ask.

"Teacher! Deling... Deling is the tomb of the Ming emperor! I know Dingling is the tomb of Ming Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun. Changling is the tomb of Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, and Siling is the tomb of the last emperor Zhu Youjian! I also know that Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang is buried in Xiaoling in Nanjing. But this Deling..."

After all, for most people, the name Deling is too unfamiliar.

Although these children had learned about the history of the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty before visiting, they still couldn't understand it when they suddenly encountered their blind spots in knowledge.

The teacher smiled faintly.

"De Ling! The person buried inside is the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Youxiao!"

"Zhu Youxiao?"

The children exclaimed, and someone immediately raised his hand and shouted.

"Teacher, teacher! I understand!"

"The Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao reigned for seven years. He was nicknamed the Carpenter Emperor. He was incompetent and ruthless. During his reign, he indulged the eunuch Wei Zhongxian and killed innocent people indiscriminately!"

"The Dongchang and Jinyiwei under Wei Zhongxian slaughtered the Donglin Party members wantonly, killing many high-ranking officials and making the entire court a mess!"

"He is not as good as his brother Zhu Youjian. Zhu Youjian worked hard for the people and toiled for half his life, trying his best to stop the peasant uprising. Unfortunately, he was ultimately powerless and the Ming Dynasty was destroyed..."

"Zhu Youxiao was a stinking and evil emperor! He was the one who caused the downfall of the Ming Dynasty!"

"A bad emperor?"

The accompanying teacher had a look of confusion in his eyes.

She understood that history should not be evaluated one-sidedly, and even more so, simple conclusions should not be made about a certain person.

Although Zhu Youxiao has a bad reputation,...

The teacher took a breath and spoke to the children.

"Classmates!"

"Although Zhu Youxiao was in office for only seven years, he effectively curbed the Jianzhou Jurchens' burning, killing and looting in the Central Plains."

"In addition, he had his own reasons for employing Wei Zhongxian."

"At that time, the Donglin Party was powerful, but these scholars abandoned their loyalty to the emperor and their patriotism, and only wanted to gain money, break the law, and annex land."

"Wei Zhongxian dealt with them, which effectively delayed the demise of the Ming Dynasty and reduced taxes on the people."

"In addition, there are many reasons for the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and we cannot simply blame Zhu Youxiao alone."

"And his younger brother Zhu Youjian... Alas! Teacher can only say that Zhu Youjian is a good person, but not a good emperor."

"This……"

After hearing what the teacher said, the children's faces became more confused.

In their naive worldview, good is good and bad is bad. How can they understand Zhu Youxiao's helplessness, Zhu Youjian's self-righteousness, and even the short-sightedness, bloodlust and greed of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong?

The more we understand history, the more we understand the helplessness of the ancients.

"But, teacher! Regardless of whether Zhu Youxiao was a good emperor or a bad emperor, why did our Longguo archaeological team suddenly excavate his tomb? Aren't they afraid of disturbing our ancestors?"

There were still children who asked this question, and the teacher was speechless and completely unable to answer them.

In simple values, the dead should not be disturbed easily.

This is the consensus of all the people of Dragon Country.

In the end, the teacher could only sigh and stare at the Ming Tombs with the children in a daze, unable to speak for a long time.

A little further away from the crowd.

China National Radio reporter Han Bingbing is speechlessly accepting the task assigned by her superiors.

She will soon start a live broadcast in front of the Ming Tombs to educate the entire network audience about the importance and necessity of excavating the Deling Mausoleum.

But with the live broadcast approaching, I still can’t help but complain.

"Director! You guys don't do that!"

"Why won't you tell me? No matter how hard we try, you won't tell me! You won't let me go in for the live broadcast. How can I explain this to the national audience?"

She had just returned from the Middle East and encountered such a thing again. She could only curse her bad luck.

Director Liu from the International News Department looked at Han Bingbing with a smile.

"Haha, Bingbing! There's nothing I can do. I'm also confused. The higher-ups didn't explain why they wanted to dig, and they didn't allow the whole digging process to be broadcast live."

"But now the voice of public opinion at home and abroad is very loud, and many people are questioning what the authorities have done."

"If we ignore it, the Eagle Sauce gang will throw mud and slander us, and mislead the people of our Dragon Country. So, not only you, but I am also forced to do this live broadcast! You can do it yourself."

"But……"

"Hey! It's okay, let's go! The live broadcast has begun!"

Director Liu laughed, pushed Han Bingbing, and quickly moved out of the camera.

The cameraman grinned.

"Sister Bingbing, the live broadcast countdown is five seconds, four seconds, three seconds, two seconds, one second..."

"start!"

As a large number of viewers poured into the live broadcast room, Han Bingbing could only force a smile on her face and spoke.

"Hello, audience friends!"

"I am Han Bingbing, the host of China National Radio!"

"I am now at the Ming Tombs in the capital of Dragon Kingdom, broadcasting live the entire process of the excavation of the Deling Mausoleum..."