Introduction to Hai Rui's dismissal from office: Zhu Houcong (1508~1567), Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, succeeded to the throne in 1521 with the reign name Jiajing and ruled for 45 years. In the later period, he appointed the treacherous minister Yan Song, who was superstitious in Taoism. He had not seen his courtiers for more than 20 years, resulting in political corruption and serious foreign invasion. Hai Rui, the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs, risked his life to criticize the emperor for listening to slander, believing in Taoism, draining the people's anointing, and building construction projects indiscriminately, making the officials corrupt and weak, and the people living in dire straits. Quoting a folk song: "In the Jiajing period, all the families were clean and had no money to use." Ming Shizong was furious when he saw this and had Hai Rui imprisoned. What is shown here is the scene where he was furious when he saw Hai Rui being neglectful. After his death, Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty was buried in the Yongling Tombs of the Thirteen Tombs in Beijing.

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