“当罗马倒塌时,你会听到全世界自由的欢呼声。……我对我们民族的过去有信心,对我们民族的未来也有信心。”——《宾虚传》 1597年,离大明帝国亡国还有47年,离陕西大饥荒导致高迎祥揭竿而起还有30年。阴历5月,大明朝廷的一位高官,也是一位作家,时任司法部副部长的吕坤先生, 准确地把握了政府贪污腐败、社会民怨沸腾、人民无法生存、大乱即将来临的时代脉搏,写了一封情真意切的信,献给皇帝。 “When Rome collapsed, you would hear the cheers of freedom around the world .... I have confidence in the past of our nation and confidence in the future of our nation.” - “Guest Biography” In 1597, 47 years have passed since the founding of the People’s Republic and 30 years have passed since the Great Wilds of Shaanxi caused the rise of Gao Yingxiang. In May of the lunar calendar, a high official of the Ming dynasty and a writer, Mr. Lv Kun, the then deputy minister of justice, accurately grasped the pulse of the times when the government was corrupt and the public was resentful, the people could not survive and the chaos was about to come. Wrote a letter of truthfulness, dedicated to the emperor.