釋鑑稽古略續集 3.226

3.226

丙寅四十五年。海瑞廣東人。抗疏上言。下詔獄。中外相顧失色。瑞直聲聞天下　十二月十四日。上崩于乾清宮　裕王即皇帝位。海瑞獄中。聞上晏駕大慟。絕而再蘇。哭終夜不休。

The forty-fifth year, bingyin. Hai Rui, a native of Guangdong, submitted a remonstrance speaking out candidly. He was cast into the imperial prison; court and country lost color in dismay looking at each other, and Rui's outspoken renown was heard throughout the realm. On the fourteenth day of the twelfth month, the Emperor passed away in the Qianqing Palace. The Prince of Yu ascended the imperial throne. In prison, when Hai Rui heard of the Emperor's demise, he was stricken with immense grief, swooning and reviving, weeping through the night without ceasing.