x un , ▁the ▁crown ▁prince ▁had ▁Lady ▁Li u ▁secret ly ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Hills ▁near ▁Be ij ing ▁and ▁forb ade ▁palace ▁staff ▁from ▁mention ing ▁the ▁affair . ▁On ▁his ▁asc ension ▁to ▁the ▁throne , ▁the ▁Ch ong z hen ▁Emperor ▁had ▁Lady ▁Li u ▁re bur ied ▁in ▁the ▁M ing ▁tomb s ▁next ▁to ▁her ▁husband . ▁ ▁Re ign ▁The ▁W an li ▁Emperor ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁August ▁ 1 6 2 0 ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Z hu ▁Ch ang lu o ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁August ▁ 1 6 2 0 , ▁the ▁latter ’ s ▁ 3 8 th ▁birth day ▁by ▁Western ▁calculation . ▁Upon ▁his ▁coron ation , ▁Z hu ▁Ch ang lu o ▁adopted ▁the ▁era ▁name ▁" T a ich ang " ▁( liter ally ▁" grand ▁prosper ity ") ▁for ▁his ▁reign , ▁hence ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Ta ich ang ▁Emperor . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁few ▁days ▁of ▁his ▁reign ▁started ▁prom ising ly ▁enough ▁as ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁M ing ▁histor ies . ▁Two ▁million ▁ta els ▁of ▁silver ▁was ▁ent a iled ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁troops ▁guard ing ▁the ▁border , ▁important ▁b ureau cr atic ▁posts ▁left ▁vac ant ▁during ▁the ▁W an li ▁Emperor ' s ▁long ▁periods ▁of ▁administrative ▁in activity ▁were ▁finally ▁starting ▁to ▁be ▁filled , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁deeply ▁un pop ular ▁extraordinary ▁tax es ▁and ▁duties ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁W