In order to foil the plot of using Emperor Yingzong to blackmail the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yingzong's younger brother Zhu Qiyu ascended to the throne under the joint recommendation of the Hundred Officials of Wen and Wu, changed his era name to Jingtai, and in order to take care of Emperor Yingzong's face, invited him to be honored as "Emperor Taishang".
Ming Yingzong Zhuqi Town
This move really disappointed Ye Xian, but he was still not dead. Three months after the civil change, he also led a large army to Beijing in the name of escorting Emperor Yingzong back to Beijing. The Ming army resolutely resisted under the leadership of Yu Qian, and could not take advantage of it first.
At this time, the new monarch of the Ming Dynasty had been established, Yingzong was worthless, and coupled with various pressures within the Wallachians, he had to agree to release Yingzong after obtaining many economic benefits. On July 15, Zhu Qizhen arrived in Beijing, and the Jing Emperor Zhu Qiyu, who was unwilling to give up the throne, sent him to the Nangong (present-day Nanchizi, Beijing), and from the first floating prisoner to his brother's "disciple" Zhu Qizhen, who was banned, lived in the Nangong for nearly eight years, during which he saw his son Zhu Jianshen replaced by Emperor Jing's son, watching his brother's throne increasingly consolidated, only sighing, he thought that this life could only be spent in this way.
Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty
But who would have thought that, heaven had fulfilled people's wishes, and overnight, he suddenly ascended to the emperor's throne again. Originally, Emperor Jing deposed the original crown prince Zhu Jianshen in the third year of Jingtai and made his only son Zhu Jianji crown prince. However, after only more than a year, Zhu Jianji was broken, and after another five years, Emperor Jing himself could not afford to fall ill. Shi Xiang, Xu Youzhen, and others saw that Emperor Jing was terminally ill and had no hope of recovery, so they plotted to ask Emperor Taishang Zhu Qizhen to restore the throne in order to get a reward for merit, which was tacitly approved by Zhu Qizhen, so they launched a coup d'état late one night after careful planning.
Stills from the female doctor Ming Fei
Zhu Qizhen did not know whether this incident was a blessing or a curse, and waited anxiously in anxiety. Soon, Xu Youzhen and others rushed in and embraced Emperor Yingzong to donghua gate, and the guards guarding the gate ordered them to stop advancing, and Zhu Qizhen shouted loudly, "I am the Emperor Taishang." The doorman saw the situation and did not dare to stop it. The crowd went all the way to the Fengtian Hall, where the emperor listened. When Zhu Qizhen sat back in the seat where he had bid farewell to eight or nine years, he was almost excited.
Xu Youzhen and others saw that the great event had been accomplished, and led the soldiers to immediately shout long live. The next morning, the ministers were preparing for Emperor Jing's arrival in the imperial court, when they suddenly heard the sound of the mountain calling out to the palace, and when they were in doubt, they listened to the bells and drums chime in unison, and then the doors opened widely, and Xu You came out and loudly announced that the emperor had been restored, urging everyone to hurry up and go to the court. The officials were unable to react for a moment, and they were very frightened, and when they saw that it was indeed the Emperor Taishang sitting on the main hall, they had to go to the court to celebrate a palace coup and unexpectedly and quietly succeeded. The history of this event is called "the change of the door", also known as the "restoration of the south gate".