Emperor Xuanzong of Ming, Zhu Zhanji, was a very different monarch, who liked to fight cockroaches, liked to draw, knew how to lead soldiers, and was a good hand in governing the country, so it can be said that he was a rare Ming Emperor among the Emperors of the Ming Dynasty.
If the heavens were to give Ming Xuanzong twenty years, the "change of tumu fort" would not have happened, and the Ming Dynasty Guozuo might be able to break the nightmare of three hundred years.
The record of Zhu Zhanji's death in the Ming history is very simple, and it is only a few words: in the spring of the tenth year, the first month of the first month of the tenth year, you did not look at the dynasty, and ordered the Qunchen to honor the crown prince yu Wenhua Hall. Koji, Big Gradual. Strike the purchase and build the ambassadors. Yi Hai, collapsed in the Qianqing Palace, there are eight Chinese New Year's Eve. From this sentence, it can be seen that Zhu Zhanji died very suddenly, perhaps he felt that he was not good at first, so he immediately asked the group of courtiers to come to the Wenhua Hall to pay respects to the crown prince Zhu Qizhen, and he died a few days later, Zhu Zhanji was most likely suffering from some kind of illness, there was no way to treat it, and finally he died.
Zhu Zhanji's father, Emperor Akihito, was generous and generous, and after Zhu Di ascended the throne, Zhu Zhanji's two uncles, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaoxuan, because they had made many military achievements in the Battle of Jingnan and also wanted to compete for the position of crown prince, often attacked Zhu Gaoji, and Zhu Zhanji helped his father tide over the difficulties many times.
After Zhu Di's death, Zhu Gaoxu succeeded to the throne, but less than a year after succeeding to the throne, he died of illness, Zhu Zhanji rushed back from Nanjing to Beijing to inherit the throne, after succeeding to the throne, he continued to adopt a policy of pacification for Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaoxu, but Zhu Gaoxu insisted on rebellion and confrontation with the imperial court, and finally Zhu Zhanji personally quelled the rebellion. Zhu Zhanji's ruling power has opened up a wide range of ways of speech and advice, and has practiced a benevolent government of peace and love for the people. Zhu Zhanji "sat in the ninth level of the imperial palace and thought of the three peasants in the field," sympathized with the people's feelings, and implemented the policy of resting with the people. Quite the style of Tang Taizong Li Shimin, he is known as the best emperor of the Zhu Family Dynasty without any quirks. So what's going on? Regarding Zhu Zhanji's untimely death, there are several speculations in the historical circles.
Family Genetic Diseases So why did Zhu Zhanji suddenly die at a young age? According to historians, this may have something to do with the genetic disease of the Ming emperors. Looking at the history of the Ming Dynasty, it is found that there are very few emperors who can live for a long time, so some people speculate that the Zhu family may have family genetic diseases, or that the Zhu family lacks the genetic genes of longevity, and these phenomena will occur.
There is also a saying that the emperor is too tired. Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the beggar system and achieved a high degree of concentration of power, but this also had disadvantages, that is, the emperor's workload became larger. During his reign, Zhu Zhanji worked diligently and without slackening off, and once went to the palace of the minister Yang Shiqi even overnight to ask questions, and he was very diligent in his administration. There is also a phenomenon that many emperors of the Ming Dynasty have the phenomenon of taking Dan medicine, but what kind of ingredient Dan Medicine is, even the alchemist's own heart is a big unknown, but whenever an emperor eats a chronic poisoning drug, it is bound to be only a matter of time for the body to pull the crotch.
Another problem that people dare not think about is that almost all of the direct descendants of Ming Taizu have lived to be more than 60 years old, but among the descendants of Zhu Di's Yongle line, almost all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty who died young are concentrated here.
Death from metal poisoning There is also a theory that it is the cause of the cockroach. Zhu Zhanji loved fighting cockroaches, so he ordered people to create a jar for clams, "Xuande Furnace", and often held it in his hand or around him. One of the main components of this Xuande furnace is the white water lead of Wuyuan, which will produce a large number of toxins after entering the body.
When these toxins enter the human organs, they can cause anemia, neurological dysfunction, and kidney damage. Zhu Zhanji often touched the cockroach jar, eating and sleeping without leaving this jar, just like modern people playing with mobile phones. Therefore, Zhu Zhanji's poor health may be caused by chronic lead poisoning. Zhu Zhanji's untimely death has always been a mystery, but it is certain that many factors have combined to cause this ending. It is also a short time from serious illness to death. On January 31, 1435, Emperor Xuanzong of Ming died, ending his short and brilliant life.
During the ten years of Zhu Zhanji's reign, social stability was stable, and the imperial court was also free of partisan disputes, which also solved the problem of the king of the clan. On the issue of frontiers, he personally marched and laid the foundation for long-term peace in the frontiers. Zhu Zhanji was also proficient in painting, and archaeologists had excavated many of his works, such as "Rich and Noble Figures in the Kettle", which was really an emperor who was both literate and martial.
On the whole, family genetic diseases, this is still relatively reliable, Zhu Di's descendants first inherited Zhu Di's low fertility, and then inherited Empress Xu's short-lived genes, which is the main reason why the Ming Emperor had fewer heirs and short lifespan. Zhu Zhanji's "untimely death" still had a relatively large impact on the history of the Ming Dynasty, and if he could live for an extra twenty years, there would certainly be no "civil change" and the Ming Dynasty would not turn from prosperity to decline. However, history cannot be assumed, and Zhu Zhanji's early death is still a pity!