In the period of feudal society, the most powerful under the heavens was the emperor, and everyone coveted the throne. In order to ascend to the throne, there are brothers who rebel against the king; There are high-sounding princes, holding the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes, countless losers fell on this road one after another, but in the end only one person ascended to the throne. What many losers who stared at the throne but failed to succeed could never have imagined that there was an emperor in the Ming Dynasty who had reigned but had not been in the dynasty for a long time, and he was also interested in approving the music of the ministers, and he was Zhu Yijun, the Ming Dynasty. According to historical records, Emperor Myōjinzong reigned for forty-eight years and did not go to the court for twenty-eight years, so why did he always hide in the harem and not go to the court?
First, take the position prematurely
The Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun was only ten years old when he ascended the throne, and zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao, and Empress Li, the first assistants of the cabinet at that time, were very strict with him. At that time, many government affairs were handled by Zhang Juzheng, so after Zhang Juzheng's death, Zhu Yijun, who was finally pro-government, finally got rid of the shackles and naturally chose to indulge himself.
Second, be proud of yourself
In the first ten years of the Wanli Dynasty, the Wanli Emperor supported Zhang Ju in carrying out drastic reforms in the political and economic fields, and achieved considerable achievements. After the Wanli Emperor took power, he presided over the famous Three Great Marches of the Wanli Dynasty, which was also a remarkable achievement in his ruling career. Coupled with the fact that there was no competition for the throne before the Wanli Emperor ascended the throne, after ascending the throne, it was a scene of prosperity and prosperity, and he gradually slackened off in political affairs because of his pride in his achievements.
Third, the dispute over the foundation of the country
During the reign of the Wanli Emperor, he argued endlessly with his courtiers over the issue of appointing a crown prince, forming a fifteen-year-long dispute over the foundation of the country. The Wanli Emperor wanted to make the son of Concubine Zheng Guifei the crown prince, but he was tirelessly obstructed by the civilian official clique, and the power of the civilian official clique became more and more mature and stable, and it became more and more conservative, which made the Wanli Emperor have a pessimistic mood as an emperor but could not do whatever he wanted, and he had to be manipulated. In the case of constant struggle with the civil official clique and never achieving his wishes, the Wanli Emperor became disgusted with the government of the Lin dynasty and simply stopped going to the upper dynasty.
Fourth, physical disability
Wanli Emperor's body became weaker and weaker, and according to the Records of the Commandments, he often had symptoms of weakness such as "dizziness and dizziness", "weakness of the body", "eye disease and foot pain", and in the later period, he was in a trance, walking hard, and even his ears were almost deaf. After later research, it was found that Wanli Emperor suffered from severe foot diseases, and the length of the left and right feet was obviously different. Poor physical condition may also be one of the reasons why he has not been in the court for a long time.
Because of the Wanli Emperor's long-term sluggishness, the central government of the Ming Dynasty was almost paralyzed, which had a lot of impact on the development of the Ming Dynasty, and the "Ming History • Shenzong Benji" pointed out that "the death of the Ming Dynasty was actually the death of the Shenzong".