Zhu Di was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, who replaced him as emperor not long after Zhu Yunjiao ascended the throne in the Battle of Jingnan.
Zhu Di was a very powerful emperor who had conquered Mongolia five times, and even he himself died on the way to conquer Mongolia. In addition, he also ordered Zhu Neng to lead an army of 800,000 to conquer Annam for the general Zhengyi, expanding the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
However, in the Akihito period, the large-scale use of troops in the Yongle period was changed, in fact, the main reason was that Akihito Zhu Gaozi implemented a strategic contraction policy, in fact, this is not surprising, an emperor and a style, Akihito Zhu Gaozi and his father Zhu Di are completely two different types, and the concept of natural governance is also different.
Zhu Gaozi was Zhu Di's eldest son, but in fact, Zhu Di did not like him very much. The reason for this is that Zhu Gaozi is calm by nature and likes to learn less. What is more crucial is that he can't ride a horse and fight, because he is too fat, not ordinary fat.
Therefore, Zhu Di likes zhu Gaoxu, who is more like his second son, whose personality is very similar to Zhu Di, and can also accompany Zhu Di to the battlefield and fight in the south and the north.
However, Zhu Gaozi was not useless, he also made great contributions in the rear during the Battle of Jingnan, and his ability was also obvious to all, especially during Zhu Di's Northern Expedition, Zhu Gaozi completed his task well as a supervising state. What's more, as the eldest son, this identity is indeed a bit intimidating, and there is a natural advantage. Therefore, Wenwu of the Manchu Dynasty was still very recognized by zhu Gaozi, the eldest son of the concubine.
But Zhu Di is shangwu, Zhu Gaozi is not, and the two have very different styles. After Zhu Gaozi ascended the throne, he reversed many of the policies and measures of the Zhu Di Dynasty.
Objectively speaking, Zhu Gaozi also attached great importance to the northern border defense, and he also paid great attention to the border defense construction of the Ming Dynasty, but unlike Zhu Di's use of troops, Zhu Gaozi chose the policy of internal shrinkage and no longer took the initiative to attack Mongolia. Outside the Great Wall, only one stronghold remained, Kaipingwei and Xinghe.
Zhu Gaozi also sent emissaries to Mongolia to actively manage relations with Mongolia.
There are several "Renzong" in Chinese history, in addition to the Song Renzong Zhao Zhen of the Song Dynasty, Zhu Gaozi also achieved "Ren" to the extreme.
He not only corrected the shortcomings of the judiciary during the Yongle period, but also pardoned many of Jianwen's former ministers. At the same time, he was very dissatisfied with his father's expensive plans, and lian issued several edicts to abolish the emperor's practice of requisitioning goods such as wood and gold and silver, stopping the treasure ships from going to the West, stopping the royal procurement of jewelry, and so on.
Another point is that Zhu Gaozi still thought of moving the capital back to Nanjing, but unfortunately he did not have time to do this, and the matter of moving the capital was also stranded with his sudden death. After all, the relocation is not just talk, this is a major project, too time-consuming.
It can be said that many of Zhu Gaozi's practices allowed the Ming Dynasty to get full recuperation. Unfortunately, Zhu Gaozi did not reign for a long time, less than a year, but fortunately, his successor was very similar to him in many ways, inherited many of his reform measures, and left the "Rule of Renxuan" for Daming with him.