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It is said that Emperor Guangzong of the Ming Dynasty and his father were both maids in the palace, but it was very strange that his father, Ming Shenzong, was very disliked by this son who was a maid like him. Even after the birth of this little prince, he was reluctant to admit that he was his son. It wasn't until Emperor Guangzong's grandmother urged him to recognize this son quickly that he recognized him in a low-key manner. However, the noble status of the crown prince did not bring any happiness to emperor Guangzong's childhood.
Emperor Shenzong completely ignored this son, let alone gave him any care and love, and his favorite concubine Zheng Guifei had sent someone to assassinate the prince, and although Emperor Mingzong knew about this, he did not pay attention to this case. During the Wanli Dynasty, the Emperor Shenzong passed away, and in August of that year, Guangzong succeeded his father to the throne and immediately began policy reforms. One of the most gratifying points is that he exempted the whole country from the mining tax, which made the people very happy, and everyone praised the emperor's goodness.
In addition, in the name of the former emperor, he also used the silver two inside the imperial family as a reward to reward the soldiers on the frontier, which made the soldiers love him very much, support him, and the morale was even higher. Compared with his father Emperor Mingshenzong, he was really very diligent and loving to the people. As soon as he ascended the throne, he began the reform of the entire court, and appointed a number of capable people, and even appointed old ministers who had been disarmed and returned to the field.
Unfortunately, Emperor Guangzong died after only one month on the throne. So much so that all the policy measures have not yet been implemented, so that the Ming Dynasty has lost the opportunity to carry forward, and the cause of death of Emperor Guangzong himself is inseparable from a small red pill. According to historical records, after Emperor Guangzong ascended the throne at that time, his father's favorite concubine Zheng Guifei deliberately searched for several beautiful women to attract him in order to please him. Emperor Guangzong was very pleased to accept these beauties and spend time with them every day. As a result, within ten days, the Guangzong Emperor was bedridden, and he was very sick, sometimes diarrhea thirty or forty times a day, and his health was getting worse and worse, and only one breath remained.
At this time, Emperor Guangzong knew that his illness could no longer be cured, so he summoned the palace ministers to arrange all the affairs of the palace. A few days later, Li Kezhao of the dynasty attacked the Guangzong Emperor with red pills from nowhere, which was said to have been specially made with various precious medicinal herbs plus the menstrual blood of the woman's first whim. Guangzong also ate one with the mentality of trying, but he did not expect to feel that his spirit had suddenly changed, so he was very excited to praise Li Kezhuo as a loyal subject. But unexpectedly, on the same day, Emperor Guangzong ate another one, and the next day the emperor died mysteriously. After Emperor Guangzong died, Emperor Xizong ascended the throne and became emperor, but because he did not have any ink in his chest, he believed in the wrong courtiers, which led to a series of chaotic events in the late Ming Dynasty, and finally came to the end of the overthrow.
The above historical data allowed Xiaobian to deduce a conclusion: Emperor Guangzong was actually very wise, if it were not for his lust for beauty, if he could have more self-control over himself, then perhaps he would be a generation of sages of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty would not be replaced by the Qing Dynasty. It's just a pity that he coveted beauty, the disease was chaotic, and finally because of a small pill, he lost his life, and indirectly ruined the beautiful country of Daming.