In history, the example of brothers and brothers is not uncommon. In the Ming Dynasty, there was such a pair of brothers, the older brother became two emperors, and the younger brother became an emperor between the two emperors of the older brother. The brother is called Zhu Qizhen and the younger brother is called Zhu Qiyu.
Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu
He also started the army first, and Zhu Qizhen was personally driven, but because of his lack of ability, he was also captured first, which is the famous change of Tumu Fort. The news reached Daming, and the government and the public were shocked. The courtiers quickly divided into two factions, one advocating the relocation of the capital and the other advocating a death-defying battle. Just when the courtiers were quarreling endlessly, Yu Qian, known as the "Prime Minister of Saving time", proposed to make Zhu Qiyu, the king of the state at that time, emperor, and insisted on fighting to the death.
Zhu Qiyu, the King of Qi
Zhu Qiyu couldn't even imagine himself becoming emperor. He is idyllic by nature and does not like to fight for power. When he was young, he promised his brother that he would "sincerely assist his brother and lead Daming to prosperity", but now he wants to govern the country on his brother's throne, which is absolutely impossible. At first, The King of Qi refused, and Yu Qian said, "If you want to be improper, sooner or later you will capture Daming, when the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, what should you say when you see your brother!" Now the dragons are leaderless, who will lead us to organize the defense! How can you rescue your brother? In this way, Zhu Qiyu, out of concern for his brother and trust in Qian, had no choice but to proclaim himself emperor, and Yao honored Emperor Yingzong as emperor taishang and began to organize defenses.
Zhu Qiyu was proclaimed emperor
Although Zhu Qiyu did not have the intention of being emperor, after a long time, he did not want to abdicate. Originally, he did not want Yingzong to go home again, because he knew that If Yingzong wanted to go home, he would have to abdicate, at this time Yu Qian stood up again, "The emperor is assured, the return of the emperor will not affect your throne." Zhu Qiyu began to diplomacy with YeXian in the trust of Qian, and he sent envoys just to inquire about the news, who knew that Yang Shan had actually taken Yingzong back. The raw rice was ripe, and he had to go and greet it. After receiving Yingzong, he put Yingzong under house arrest in Nannei. In fact, when he was emperor, there was no need to send someone to Wallachia, you said in the court that the time was not ripe, and it was enough to consume Yingzong to death, but he still listened to Yu Qian's words and sent someone to pick up Yingzong; in the process of house arrest of Yingzong, he could poison Yingzong at any time, but he did not do so, because he knew that if he did this, the courtiers would suspect him, in other words, he was afraid of those ministers.
Then the most absurd thing in the world came. Zhu Qiyu went so far as to bribe the chancellor. What's going on that? Although Zhu Qiyu became emperor, the crown prince was still the son of Emperor Yingzong, Zhu Jianjun, and when he died, the throne would still fall into the hands of Emperor Yingzong. Zhu Qiyu mentioned that he wanted his son, Zhu Mishen, to be crown prince during the shang dynasty, but the group of courtiers did not intervene and began to besiege the emperor with the ancestral system. The emperor was also displeased, and it was reasonable to say that the abolition of the crown prince was his own private affair, and there was no need to consult with the courtiers. In order to achieve his own goals, Zhu Qiyu began to bribe his subjects, and an emperor would actually bribe his courtiers for the sake of the prince, and it is conceivable how low the status of the emperor was. When the courtiers saw the emperor like this, they turned a blind eye and let Zhu Mishen become the crown prince. However, Zhu Jianshen's health was really not good, and he died within a few years, and the ministers proposed to make Zhu Jianjun the crown prince, and Emperor Jingtai began to hesitate again, until the change of the door was taken. Yingzong regained the throne, and he was poisoned by Yingzong not long after.
The change of the door
Throughout Zhu Qiyu's life, he felt that he was particularly influenced by his courtiers. Originally, I didn't want to be the emperor, so I couldn't resist Yu Qian's request and became the emperor. He did not want to welcome Yingzong, and because Yu Qian welcomed back Yingzong. It is rare to let his son be a prince and bribe the ministers, but in the Ming Dynasty, he is not the only emperor who has such a nest.