The Longqing Emperor, formerly known as Zhu Zaiyuan, was the twelfth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he was a very special emperor in the Ariake Generation: hanging arch for six years, the country was flattened, and the two major external troubles in the middle of the Ming Dynasty were completely solved - the Southern Wubei.
Although his own talents are not obvious, many famous courtiers gather under his command, typical of which are Xu Jie, Gao Jue, Zhang Juzheng, and individual leaders.
His personal qualities are not necessarily comparable to his father (Jiajing) and son (Wanli), but the merits are obvious to all: after the Longqing switch, "the city is changed to a merchant, and the city is forbidden to turn a merchant into a businessman", and the Wokou gradually became extinct, completely solving the southern Wu that had been a disaster for decades in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.
After five years of tribute in Longqing, the situation of the two-hundred-year confrontation between Daming and Mongolia was also resolved, and since then, the two sides have exchanged friendships with each other, and there has been no major war in the past hundred years.
It can be said that in the short six years of his reign, the shortcomings of the late Sajiajing period and even the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, the end of the Great Reform of Kailong. This makes the frontier stable, the economy developed, and the people's lives stable and prosperous! All of these are of great significance for the study of that period of historical material today! Because there is hardly any dynasty, there is still such a situation in the two hundred years since the founding of the country!
The main reason for this is that he met Jiajing, a strong father. The Jiajing Emperor believed that "the two dragons do not meet each other", so that in the late Jiajing period, he rarely saw his father, and he was worried every day, even looking at the faces of the father and son of yan Song, the red minister around Jiajing, and even for the sake of the silver, a prince in the hall bribed Yan Shifan's subordinates with five hundred taels of silver, and these unsatisfactory things enabled him to be like his great-grandfather Chenghua and his uncle Hongzhi: push himself and others
The thirteen years of life in the Yu King's mansion also enabled Zhu Zaiyuan to have more contact with all aspects of social life and to understand the various contradictions and crises of the Ming Dynasty, especially the dictatorship of Yan Song, the decadence of the dynasty, the corruption of officials, the problem of "southern and northern prisoners", the people's lack of livelihood, internal and external troubles made him concerned about the situation of the dprk, and had a greater impact on his handling of government affairs after he ascended to the pole.
But at the same time, because of his political frustration, he had to send his energy to other ways, especially the sound and color of dogs and horses. He also took the same Dan medicine as his father, but instead of prolonging his life, he was aphrodisiac and kidney tonic, so that he could enjoy himself!
This is also one of the main reasons for his untimely death.
History of The Ming Dynasty. Muzong Benji's evaluation also evaluates two sides of him:
Zan: Muzong reigned for six years, arched and widowed, bent on frugality, and still ate for a long time. Xu Li replied to the tribute, reduced the endowment of the people, and the border was quiet. Following the body to keep the text, it can be called the Lord of Orders. The first handle of the subject rolled, the door gradually opened, and the emperor failed to revitalize the Qiangang, correct the accumulated habits, Gai also forgave more than enough, and the gang ming was insufficient!
In general: although he was criticized in his private life, he had a gentle personality and treated the subjects well, which made the subjects loyal to their duties, but it also caused him to lack courage, and the Ming Dynasty failed to go further, although it was considered to have created a prosperous era for Wanli. But it is also full of crises, and the Ming Dynasty is accumulating more and more shortcomings and contradictions!
In short, he is a complex person: the sound and color of dogs and horses can sympathize with their subordinates; the lack of talent can create a prosperous world, which is unique among the sixteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty!