In 1435, the Ming Emperor Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji died, the 38-year-old emperor reigned for only ten years, and before he died, he still had a wish that had not yet been completed, so he pinned his hopes on his birth mother, Empress Zhang. In the end, Empress Zhang had no choice but to agree to Emperor Xuanzong's last request: to recognize the identity of Concubine Wu and agree to take back the crown prince Zhu Qiyu.
According to the Book of Ming, Concubine Wu was originally a sinner, so even if she later gave birth to The Crown Prince Zhu Qiyu for Emperor Xuanzong, Empress Zhang did not allow them to enter the palace until Emperor Xuanzong died, and Empress Zhang recognized their identity.
Compared with the empress's eldest son Zhu Qizhen, the second prince Zhu Qiyu was only a "wild child", although the two were both princes, but the status difference was extremely large, so no one expected that Zhu Qiyu eventually became the seventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty. However, in the end, in the "change of the door", he still "calmly" stepped down.
The young Emperor Taishang was captured
When Emperor Xuanzong of Ming died, his eldest son Zhu Qizhen was only 8 years old and ascended the throne as Emperor Mingyingzong, and at the same time, at the suggestion of Empress Zhang, he made Zhu Qiyu the Prince of Qi and let him live in the palace of Emperor Wu. Because of his father's "rule of Renxuan", the Ming Dynasty at that time was still prosperous and prosperous.
However, Empress Zhang died because of her advanced age, after helping Zhu Qizhen marry Empress Qian, and at the same time, in the eleventh year of orthodoxy, "Three Yangs" also died one after another, at this time Zhu Qizhen was young and vigorous, wanted to realize his ambitions, and planned to do a big cause.
In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, his opportunity came, when the Mongol Wala tribe was preparing to attack the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen immediately prepared to lead his own troops to march in person, although the ministers all thought that this move was inappropriate, but due to the emperor's insistence, they had to agree to Zhu Qizhen leading the elite expedition.
Generally speaking, the emperor would not easily take the imperial conquest, but the young Zhu Qizhen was bent on building a meritorious career, so with 500,000 troops, he was ready to go on a crusade against Wallachia. However, at that time, it was raining heavily and the army's food supply was insufficient, so everyone originally persuaded Zhu Qizhen to withdraw his troops, but at this time, the eunuch Wang Zhen came up with a bad idea.
Wang Zhen hoped that Zhu Qizhen would be able to detour through his hometown of Weizhou so that he could appear in front of the people of his hometown, and although the ministers strongly opposed it, Zhu Qizhen favored Wang Zhen and therefore adopted his suggestion. As a result, because of the delay in the detour, he was caught by the Wallachian army, and the Ming army was caught off guard, and Zhu Qizhen was captured, which is the famous "change of Tumu Fort".
Because Zhu Qizhen was captured, and the crown prince at that time was only 3 years old, the Ming Dynasty could not be without a monarch for a day, so everyone elected Zhu Qiyu to supervise the state and exercise power on his behalf. In order to redeem the town of Zhu qi, the Ming Dynasty took out a large amount of gold and silver treasures, but although the cunning Vala people received these treasures, they still refused to release them.
Because Zhu Qizhen could not return, the ministers proposed to support Zhu Qiyu as the new emperor, although this proposal was strongly opposed by Empress Sun, but in the end, under the pressure of the situation, she chose to compromise, but demanded that if Zhu Qizhen returned, the throne should be returned.
However, Zhu Qiyu was weak in nature, and he resigned many times, unwilling to take the throne. However, Yu Qian, a military attendant, persuaded Zhu Qiyu that this was for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, not for his own selfish desires, so in the end Zhu Qiyu agreed and ascended the throne as emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The 23-year-old Zhu Qizhen naturally became the Emperor Taishang, but the Wala people were ashamed and angry, and the hostages in their hands became the Emperor Taishang, which greatly reduced their value, so they prepared to attack Beijing.
"Brotherly love", Ming Dynasty Emperor fell ill
Although the defense of Beijing was very difficult, Yu Qian, with his military talents, eventually repelled Wa Lai, who promised to release zhu Qi. At this time, Zhu Qiyu had already enjoyed the happiness of being an emperor and was not willing to give up the throne, and Zhu Qizhen also said that he had no intention of taking over the throne after his return, so in 1449, Zhu Qizhen returned, and the brothers embraced and cried.
However, Zhu Qiyu remained wary, so he forbade outsiders to visit Zhu Qizhen, and only allowed Empress Sun and Empress Qian to visit. However, in the end, he did not kill Zhu Qizhen and gave Zhu Qizhen the opportunity to turn the tables.
With the passage of time, Zhu Qiyu's ambitions gradually grew, and he finally chose to depose the original crown prince Zhu Jianshen and establish his son Zhu Jianji as the crown prince. However, the new crown prince Zhu Jianji died a year later. Zhu Qiyu only had this one son, so in order to have another heir, he indulged in sex all day, and finally collapsed his body, and also fell ill, and at the same time, after Zhu Qiyu fell ill, three people began to secretly plan a coup.
The Emperor Taishang was restored, and the heroes ended up desolate
When The Crown Prince's master Shi Heng saw Zhu Qiyu's weakening body, he contacted Cao Jixiang and Zhang Xuan. Cao Jixiang was the head of the eunuchs, and Zhang Xuan could be regarded as the representative of the Xungui at that time, and the three of them discussed the intention of taking over the restoration of the Emperor Taishang.
They found Xu Youzhen, who was good at observing the heavens, and Xu Youzhen calculated the right time, and when they were ready, they gathered more than a thousand soldiers and horses to find Zhu Qizhen and tell him their plan. In the end, Zhu Qizhen agreed, and recorded a list of heroes overnight.
The next morning, with Xu Youzhen's voice: "The Emperor Taishang has been restored!" It announces the end of the change of the door. After hearing this news, Zhu Qiyu also calmly accepted this fact.
After Zhu Qizhen was restored to the throne, Yu Qian, as a supporter of Zhu Qiyu, was killed by Zhu Qizhen. And Shi Heng was suspected of rebellion, so he was executed for treason, Cao Jixiang also had the idea of rebellion after seeing Shi Heng's fate, and eventually he was also Ling Chi, Zhang Xuan died in the second year of Zhu Qi's restoration, and Xu Youzhen was demoted to Yunnan and became a madman. In the end, the "list of heroes" recorded by Zhu Qizhen overnight also became a joke in history.