First explain: this article is a previous article, because it is mistaken that Emperor Ming was established as a prison state by the emperor and empress, not by Emperor Ming Yingzong, so it was deliberately modified, deleted and reissued.
The Ming Dynasty was the penultimate unified feudal dynasty in Chinese history, with a total of 16 emperors in the 12th dynasty and 276 years of the State Dynasty.
Among the 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty, there are 2 pairs of emperors who are cousins, and 2 pairs of emperors who are brothers and sisters, that is to say, 4 pairs of emperors are equals, so it is 12th.
Today, Song Anzhi will talk about which of the 4 pairs of brothers has the best relationship and which pair of brothers has the worst relationship.
First, chronologically:
The first pair of brothers were Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunjue and Emperor Akihito Zhu Gaozi.
The Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjiao was the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the son of Zhu Biao, the prince of Yiwen, and a literati emperor, and the ending was not good, because of the domineering slashing of the domain, so he was expelled from the throne by his uncle Zhu Di, the King of Yan, in the Battle of Jingnan, and his whereabouts became a mystery.
Emperor Akihito was the fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of Emperor Mingcheng's Zhu Di (朱棣嫡), who reigned for only ten months, also known as the October Heavenly Son. In the short career of Tianzi, the biggest feature of this emperor's administration was to spread the benevolence of the government, which was to rehabilitate many unjust prisons, abolish many harsh governments, and change to a large-scale foreign army in the ancestral period, so after his death, the temple name was Renzong.
Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunzhi and Emperor Akihito Zhu Gaozi were cousins, and the two had almost no intersection and no feelings, so they could not say whether the relationship was good or not, only that the position was hostile, not really related by blood, it was difficult to think that these two emperors were cousins, and some of them were not embarrassed. Originally, Zhu Gaozi was also the second generation of the Yan King, and it was his father Zhu Di who created Emperor Jianwen to succeed, and he himself became the crown prince from prince Shizi to emperor again, so the cousins were hostile.
The second pair of brothers was Zhu Qizhen of the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty.
Emperor Mingying's Zhu Qizhen was the eldest son of Emperor Xuanzong Ofe Zhu Zhanji, who was twice emperor, and his life was legendary but not glorious. A "change of tumu fort" directly caused the Ming Dynasty to turn from prosperity to decline, and after the restoration, it was more advanced than before, and because of the abolition of the palace concubine burial system and other things, it saved some reputation for itself.
Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty was the second son of Emperor Xuanzong of Ming and was a half-brother of Emperor Ming Yingzong. Originally, he had no connection with the imperial throne, but after his brother Ming Yingzong's imperial conquest caused the "change of Tumu Fort" and was captured, the current enemy was the time when the crown prince was young, and as the only younger brother of Ming Yingzong, he was first established as a prison state by the empress dowager, and then became an emperor according to common sense, he turned the tide, reused it for Qian and others, won the defense war of Beijing, and during his reign, he worked hard to govern, so that the ming dynasty in decline was ruled by chaos.
However, emperor Ming Dynasty has a problem is that he can be said to have become an emperor in an emergency, originally could not become an emperor, so after ascending the throne as emperor, his foundation was unstable, after welcoming back his brother Ming Yingzong, he did not still sit in him, and later he abolished the position of prince Zhu Jianshen, the son of Ming Yingzong, and replaced his son Zhu Jianji as the crown prince, the result was that Zhu Jianji soon fell ill and died, and a few years later, Ming Yingzong took the opportunity to launch the "change of seizing the door" to restore the throne, and Emperor Ming was deposed and died of illness soon after.
The third pair of brothers was Emperor Zhengde of MingwuZong Zhu Houzhao and Emperor Jiajing of Ming Shizong Zhu Houxi.
Emperor Wuzong of Ming was a famous rebellious emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and also a more complex emperor. On the one hand, he liked to have fun, was absurd, and trusted eunuchs; on the other hand, he advocated martial arts and used to drive the imperial conquest, but unlike his grandfather Ming Yingzong, who failed and was captured, he won. And it was very decisive, when the trusted Liu Jin's rebellious behavior was exposed, he was directly taken down and then executed, without dragging the mud and water.
The Jiajing Emperor was a cousin of Emperor Mingwuzong and was a cousin of Emperor Mingwuzong. After Emperor Wuzong of Ming died childless, according to the principle of "brother to brother and brother" in the "Ancestral Training of Emperor Ming", the Jiajing Emperor inherited the throne.
The Jiajing Emperor reigned for 45 years, was the second longest reign of the Ming Dynasty, in the early period of his reign to emulate Taizu and Chengzu to rule the country, so that the Ming Dynasty once had the potential to rise, but in the middle and late period of the reign began to slacken the government, although this master of power did not have great power in the more than twenty years of hiding in the deep palace to refine Dan, and was firmly in control of the government, but he reused the traitor Yan Song, making the Ming Dynasty a miasma of smoke and decline again.
The cousins of Ming Wuzong and Emperor Jiajing did not have a good relationship, or to be precise, the cousins did not have any intersection and no feelings, and Emperor Jiajing also looked at Ming Wuzong unfavorably.
Although the Jiajing Emperor inherited the throne of Emperor Wuzong of Ming, he was a man of scheming, and after succeeding to the throne, in order not to be controlled by others, he set off a "great ceremonial discussion" to elevate the status of his biological father and mother. He also believed that his throne did not come from the Ming Wu Sect, and naturally there was no gratitude.
And the Jiajing Emperor is not a good man and woman, in general, the emperor's life evaluation, the attitude of the next emperor is very important, there is nothing too unspeakable, basically the new emperor is mostly praise and cover up for the previous emperor, the most unfortunate is also an objective evaluation.
But to Ming Wuzong is not the same, although he has a ridiculous side, but also has a good side, but in the history books, it is a negative record, the sense of existence of the flash point is not high, the reason for this, and the next emperor of Jiajing, deliberately has a lot to do with it.
The fourth pair of brothers was Emperor Mingxi's Emperor Zhu Youxiao and Emperor Mingsizong's Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian.
The Emperor of The Apocalypse was a well-known carpenter emperor, who reigned for 7 years, giving people the feeling of being a emperor, reusing Wei Zhongxian, and making the imperial court a miasma of black smoke.
Of course, Emperor Tianqi's move may also be through the eunuch forces represented by Wei Zhongxian, in order to suppress the clique of civil officials and centralize imperial power, but his reign was short, and judging by the results, there was not much change.
Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian was the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was the half-brother of the Emperor of The Revelation, reigned for 17 years, had the heart to revive the Ming Dynasty, but because of his own lack of ability, there was a situation of accumulation and difficulty in returning, he was unable to return to heaven, and finally the Ming Dynasty fell, and he also martyred himself.
Finally, among the 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty, among the 4 pairs of brothers, the one with the worst relationship should be the brothers Ming Yingzong and Ming Dynasty, because they are because of the struggle for the throne, and finally they are against each other. After Emperor Mingyingzong was restored to the throne, he accused Emperor Ming of being "unfilial, unsympathetic, unkind, unrighteous, profane and virtuous, and indignant to god and man."
Moreover, he abolished his imperial title, not to mention, but also gave him the title of "戾", which is an evil name, indicating that the Ming Dynasty Emperor is evil for life, and it is better not to give a title.
Then there are the cousins of The Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjue and Akihito Zhu Gaozi, according to the position, this pair of brothers can actually be said to have the worst relationship, because the two themselves have no intersection, no feelings, but the position is hostile, so it can also be said that the relationship is the worst.
As for the cousins of Emperor Mingwuzong and Emperor Jiajing, they also had no feelings, or Emperor Jiajing looked at Emperor Mingwuzong unfavorably, and then intentionally or unintentionally suppressed the name behind Emperor Mingwuzong.
To say that the best relationship is between the Emperor of Heaven and the Chongzhen Emperor. However, it is only the best relationship on the surface, because the two brothers do not have a deep affection. Like the Chongzhen Emperor, as the only younger brother of the Tianqi Emperor, he was the only heir in the case of the Tianqi Emperor without children, but the Chongzhen Emperor's succession to the throne was not so smooth, because of Wei Zhongxian's obstruction, it was not so smooth at one time, or the Tianqi Emperor's empress Zhang Shi worked hard from it to succeed to the throne smoothly. The history books record that "and Emperor Xizong, who rebelled against the faithful and rebelled, passed on the throne and believed in the king, and houli also".
Fortunately, the Chongzhen Emperor was different from the Jiajing Emperor, knowing that he was inheriting the throne of his brother Emperor Tianqi and was grateful to his brother Emperor Tianqi. And although the brothers' feelings were not very deep, it was only relatively speaking, at least in the apocalyptic era, Wei Zhongxian was no longer powerful, and he did not dare to move the Chongzhen Emperor who believed in the king.
And whether it was because of childlessness or not, the reason why the Chongzhen Emperor had to keep the spare tire in the capital just in case did not let the Chongzhen Emperor leave the capital.
In fact, the brothers Zhu Qizhen of Emperor Mingying and Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty could have become a model of brotherhood in the ancient emperor's family, but because of a "change in the tumu fort", after Emperor Ming had the highest power, he was blinded by the desire for power, and he turned against him.
Before the "change of Tumu Fort", the feelings of the two brothers were not to be said, first of all, Ming Xuanzong only had two sons, and Zhu Qiyu, as the only younger brother of Ming Yingzong, enjoyed great grace.
After emperor Xuanzong's death, Emperor Mingying made an exception in the year of his succession to the throne and made his 7-year-old brother Zhu Qiyu the Prince of Qi, and did not let him leave the capital to take the throne.
On the eve of the "Change of Tumu Fort", Emperor Ming Yingzong wanted to march in person. Generally speaking, the emperor personally marched, and for the sake of safety, he would let the prince oversee the country. For example, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di often drove the imperial conquest, during this period, it was the crown prince Zhu Gaozi who supervised the state to stay in the capital, so although Zhu Gaozi reigned for only ten months, he supervised the country, and the actual time for comprehensively managing government affairs was not short.
However, the crown prince Zhu Mishen was only 2 years old, in this case, either the crown prince Zhu Jianshen nominally supervised the country and selected several ministers to assist him in actually staying in the capital. Either they chose to oversee the kingdom of the distant clan or their uncles, and the advantage of this choice was that they had ambitions to usurp the throne and could not get the support of the ministers. However, Emperor Ming Yingzong did not establish a prison state, but let his only brother Zhu Qiyu stay in the town of Jingshi, in the absence of a prison state, this is almost the meaning of the prison state, so that the threat is actually still very large, and it is possible to be taken advantage of.
The worst thing was to choose his brother Zhu Qiyu at the same time, and then choose another highly respected uncle to stay in the town of Jingshi together to restrain each other, but Ming Yingzong did not do this, but trusted his brother Zhu Qiyu very much and let him stay in the Zhenjing Division.
Of course, the result was that Emperor Ming Emperor Zhu Qiyu betrayed the great trust of his brother Ming Yingzong, became emperor himself, did not want to return to the throne, but also deprived Ming Yingzong's son Zhu Jianshen of the position of crown prince, to let his descendants inherit the throne, the two brothers naturally turned against each other, could have become a generation of exemplary brotherhood, but because of the highest power and unrecognizable, people are overwhelmed.
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