Author: Guan Ruyi
I have always had a good feeling for the Ming Dynasty, thinking that in the change of dynasties, he is a rare iron-blooded kingship.
There is a saying on the Internet that is widely circulated: "The Son of Heaven guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the society." This sentence refers to the Ming Dynasty.
Tianzi Shouguo Gate refers to the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di's move to Beijing. The death of the king sheji refers to the last Chongzhen Emperor hanging on coal mountain.
However, such a Ming Dynasty, there are inevitably a few smeared families, I have always believed that the Jiajing Emperor is the black history of the Ming Dynasty.
(1) The Jiajing Emperor who stepped on the luck
The Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi was the longest-reigning emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Houxi can become an emperor, which definitely belongs to the luck of stepping on the. Because Zhu Houzhao died without heirs, the successor was a younger brother, not a brother, but the son of the fourth uncle, or the second son.
In ancient times, this era was honored by the longevity of the concubine. The eldest son is to give everything to teach, and as for the second son, there is no need to be too good, so as not to make the firstborn son unable to lift his head, and it is easy for the brothers to fall against the wall. But Zhu Houxi's brother died, so Zhu Houxi was able to pick up a big bargain.
After Zhu Houxi ascended the throne, he made drastic reforms that made the government refreshing, and he took all the imperial power in his own hands and suppressed the power of eunuchs. Just when everything was moving towards Qingming, Zhu Houxi began to vainly try to live forever.
When an emperor has an obsession, he also goes to extinction.
After 21 years of zhu Houxi's conscientious work, he began to ask questions about the government and seek the truth. Allowing the traitor Yan Song to control the government for 20 years caused the Ming Dynasty to go downhill and began to have an irreparable space.
It was at this time that the fate of many people began to deviate.
(2) The palace maid attempted to strangle the emperor
Zhu Houxi had a concubine and was extremely favored. The palace concubine's name is Cao, and she is given the title Duanfei, and is historically known as Cao Duanfei.
Concubine Cao Duanfei read poetry and books since childhood, and was beautiful, and was included in the harem by Zhu Houxi. It was also because of Zhu Houxi's favor that Empress Fang, the empress dowager of Zhu Houxi at that time, became jealous and wanted to get rid of Cao Duanfei.
In order to refine the elixir of immortality, Zhu Houxi used the menstrual blood of the palace maid to become one of the materials. During this period, the palace maid could only drink dew to maintain her life, and if she disobeyed the order, she would be tortured. Under such pressure, there was resistance.
Several concubines of Cao Duanfei were chosen by Zhu Houxi, and the palace maid decided to kill Zhu Houxi first in order to avoid this inhuman torture.
Another night, Zhu Houxi came to Cao Duanfei's palace to sleep, and late at night when Zhu Houxi was asleep, more than ten palace ladies led by Yang Jinying prepared hemp ropes and wanted to strangle Zhu Houxi to death.
However, when the rope was knotted, there was a dead knot that was not tightened, but only strangled Zhu Houxi, not to death.
At this time, there was a palace maid, a frightened, hurriedly escaped from Cao Duanfei's bedchamber, but was caught by Empress Fang's people in time, seeing the palace women's words and deeds panicked, under torture, they knew that they were ready to kill the emperor, Empress Fang led people into Cao Duanfei's bedchamber, ready to save Zhu Houxi.
The palace maid Yang Jinying saw that things had fallen, so she had to scatter and escape with the other palace women.
(3) Cao Duanfei lying under the gun
Empress Fang believed that such a rebellious thing in Cao Duanfei's palace must be related to Cao Duanfei, and even if it had nothing to do with it, she must carry this black cauldron to Cao Duanfei's body.
Before Zhu Houxi could wake up, Empress Fang put Concubine Cao Duan under pressure and custody, and when Zhu Houxi had just woken up, she told Zhu Houxi of the absolute disposition of Ling Chi.
Zhu Houxi was already very angry, plus his brain was not very clear, and agreed to Empress Fang's decision.
At this time, Cao Duanfei was accused of false accusations, and she did not even have a chance to distinguish herself, and she died in empress Fang's jealousy. He even killed Cao Duanfei's relatives.
The difference is that Cao Duanfei's Ling Chi is in the harem, while the Ling Chi of more than ten palace women is in public outside the palace.
When the matter settled, the sober residence reacted that Cao Duanfei died in the palace fight, but the beauty was dead, and there was no way to save it.
Until five years later, when the Kunning Palace where Empress Fang was located burst into flames, Zhu Houxi stopped others from rescuing Empress Fang and allowed Empress Fang to be burned alive.
Two women, indirectly, died at the hands of a man.
For such a man, why should a woman be embarrassed by a woman?
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