Historically, the relationship between Wala and the Ming Dynasty has not been very good, and they have always harassed the Ming Dynasty on the border. After fourteen years of orthodoxy in the Ming Dynasty, at the instigation of the great eunuch Wang Zhen, Ming Yingzong finally couldn't bear it anymore and was determined to take Vala in one fell swoop and clean the border of the Ming Dynasty. So he personally conquered the enemy, but the result was not satisfactory.
Because of Wang Zhen's arbitrariness, the change of marching routes, and the fatigue of the soldiers, the Ming army failed to achieve victory, and was besieged by the enemy at Tumu Fort, and in the end, Zhu Qizhen could not escape, and he became a prisoner of the enemy. In this battle, the Ming army was defeated, and a large number of people were plundered first, and only Xiao Weizhen of the Right Temple of Dali Temple, Yang Shan, the Left Attendant of the Rebbe, and Li Xian of Wenxuan Langzhong escaped by chance.
At that time, the elite of the Beijing Division had all fallen at Tumu Fort, leaving less than 100,000 old and weak soldiers. Yu Qianli asked the king of Qi to dispatch the two capitals and Henan Beicao troops, the Beiwu troops along the coasts of Shandong and Nanjing, and the grain transport troops from Jiangbei and Beijing provinces to rush to the aid, and the people's hearts gradually settled, and they also sent Yingzong back first, asking the defenders to open the door, Yu Qian and other ministers privately made the king of Qi emperor, and personally defended the city and refused to send Yingzong back to Beijing first. The emperor, who was once a high-ranking and powerful emperor, is now a prisoner of the enemy country, and you can imagine how difficult his life is.
However, to the surprise of the ming dynasty people, their emperor was particularly popular in the enemy country, and most of the ministers of the Wallachians were very polite to him. Although when he first arrived in Wala, the leader of Wala had the idea of killing him directly, Zhu Qizhen's series of actions gradually dispelled this idea.
At this time, the chief no longer wanted to kill him, but instead visited him many times in his place, often worried that he would not eat well, and instructed his subordinates to bring him beef and mutton to make additional meals. Even, when it came to Zhu Qizhen's birthday, the leader also specially set up a feast for him, which also made Zhu Qizhen moved.
There was also a man named Boyan Timur, who was the brother of the chief Ye Xian, and this person also had a particularly good relationship with Zhu Qizhen, and it can be said that the two had a deep friendship and brotherhood, and Zhu Qizhen had been living in his tent during his capture and had not suffered any ill treatment. The daily life of Zhu Qi Town was personally served by Bo Yan's wife and some close maids, which were specially arranged by Bo Yan for fear of wronging Zhu Qi Town.
Later, when Zhu Qizhen was about to leave Vala, Bo Yan accompanied him on his send-off, but suddenly cried bitterly and lost his voice: "My emperor has left today, and when will he get it again", it can be seen that what he said was even more sincere and touching.
Many of the high-ranking and powerful people in Wala also respected Zhu Qizhen very much, and did not look down on him in the slightest.
Once, a special banquet was also set up to feast on Zhu Qizhen, and the two left and right arms of the two first came forward to toast Zhu Qizhen one by one, until they saw that Zhu Qizhen moved the chopsticks before they dared to put chopsticks. On top of the banquet, he even personally played the piano and sang and danced to Zhu Qizhen, in order to make Zhu Qizhen feel happy when he drank. It can be seen that the people of Valar were afraid of neglecting Zhu Qizhen, and even the most powerful people treated him as a guest of honor. Later, when Zhu Qizhen was about to leave Wala, he first rode out of the city with his brother and two people to lead the soldiers to escort him home, and the two accompanied him all the way, until they saw Zhu Qizhen completely enter the Forbidden City and then leave with confidence.
Many of the events that took place above are now jaw-dropping to us, Zhu Qizhen did not have much authority at that time, and his identity as a humble prisoner could not be more humble. During his captivity, he unfortunately experienced the internal turmoil of his own country, and he was forced to become the "Emperor Taishang" who had no real power in his hands, and it can be said that at this time all forms were unfavorable to him.
However, he can live a life in Vala with ease, so what is going on? Some say it was his charisma that conquered the enemy, but is that really the case?
According to the ming dynasty history records, Zhu Qizhen has a natural defect, that is, the size of the head is very large, and even the hat he wants to wear must be sent to personally measure the head circumference and customize, which must be very large. The head is so big, the appearance is naturally not too good-looking, and he himself said that he did not go to private school when he was a child, and he was taught by the eunuchs in the palace, so his own cultural level was not high.
Therefore, if you want to talk about personality charm, it is really not big, the appearance is not attractive, and the stomach is not erudite. So why was he treated so courteously? In fact, it is because of those two words, "interests", which is an eternal topic.
The Valar people weighed the pros and cons and analyzed the huge advantages of Zhu QiZhen over them, so they gave him preferential treatment.
After the capture of Zhu Qizhen, there was no other way to profit, and moreover, due to the frequent wars in Vala and the shortage of military food, the armaments were already insufficient, and the ranks were scattered. I also knew that the strength of the Ming Dynasty's army was still stronger than its own, so it did not dare to act rashly. Therefore, he was determined to retain Zhu Qizhen as a "channel" of communication, so that the Ming Dynasty would not become a mortal enemy with his country.
On the other hand, he is also secretly preparing for war and strengthening his army, and these two means are indispensable. In fact, Vala's preferential treatment of Zhu Qizhen is also leaving a way for himself to retreat, after all, if he can't fight, he will run, and their "Emperor Taishang" can still have the opportunity to talk to them about peace. Be nice to Zhu Qi Town, even if Zhu Qi Town goes back in the future, he will not "take revenge for his kindness".
On the other hand, Zhu Qizhen is also a smart person, and his behavior in Vala is also very likable. Calm and calm, silently observing the color, knowing when to say something, will not easily spoil someone's big things, this kind of humble and unobtrusive personality is admirable. Even, he did not reprimand people of lower status than himself, but treated them gently equally.
Therefore, in the end, because of these two reasons, it constitutes the result of his "good popularity" in Wala. However, in this battle, more than 200,000 Ming troops were wounded in half, one of the three dead, dozens of civilian and military officials were also killed or wounded, 200,000 horses were lost, and countless losses of armor and equipment were lost.
In the end, after Emperor Mingyingzong was restored to the throne, he killed many powerful ministers led by Yu Qian, resulting in a second fault in the military and government of the Ming Dynasty after the Tumu Revolution. With the destruction of the founding warriors XunGui clique and the Jingnan Gongchen clique in the Tumu Fort, the emperor could only balance the civil bureaucracy through eunuchs in the inner court to carry out his own will and the will of the whole country, and the civil and military ministers and monarchs were separated from morality, and since then, the Ming Dynasty has become increasingly powerful.
Resources:
"The Change of Tumu Fort", "How was Ming Yingzong treated in Wala?" 》』