Looking at the nearly 2,400 years of feudal history in China, it can be said that each generation of dynasties has more or less a few different emperors. However, among them, the dynasty that can produce the most strange emperors is still the Ming Dynasty.
Portrait of Zhu Yuanzhang
Because, from the Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang in the late Yuan Dynasty to reveal the pole uprising all the way through the ups and downs to establish the Ming Dynasty. It was not until 1644, when Li Zicheng attacked Beijing and the Chongzhen Emperor declared the fall of the Ming Dynasty. In the entire 276-year history of the Ming Dynasty, there have indeed been many strange emperors with different characteristics. For example, Zhu Youxiao, who was obsessed with carpentry skills, Zhu Youfan, a model husband who only married one person in his life, and Zhu Houxi, who liked to practice Dan and cultivation.
Portrait of Zhu Zhanji
However, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty that Xiaobian wants to talk to you about today is a wise and wise prince recognized by history, and he is Zhu Zhanji, the fifth emperor of the Ming Dynasty. As for what kind of legendary experience he has in this life, the next small editor will give you a careful introduction.
First of all, it is born to be a block of "emperor material".
It is said that When Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji was young, he had already displayed his superior intelligence. Of course, this has a lot to do with Zhu Di's careful cultivation of him. For example, Zhu Di not only let the best Hanlin bachelors teach Zhu Zhanji from an early age, but also let famous teachers guide him to learn martial arts.
Zhu Di stills
And Zhu Zhanji naturally did not live up to his grandfather's cultivation, and when he was a teenager, he was already an all-rounder who was both a scholar and a martial artist. What is even more rare is that Zhu Di also specially took Zhu Zhanji with him in many conquests. In addition, he was also taught in practice how to command and deploy troops. In addition, Zhu Di often took Zhu Zhanji to visit the village, so that he could truly appreciate the hundreds of folk conditions.
Zhu Zhanji stills
In general, Zhu Di's cultivation of Zhu Zhanji can be described as everything in detail. And Zhu Zhanji did not disappoint his grandfather, he almost submitted every "subject" arranged by Zhu Di to be completed with excellent results. Therefore, Zhu Di has always been very fond of Zhu Zhanji, the grandson.
Secondly, the historical rare "father's seat and son's guarantee".
The lineage inheritance of the throne of successive feudal dynasties is basically all the inheritance form of the son inheriting the father's business. In other words, only if the father succeeds in retaining the inheritance right to the throne in the process of seizing the throne, then his heirs and descendants have the possibility of inheriting the imperial power. However, Zhu Gaozi's (Zhu Zhanji's father)'s path to the throne was saved by relying on his son Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Gaozi stills
Although Zhu Gaozi was indeed Zhu Di's eldest son according to his identity. However, he has always been fond of literature and martial arts, not only can not fight, but also his body is too fat to be weak and sickly. Therefore, Zhu Gaozi, who had never led troops to fight, naturally had no military merit at all. In contrast, his two younger brothers, Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaoxuan, were excellent in martial arts, and often made many military achievements in the process of accompanying Zhu Di. So much so that Zhu Di has not been very kind to Zhu Gaoxu, but he is very fond of Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaoxuan.
Of course, Zhu Gaozi is not useless. Since childhood, he liked the city, not only was he knowledgeable, but he was also extremely generous and won the love of his courtiers. However, the reason why Zhu Gaozi was able to successfully inherit the imperial power was in fact mostly stained with the light of his son Zhu Zhanji.
Whether it was in the dispute over the crown prince, Zhu Zhanji repeatedly made suggestions to Zhu Di to relieve his father, or Zhu Zhanji's excellent performance as always, all of which made Zhu Di more determined to pass the throne to Zhu Gaozi. Coupled with the tradition of "standing up for a long time but not standing young" in the ancient feudal ritual system, this has saved Zhu Gaozi's throne.
Again, Haiyan Heqing's "rule of benevolence".
Zhu Gaozi's regrettable death after less than 10 months in power also allowed Zhu Zhanji to start his ruling career very early. During his reign, Zhu Zhanji not only quelled the rebellion of Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaoxuan's two uncles, but also solved the problem of the Ming Dynasty's cutting of the domain. Moreover, on the issue of the frontier, Zhu Zhanji even ensured the tranquility of the border by personal conquest. This also provided a good environment for the development of the overall economy in the Ming Dynasty.
In addition, during Zhu Zhanji's reign, he also attached great importance to people's livelihood. The core elements of its governance included agricultural development, sea trade transactions, and tax cuts, all of which made the Ming dynasty stronger. There was also Zheng He's 7th voyage in history, which was also completed during the reign of Zhu Zhanji. According to records, the total number of people who accompanied Zheng He on the voyage at that time was as many as more than 20,000. Moreover, Zheng He's fleet visited more than 20 countries along the way, which can be said to be an unprecedented feat in human history.
Finally, the "mystery of the early death" of a generation of British lords.
Throughout Zhu Zhanji's ascension to the throne at the age of 26 until his death at the age of 36. During the 10 years of his reign, the entire Ming Dynasty can be described as a national tai and a min'an, and even in the history books, it enjoyed the reputation of "the rule of Renxuan". So why did such a generation of British lords who were both literate and martial, pass away in a hurry after only 10 years in power?
It is said that the reason may be related to Zhu Zhanji's hobby of playing crickets. Regarding this kind of statement, it is mainly said that Zhu Zhanji was very addicted to "fighting crickets" after he succeeded to the throne. According to the relevant content recorded in the Xuande Ding Yi Genealogy, Zhu Zhan gene is very fond of crickets, so the container used to hold crickets is also very exquisite. Among them is a container called "Wuyuan White Water Lead".
Therefore, many people speculate that Zhu Zhanji is likely to die of chronic lead poisoning, which shows that once the fetish reaches the level of obsession, it is indeed harmful.
Of course, this statement is nothing more than speculation. In fact, the history books about events such as the death of the emperor have always been very obscure. Therefore, this statement is actually not correct history can be used as circumstantial evidence.
In addition, there is a more scientific theory that Zhu Zhanji died early at the age of 36, in fact, there may be a certain relationship with the genetic genes of the Zhu family. After all, among the 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty, there are indeed only a few long-lived emperors. On the other hand, the emperors and grandsons who died prematurely in the Ming Dynasty have been recorded in the history books.
So what do you think is the reason why Zhu Zhanji died early at the age of 36? Feel free to leave your valuable comments and comments below!