There was an emperor in the Ming Dynasty who had great ups and downs in his life. From a young age, he went from prince to emperor, without encountering any setbacks, but soon after becoming an adult, he became a prisoner of the enemy country. He was zhu qizhen, the only emperor of the Ming Dynasty who had been captured. When the Watts attacked, Zhu Qizhen, instigated by his favorite minister Wang Zhen, led an army of 500,000 to the north. Nai He Wa was brave and fierce, and Wang Zhen commanded indiscriminately, and finally the Ming army was defeated, and the king of the tangtang country was unfortunately captured. At the same time, Zhu Qizhen's younger brother Zhu Qiyu was first appointed as the overseer by Empress Sun, and then promoted as the new emperor by Wenwu of the Manchu Dynasty. He and the new soldier Shangshu Yuqian cooperated with each other to reorganize their forces and win successive victories in the defense of Beijing. In order to seek peace, the chief of the Watts also sent Zhu Qizhen back to Beijing first. But at this time, the emperor was already Zhu Qiyu, and he was not willing to give up the throne, so how did Zhu Qizhen regain the throne later?
One
Cheng Zhu Lixue is deeply rooted, and the inheritance system of the eldest son is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
If the Song Dynasty is the initiating era of Cheng Zhu Lixue, then the Ming Dynasty is the practical stage of Cheng Zhu Lixue. The Ming Dynasty adopted the eight-strand wenke examination system, and the content of the scientific examination was completely based on Zhu Xi's "Notes on the Four Books" and the "Five Classics" annotated by Song Yuanren. Moreover, the government strictly prohibits readers from discussing political affairs, and only allows them to recite the Four Books and Five Classics. In this learning environment, the imperial court officials were all supporters of Cheng Zhu Lixue. The most profound embodiment of Rigaku in the Ming Dynasty emperor succession system is the succession system of the eldest son. The system stipulates: "The state builds the reserve, the courtesy is the eldest wife, the foundation of the world is in the yan, the elderly must establish the crown prince", "brother and brother, must be born of the mother, born of the mother, although the long can not be established." Since the establishment of the system by Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, latecomers have all disobeyed it except for Ming Chengzu Zhu Di.
It can be said that the system is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and is only adaptable in special cases. Zhu Qiyu obtained the throne at the time of life and death in the Ming Dynasty, but this abnormal ascension to the throne was not sincerely recognized by the world. When the Ming Dynasty was stable and the lord Zhu Qizhen returned, the bureaucratic clique that obeyed the theory began to pay attention to the legitimacy of the imperial throne. In their eyes, orthodoxy is sacred and inviolable, and virtue is not important. For example, Zhu Di abandoned his second son Zhu Gaoxu, who was brave and good at war, and established the obese and incompetent eldest son Zhu Gaoxu as the crown prince. Therefore, although Zhu Qizhen had improperly governed the country before and listened to the rumors of villains, which made the country in deep trouble, his innate status as the eldest son of the concubine was enough to gain the admiration of many courtiers, and Zhu Qiyu was opposed by everyone because of his improper identity. However, these theorized bureaucrats did not directly remove Zhu Qiyu from power at first, but ensured the legitimacy of the throne by vigorously defending the position of crown prince of Zhu Qizhen's eldest son.
Two
Zhu Qiyu was indecisive, and Zhu Qizhen took the opportunity to reset.
In fact, Zhu Qiyu already had a lot of power at that time, if he was as fierce as Zhu Di, killing Zhu Qizhen and his son in time would not cause the subsequent tragedy. However, he has an indecisive personality, not only can not help but kill his brothers and rebels, but also doubts his orthodoxy. As early as the time of Zhu Qizhen's return, Zhu Qiyu was worried about the throne. Because he was also deeply influenced by science since he was a child, he could not help but be jealous of the primogeniture system in his heart. However, the throne was not easy to come by, and he was really reluctant to take the initiative to hand it over.
In order to change the passive situation in which he was not the eldest son of zhu qi to inherit the throne, he abolished the position of crown prince of Zhu Qizhen's eldest son Zhu Jianshen and established his eldest son Zhu Jianji instead. But it is a pity that the new crown prince died after only one and a half years of standing, and at this time, Yushi Xuzheng in the palace told him: "Today's subjects are expected to be reinstated by the emperor, and those who are expected to abolish the throne of Prince Yi, Your Majesty must not worry about it." It is advisable to go out of Yizhou, increase the height of the southern city by several feet, cut down the tall trees on the edge of the city, and the lock of the palace gate should also be filled with iron, in case of extraordinary. This remark was not out of thin air, and later many ministers did say that Zhu Jianshen would be restored to his position. However, Zhu Qiyu was not vigilant at all, not only scolding Xu Zheng, but also looking ahead and looking back, not daring to make a big move against Zhu Qizhen and his son, for fear that his courtiers would accuse him of hurting his friendship.
He had also ordered the destruction of the Nangong trees, iron locks, and poles, but this kind of precautionary measure that did not hurt the bones was vulnerable to the coup d'état. But if Zhu Qiyu slackened a little, the precautions no longer existed. So when he was sick, few people cared about his dragon body, and more people took the opportunity to launch a change of door. To some extent, the successful reinstatement of Zhu Qizhen was created by Zhu Qiyu.
Three
Zhu Qiyu was favored by Qian, and several powerful ministers were jealous of their thoughts.
Yu Qian's heartfelt words of "not afraid of shattering bones and bones, and leaving innocence in the human world" are well known. He had a straight personality, was easy to offend people, and was deeply trusted by Zhu Qiyu, and the courtiers led by Shi Heng and Xu Youzhen and eunuchs such as Cao Jixiang were very jealous of him. To be honest, Yu Qian's degree of favor is not only enviable, but also makes people feel hopeless. At that time, Zhu Qiyu not only entrusted all administrative affairs to him to operate, but also cared about his life. For example, if he was sick, Zhu Qiyu sent an imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and the medicinal materials he needed were exclusive to the royal family, and Zhu Qiyu gave them directly without saying a word. With such trust and love, some ministers with ideas are naturally envious and jealous. In order to break up the emperor's intimate relationship with Yu Qian, they spread rumors everywhere.
But all this had no effect, and the emperor still trusted Yu Qian. As a result, they gradually realized that as long as Zhu Qiyu reigned for one day, they could not shake Yu Qian's position, and they had no possibility of replacing him. Only by uprooting Zhu Qiyu could they get ahead. In addition, Yu Qian was upright in nature and never cared about power plots, and from the beginning to the end he did not advise Zhu Qiyu to beware of Yingzong's restoration, nor did he notice that Shi, Xu, Cao and others were secretly plotting with Emperor Yingzong while enlisting Empress Sun's support. Therefore, until the change of the door came, Zhu Qiyu did not know it, and Zhu Qizhen quietly and successfully reset.
All in all, the road to Zhuqi Town's restoration is the trend of the times. In fact, when he had just returned from the enemy camp, he only felt fortunate in his heart and did not want to regain the throne, but all the officials had this intention, and Empress Sun also secretly supported it, so it was not surprising that he successfully restored the throne.