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The Ming Dynasty, as the last Han Dynasty in China, has always attracted considerable attention. With the popularity of "Daming Style", although this is a big heroine Mary Sue drama, the roles of Zhu Di, Zhu Gaozi, Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qiyu and other characters in the play are also shaped with flesh and blood and characteristics.
In the play, Emperor Akihito Zhu Gaoji collapsed less than a year after he ascended the throne; although Emperor Mingxuanzong Zhu Zhanji reigned for a long time, he died at the age of 38; as for the brothers Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu, who have not yet ended, they are actually no exception in history, dying at the age of 37 and 30 respectively. A more realistic problem is that we look at the history of the Ming Dynasty, from the founding of the Ming Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang in 1368 to the founding of the Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian in 1644, the city of Beijing was destroyed and died, and the Ming Dynasty ended, a total of 276 years of the State Zuo, all 16 emperors, except in the Battle of Jingnan, because Zhu Di invaded the city of Nanjing, the unknown Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunjue Shouyuan had no clue, and there were 10 emperors who were less than 40 years old.
In addition to the above-mentioned Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, and Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Qiyu, there was also Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youzhen, who although he created Hongzhi Zhongxing, died at the age of 36; Emperor Mingwu Zhu Houzhao died at the age of 31; Emperor Mingmuzong Zhu Zaiyuan died at the age of 36; Emperor Mingguangzong Zhu Changluo, who died at the age of 39; Emperor Mingsizong Zhu Youjian, who died at the age of 35; and his brother Emperor Mingxizong Tianqi Emperor Zhu Youxiao, died at the age of 23.
So why did the Ming Dynasty have so many short-lived emperors?
Although "the emperor, the lord of living things, the sect of xingyi" and "the emperor because of his fertility", even if it is based on this beautiful vision, as the first emperor, he died at the age of 50.
In China's thousands of years of feudal history, there are countless dynasties, and there are 397 people who call themselves emperors. So what is the average life expectancy of these people? Under 40 years of age.
In fact, in this way, the life expectancy of the 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty is also close to the average level of the emperor, which is not too low, but compared with the average life expectancy of the ancients, it is naturally possible to say that it is short-lived. And it is quite interesting that the two oldest emperors of the Ming Dynasty were the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who died at the age of 71; Zhu Di, who died at the age of 65.
Back to the point, what exactly is the reason for this?
The first reason is the complicated political struggle. Although zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty had abolished the system of beggars who had been competing with imperial power for a thousand years, this move also greatly strengthened the imperial power. Subsequently, the establishment of institutions such as the Jinyiwei, the East Factory, and the West Factory, the continuous improvement of the cabinet system, and the appointment of the eunuchs by Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji to the eunuchs also achieved the relative liberation of the emperor. However, since the ZhuqiZhen Tumubao Incident, the military general Xungui clique was almost completely eliminated, and the balance of the court that could be balanced with the civilian official clique gradually tilted, and the system established by the Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang could bluntly criticize the official clique, which also made the clique of civil officials grow, and the imperial power could only rely on eunuchs to compete with the clique of civil officials. Under such intrigue, the miasma of smoke and prevarication between the halls is no longer uncommon. Just like the Ming Wuzong Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao, who pursued individuality, quarreled with the civil officials, and the ming Xi Emperor Zhu was led by Wei Zhongxian of the School Dynasty and fought with the Donglin party.
The second reason is the reason for the three thousand beauties in the harem. The most direct of this one is Zhu Changluo of the Mingguang Sect, who ascended the throne after the death of the Wanli Emperor, but in the Red Pill Case, the cause of the emperor's death was directed to the harem, and excessive indulgence was also.
The third reason is genetics. In modern science, we know the effects of genetics, genetic diseases and other factors on people and future generations. Just as we mentioned earlier that Zhu Yuanzhang is the longest and Zhu Di is the second, since Zhu Dijing's success, the emperor's bloodline of the Ming Dynasty has shifted from Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunjiao to Zhu Di. However, in zhu di's vein, there is a common problem, that is, fertility is not strong, and this problem has become particularly obvious from emperor Xuanzong of Ming, a son of Emperor Zhu Qiyu of the Ming Dynasty died prematurely, and Emperor Wuzong of Ming had to take the throne by Zhu Houzhao, the son of his uncle King Xing.