Ancient emperors were at the top of the pyramid of power, with supreme absolute authority, and every word and deed, every anger, could determine the life and death of thousands of people. If you meet a wise prince, it is good to know that diligent government and love for the people are sympathetic to the people, and the people can suffer a lot less from the disaster of innocence. However, once he encounters a faint prince who is unreliable and unreliable, and is tossed by his temperament, he may bring heavy disasters to tens of millions of people at any time.
Zhu Yijun, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was the thirteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty and a key historical figure at the time of the Ming Dynasty's transition from prosperity to decline. At the beginning of the mingshenzong's ascension to the throne, he also showed a strong intention, exerted great efforts to govern, and reused Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong and other sages, so that the state affairs were renewed and prosperous, and the economic situation that was originally stretched was also greatly improved. The Ming Dynasty, which had already shown a decaying atmosphere, seemed to have a Zhongxing atmosphere.
However, as Myeongjin Got older, the situation gradually changed. In particular, Zhang Juzheng's death became a turning point in the life of the Ming Shen Sect. Before Zhang Juzheng's death, with the support of Empress Li, the biological mother of Emperor Mingshenzong, there was a special relationship with Mingshenzong, who was also a teacher and father, and the young Zhu Yijun often felt inexplicably great pressure on the domineering Zhang Juzheng. As soon as Zhang Juzheng died, Ming Shenzong was immediately relieved, and he not only ordered the confiscation of Zhang Juzheng's family property, but also overturned many of the correct measures carried out by Zhang Juzheng before his death, so as to vent the fire in his heart. The situation in the Ming Dynasty took a sharp turn for the worse.
In the later period of the reign of the Myōjin Sect, he was sluggish in managing the government, but he had the courage to amass wealth. He was impatient to accumulate small amounts by cultivating and developing normal means such as agriculture, industry and commerce, but could not wait to acquire huge wealth overnight. There are many lucky villains who see this opportunity, throw in their lot, and offer him some ridiculous suggestions.
In the thirtieth year of the Wanli Calendar, a man named Zhang Ling came to the capital and, under the introduction of Yan Yinglong, an officer of the Forbidden Army, asked to see the Ming Shen Sect, claiming that he had discovered a simple, fast and lucrative way to make money. Originally a native of Lingnan, Zhang Ling spent more than ten years adrift by sea boat on the Island of Luzon in Southeast Asia. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, he claimed to have made a major discovery in Luzon and offered to be dedicated to the Ming Dynasty.
When the Ming Shen Sect received the report, he was really interested and unusually received Zhang Ling. Although Zhang Ling was the first time to meet the emperor, he ran south and north in his life to see a wide range of knowledge, and his tongue was convenient and fast, and he gushed endlessly. He claimed that there is a jiyi mountain on the overseas luzon island, and there is a "sacred tree" in the mountain, and its mystery lies in the fact that "the golden beans on it grow on its own" can continuously produce golden beans, and if it is transplanted back to Middle-earth and planted in the imperial palace, will it not become an inexhaustible treasury for the Ming emperor?
When the Myōjin Sect heard this, he was ecstatic. Although the level of natural science was backward in ancient times, what Zhang Ling said was too bizarre, and many ministers dismissed it and advised the Ming Sect not to be gullible. But the wayward MingShen Sect had to send someone to see what was going on. In the thirty-first year of the Wanli Calendar, Emperor Mingshen sent Zhang Ling, Haicheng City, Fujian Tax Inspector Gao, Haicheng County, Wang Shihe, Baihu Wang Yicheng and others to go to Luzon Jiyi Mountain to find the golden bean tree.
However, at that time, Luzon was already under the rule of Spanish colonists. The arrival of the Ming dynasty mission, although only to find the "sacred tree", caused great suspicion among the Spaniards. They determined that this Ming mission must have been the Ming Emperor who had come to spy on the reality and try to compete with them for Luzon. The local overseas Chinese welcomed the arrival of the Ming Dynasty delegation, and the front and back were attentive and prepared, which further deepened the impression of the Spaniards.
Of course, the "sacred tree" of golden beans does not exist, and the Ming Dynasty mission ran in vain, returned empty-handed. Emperor Mingshen was furious and beheaded Zhang Ling for the crime of deception. But the consequences of this matter go far beyond that. The Spanish colonists were afraid that the Ming Dynasty would attack Luzon one day, and the local overseas Chinese would become the internal response, so they launched a massacre against the overseas Chinese, and a total of more than 20,000 people died innocently in this incident, known in history as the "Jiyishan Kanjin Incident". The whimsy of the Myōjin Sect, combined with the ferocity of the Spanish colonists, was responsible for the incident.
References: Records of the Ming Dynasty, Historical Materials of Maritime Trade in the Ming Dynasty