There are many good emperors in history, and if we talk about good emperors in the Ming Dynasty, it is inevitable to talk about Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di. Because Zhu Yuanzhang opened this Ming Dynasty, so that the people were exempted from being ruled by the Mongols, the contribution of the residence to history was also very large, especially in the aspect of opening up to the outside world, he paid a lot, for example, Zheng He, who is familiar with us, went to the West is a manifestation of his ability.
Zhu Houxi was the eleventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so how did he ascend the throne as emperor? After the death of Emperor Mingwuzong, he had no heirs to inherit the throne. Therefore, after consultation between Empress Zhang and her cabinet Yang Yanhe, it was decided to elect Emperor Mingwuzong's cousin Zhu Houxi as emperor. In the early days of his reign, Zhu Houxi severely punished corrupt officials, loved the people, and straightened out the court, creating a scene of national peace and security. However, in the middle and late period, Zhu Houxi began to believe in Taoism and was seduced by the evil people, which led to the country being in turmoil.
Although Zhu Houxi almost destroyed the entire Ming Dynasty in the later period of his ascension to the throne, zhu Houxi's contribution in the early period of his ascension to the throne was very large. When we evaluate a historical figure, we must not only look at it from the surface, but also look at it in light of the background and situation at that time. We cannot erase the contribution made by Zhu Houxi in the early days of his ascension to the throne, and there is actually a reason why Zhu Houxi's twenty years of not going to the dynasty in the later period are actually there. Every evaluation of the history books describes it as listening to the rumors of villains and superstitious beliefs in Taoism, but this is not the case.
During the Ming Dynasty, the people and officials had a very high evaluation of Zhu Youfan; after Zhu Youfan succeeded to the throne, a scene of political clarity appeared above the imperial court. Due to Zhu Youfan's thriftiness and thriftiness, he worked hard to govern, so that the Ming Dynasty also achieved ZTE, which is known in history as "Hongzhi Zhongxing". Zhu Youfan has always maintained a benevolent heart for officials and the people, and the world knows that Zhu Youfan is a mingjun of thousands of years; Zhu Youfan's private life style is relatively good, as an emperor, having thousands of concubines is a perfectly normal thing. But Zhu Youfan is different, Zhu Youfan only has one empress, he only loves his own empress. Zhu Youfan was the only emperor in history who only married one wife, which was the only one in the history of the world.
After Zhu Houxi made a slight achievement in governing the country, a "stubborn disease" broke out above the imperial court. Groups of literati began to attack him. During this period, the contradiction between the monarch and the courtier broke out, which eventually led to the "blood spatter left Shunmen" incident. In the end, although Zhu Houxi won the victory in the Literati War, the contradictions between the monarchs and his subjects did not decrease. Zhu Houxi saw the flaws in the Ming Dynasty's monarchical system, and since then, he has begun the legend of not going to the court for twenty years. Although he did not go to the court for twenty years, he did not ignore it, he secretly raised the position of military general, put the door struggle above the court, and finally took the partisan struggle behind his back into the hands of the imperial power.
During Zhu Houxi's reign, there were many incidents of infighting in the imperial court, and in the end he escaped from it to save his life, which did not rely on luck, but on his strategizing. Under such a background, Zhu Houxi did not bury Jiangshan in his own hands, and also reflected his wisdom from the side. Do you think Zhu Houxi was the most powerful emperor of the Ming Dynasty?