Since ancient times, there has been a misunderstanding of the Jiajing Emperor, in fact, this emperor is not as faint and incompetent as the TV series, he has his own unique way of governing the country. Although he looks stubborn and lazy on the surface, he actually only covers up his diligent side, so as to mislead those who are plotting against him and achieve his purpose of concealing his ears. Below, Xiaobian will unveil to you the "true face of Lushan" of the jiajing emperor in history.
As we all know, the Jiajing Emperor we know is actually the cousin of Emperor Mingwuzong. Since Emperor Wuzong had no heirs, he became the eleventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty at the recommendation of Yang Yanhe. He was stubborn by nature, and he debated with his courtiers for three years about who was his patriarchal father. In the end, the ministers had no choice but to obey the Jiajing Emperor's own wishes.
Since he ascended to the throne, the Jiajing Emperor has been deeply loved by the people, and he has always thought about problems from the perspective of the people and brought them the greatest benefits. Not only that, he also spent a lot of time on rectifying the program of the government, strictly investigating the extravagance and corruption that appeared among officials, and once it was discovered, he would not be soft at all. To this end, the Ming Dynasty under his management created the historical situation of Jiajing Zhongxing.
What was difficult for the people to accept was that the Jiajing Emperor in the later period of his reign began to become faint, indulging in the art of immortality all day long, listening to the rhetoric of the Taoist monks, and abandoning the government, so that the entire country had a tragic economic depression. Everyone does not know that although there have been some bad situations in the country, the power of the state is still in the hands of the Jiajing Emperor.
And the purpose of his doing this was only to make Yan Song and other traitors neglect to guard against it, and then expose the horse's feet and finally eliminate them all. In the history books, although it is recorded that the Jiajing Emperor did not go to the court for twenty years, this did not mean that he did not care about the government, in fact, without the knowledge of the ministers, he often criticized the fold until the middle of the night. Therefore, all kinds of indications can show that he is actually a good emperor who is diligent and serves the people.