Speaking of the Qinglong Emperor Ming Muzong Zhu Zaikun, the biggest impression given to people is that he is mediocre, timid and cowardly, and extremely fond of women. Although Emperor Mingmuzong zhu Zaiquan reigned for only six years, during this short period of six years, Zhu Zaituan was diligent and earnest, practicing frugality, which promoted the steady economic development of the Ming Dynasty and made no small contribution to social stability. It can be seen from this that Emperor Mingmuzong Zhu Zaiquan can be called a generation of sages of the Ming Dynasty.
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Emperor Mingmuzong Longqing, Zhu Zaikun, was the third son of the Jiajing Emperor, who was mediocre and was given the title of Prince of Yu in the early days. Because Zhu Zaiquan was not the eldest son, and his personality was timid and cowardly, and he did nothing, Zhu Zaituo was not liked by the Jiajing Emperor at all. According to the strict system of primogeniture succession to the throne, the throne will not be his turn.
In addition, Zhu Zai's mother concubine Du Kangfei was also not favored by the Jiajing Emperor, which undoubtedly made Zhu Zai's situation worse than that of the original unsatisfactory situation. Fortunately, Zhu Zaituan was low-key and could survive, and only then did he survive.
After the Jiajing Emperor made his eldest son crown prince, the crown prince died young. At this time, the Jiajing Emperor had already suffered some blows, but had to make his second son the crown prince. However, shortly after the second prince was made crown prince, he also died prematurely.
The Jiajing Emperor listened to the saying that "the two dragons did not meet each other", thinking that he had killed the grand prince, and the second prince had also died prematurely after being made a prince, so the Jiajing Emperor was even more convinced of the statement that "the two dragons did not meet", and since then he has rarely met with the princes, and has become more indifferent to the princes.
After the death of the two princes, the struggle for the throne at this time began between Zhu Zaiyuan, the Prince of Yu, and king Jing, the fourth prince. The fourth prince, King Jing, was eyeing the throne and acting with a high profile and arrogance, but the more arrogant King Jing became, the more low-key and humble Zhu Zaiyuan, the King of Yu, became. This makes the contrast between the two political forces more and more obvious.
Therefore, in the later years of the Jiajing Emperor, seeing that King Jing was so arrogant and inflated, he was afraid that King Jing's forces would affect the political balance, and he was determined to suppress the forces of the Jing King faction and order king Jing to leave the capital and take the domain. The future of Yuwang Zhu Zaituan is about to be bright.
However, it is very regrettable to think that Zhu Zaiquan was not loved by the Jiajing Emperor, and even the succession to the throne was an expedient measure for the sake of political balance when the Jiajing Emperor was cornered. In the forty-fourth year of Jiajing, the fourth prince Jingwang died, and Zhu Zaituo, the prince of Yu, became a righteous prince.
From another point of view, although the former dynasty at this time was still somewhat turbulent and there were still some gossip, Zhu Zaituo, who was the third prince, was also out of the way and had to take over the position of crown prince. In this way, the extremely low-key Yu King Zhu Zaiyuan became the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Longqing Emperor.
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After The Yu King Zhu Zaituo ascended the throne, he changed his era name to "Qinglong" and immediately began to implement the New Deal, known in history as the "Qinglong New Deal". Zhu Zai's revolution and the series of policies issued by Zhu Zaituo not only consolidated the rule of the Ming Dynasty, but also promoted economic development, which is a good story.
Just as the so-called bystander Qing, because Zhu Zaiyuan's situation before he ascended the throne was relatively difficult, and he never thought about the emperor's position, he always observed the people around him as a bystander. In contrast, it is better to understand human suffering. This laid the foundation for a series of policies that followed him.
Due to his gentle personality, Zhu Zaiquan knew that his ability was far from enough to manage the affairs of the dynasty, so Emperor Mingmuzong Promoted Capable Ministers and Suppressed traitors. It can also be regarded as right and wrong, reward and punishment are clear, and it can be called a virtuous lord.
Zhang Juzheng, a famous historical minister, was promoted by Emperor Mingmuzong Zhu Zaiyuan and held the power of the cabinet. It is precisely because Zhang Juzheng is in charge of the cabinet power that the affairs of the imperial court are handled in an orderly manner by Zhang Juzheng and his entourage, and the rule of the Ming Dynasty has become better and better, and the social economy has also developed steadily.
The "Qinglong Switch" was also a great strategy of the Qinglong Emperor Zhu Zaikun. As the name suggests, the Qinglong Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan announced the lifting of the sea ban in order to adjust the overseas trade policy. This policy has promoted the development of overseas trade.
This policy of Ming Muzong also greatly increased the economic resources of the Ming government, not only consolidating the rule of the Ming government, but also making the Ming Dynasty's overseas trade enter a new stage. At the same time, this "switch" policy has also promoted the development of the private economy and has been recognized and supported by the people.
In addition, in the military aspect, Zhu Zaituo appointed the famous general Qi Jiguang to resist the Wokou, guard the northeast border defense, and sign a mutual market agreement with the Tatars to guard the tranquility of the side.
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In the past few years of Zhu Zaikun's reign, there have been basically no natural and man-made disasters, and the social economy has also developed steadily. Just as the so-called wine and food are full of lust, the little life is good, Zhang Juzheng is also well handled by government affairs, and there is no place that really needs to go to Zhu Zaiyuan. Therefore, in the late reign of the Qinglong Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan, he began to indulge in lust, indulging in female sex and living in absurdity.
The problem of alcoholism and lust has actually been reflected since Zhu Zaituo was the king of Yu. Because Zhu Zaikun, who was still the King of Yu at that time, was in a difficult situation, his father did not like him, and his mother was not favored. Depressed, I can only express my emotions through this.
During the reign of Emperor Mingmuzong Zhu Zaiquan, talents such as Zhang Juzheng emerged and good ministers gathered, which gave Zhu Zaiyuan the opportunity to hide behind the scenes and drink and have fun, and live an absurd life. Over time, the more Zhu Zaiyuan sought pleasure, the more depressed his will became, and eventually he completely consumed his will.
In the middle age, Zhu Zaituan sometimes took drugs to help himself, which also led to Zhu Zaituan's late period, which was inseparable from his concubines and had no intention of ruling the government. On one occasion, even because of excessive indulgence, he lay in bed for nearly two months to recuperate.
Zhu Zaiyuan, who was recovering physically, began to go up to the court, but as soon as he sat up, he felt dizzy and sleepy. At this time, Zhu Zaituan also clearly felt that his physical condition was much worse than before, and soon after he notified the minister and made a will. Since then, the Qinglong Emperor Zhu Zaiyuan's physical fitness has deteriorated day by day, and he has never improved, and he died soon after. The Qinglong Emperor reigned for only six years, Chinese New Year's Eve six years old.
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All in all, although Emperor Mingmuzong Zhu Zaituan was timid and cowardly, did not like to fight, coupled with the late period of his reign, he was obsessed with women and ignored the government. It has to be admitted that during the reign of Zhu Zaituo, the socio-economic situation of the Ming Dynasty improved. And his policy of inaction also allowed the capable ministers around him to play the greatest role. But as an emperor, always entrusting yourself to others is not a long-term solution.
History's biggest evaluation of Ming Muzong Zhu Zaiquan is incompetence, which undoubtedly has a lot to do with his personality, although incompetent, but promising. Just looking at the evaluation of the "Qinglong New Deal" is also enough to prove that Zhu Zaiyuan can be regarded as a generation of sages of the Ming Dynasty.