There are several "Renzong" in Chinese history, the most famous of which is the first "Renzong", the fourth emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Renzong Zhao Zhen. Song Renzong took the throne at the age of 13 and died at the age of 53, enjoying 41 years on the throne. Judging from what he did in power, he really deserved the title of "benevolence".
"Benevolence" can be said to be the highest principle of the moral code of the Chinese Confucian school.
The theoretical core of Confucius's ideological system is "benevolence", which originally meant a kind relationship between people, Confucius defined it as "lover", and called those who can promote the five virtues of courtesy, forgiveness, faith, sensitivity, and benefit as "benevolence".
Song Renzong pushed "benevolent government and love people" to an extreme, and set an example and a benchmark for future emperors.
Several dynasties after the Song Dynasty also appeared as emperors who were named "Renzong": the "Yuan Renzong" Bo'er of the Yuan Dynasty only loved Yu Li Bali Bada, the "Ming Renzong" Zhu Gaozhi of the Ming Dynasty, and the "Qing Renzong" of the Qing Dynasty loved Xinjue Luo Yan. Among the three Emperor Renzong, the one who did the best and the closest to Song Renzong's handling style should be Emperor Akihito Zhu Gaozong.
Zhu Gaozi's reign was the shortest of all Emperor Renzong's reign, only ten months, but this did not prevent him from becoming a generation of heroes.
The "History of Ming" evaluated Zhu Gaozi as follows: He reigned for less than a year, employed people for administration, and was good at books. If God could let him live for a few more years, han fu recuperate, and dehua prospered, it would definitely be comparable to the rule of the "Wenjing" of the Han Dynasty.
Speaking of which, Zhu Gaozi's "benevolence" seems to be innate.
Zhu Gaozi's father was Zhu Di, the ancestor of Ming Cheng, and his mother was Xu Shi, the daughter of Xu Da, the first founding general of the Ming Dynasty.
It is reasonable to say that his father was a fierce emperor who was skilled in martial arts and could fight in battle, and his mother was the daughter of a general, and Zhu Gaozi would inherit some martial factors.
In his childhood, in addition to receiving orthodox Confucian academic education, Zhu Gaozi also practiced martial arts and archery according to his father's requirements, and the History of Ming records: "A little longer practice shooting, hair is all hit", archery is very clever.
Zhu Gaozi returned very late. Ming Taizu was very strange and asked why.
Zhu Gaozi replied that it was too cold in the morning, and I asked the soldiers to review it after breakfast, so it was too late to return.
Ming Taizu was a founding emperor who had been through the flames of war and had crawled out of the pile of dead people countless times, and he had great feelings for soldiers, and when he heard these words, he was immediately moved.
What a good boy!
Ming Taizu had a crush on this gentle, calm teenager.
Within a few days, Ming Taizu intended to examine the young man's ability to handle politics and let him read the chapters.
Zhu Gaozi had a unique vision, and quickly selected those chapters about the pros and cons of the military and the people to express.
Ming Taizu listened frequently.
Ming Taizu had noticed that zhu Gaozi deliberately avoided not making a statement of the text on the recital. He pointed it out unceremoniously and asked, "There are obvious mistakes in these places, are you negligent?" ”
Zhu Gaozi's face was calm, and he replied truthfully: "There is no negligence, but I just feel that small mistakes are not enough to alarm the emperor." ”
Ming Taizu smiled satisfactorily and asked, "When Yao and Tangshi were in power, water and drought were frequent, so what did the people rely on for survival?" ”
Zhu Gaozi didn't want to think about it, and replied: "Relying on saints has a policy of compassion for the people." ”
Ming Taizu said happily, "This child has the potential to be a saint." ”
Zhu Gaozi had the potential to be a saint, had a kind heart, and knew the principle of practicing benevolent government, but it did not mean that he had no martial strategy.
Zhu Di raised an army and was in difficulty, and Zhu Gaozi stayed in Beijing.
At one point, Emperor Jianwen's general Li Jinglong led an army of 500,000 men to the city of Beijing.
The situation was critical, and Zhu Gaozi did not panic, quickly organized an army of only more than 10,000 people left in the city, and with perseverance blocked Li Jinglong's attack and saved the city of Beijing.
This battle to defend the city of Beijing was of decisive significance to the direction of the Jingnan situation, and it was also the most glorious stroke of Zhu Gaozi's martial performance.
After Zhu Di took the throne, a lot of time was spent on the Northern Expedition, and the government affairs of the DPRK and China were mainly handled by Zhu Gaozi.
Zhu Gaozi also lived up to his holy expectations and handled the government in an orderly manner.
In addition, Zhu Gaozi also took this opportunity to implement his own policies and laid a good foundation for his later ascension to the throne
From a certain point of view, although Zhu Gaozi's reign was not long, his reign was not short.
When Zhu Gaozi finally ascended to the throne, he vigorously began a series of reforms, trying to correct the shortcomings of the judiciary during the Yongle period, pardoning the old ministers of The Jianwen Emperor and the families of officials who were exiled to the border during the Yongle period, and allowing them to return to their original places, and rehabilitating the unjust prisons, so that many unjust cases could be revealed.
Zhu Gaozi believes that many people sentenced to death may be victims of fabricated charges. As a result, he ordered the Cabinet, together with judicial officials, to review every case in which the death penalty had been imposed. He also issued an edict warning the judicial authorities that all penalties should be decided in accordance with the law and that charges against prisoners should be reviewed before sentencing was pronounced. In addition, the abuse of corporal punishment against prisoners is explicitly prohibited and the involvement of relatives of prisoners is avoided as much as possible.
Zhu Gaozi was very dissatisfied with his father's expensive plans, and issued several edicts to abolish the emperor's expropriation of timber and gold and silver and other commodities, to stop the treasure ships from going to the West, to stop the royal procurement of jewelry, and so on.
Zhu Gaozi also actively selected virtuous ministers, eliminated redundant officials, dismissed dispensable officials, sent inspectors to all parts of the country to investigate the achievements of officials, and sought suitable candidates for bureaucratic appointments.
In short, Zhu Gaozi demanded himself everywhere according to the standards of a benevolent monarch, cultivated the Ming Gang Discipline, loved the people like a son, constantly ordered tax reductions and exemptions, gave free relief to the disaster-stricken areas, and opened the mountains for peasants to fish and hunt.
Zhu Gaozi's practice allowed the people to get full recuperation and laid the foundation for the later "rule of Benevolence."
May 29, 1425, the first year of Hong Xi.com. Zhu Gaozi died suddenly in the Qin'an Hall of the Palace at the age of 47. Temple number Renzong, courtesy name Celestial Body Dao Pure Sincerity to Dehong Wen Qin Wuzhang Shengda Xiaozhao Emperor. He was buried in the Tombs of the Thirteen Tombs.
It is worth mentioning that among the Thirteen Tombs, the construction of the Xianling Tombs is the most frugal.
Zhu Gaozi left a testament before his death, saying: "Since the imperial sun is shallow, the grace is not in the people, and he cannot bear to work hard, and the mountain system is frugal." The gist of this sentence is that I have not been emperor for a few days, I have not brought any favor to the people, do not increase the burden of the people for my funeral, please be frugal in everything.
After Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, he followed Zhu Gaozi's will and also adhered to Zhu Gaozi's legacy, and governed the country to prosperity and prosperity.
Later historians therefore commented on the father and son of Emperor Akihito and Emperor Xuanzong, saying that "Ming has Renxuan, just like Zhou Youchengkang; Han has Wenjing."
Emperor Akihito Zhu Gaozhi is truly a well-deserved generation of benevolent monarchs!