In August of the first year of Xuande (1426), Zhu Gaoxu, the King of Han, together with Shandong, commanded Jin Rong to launch a rebellion at Le'an.
When the news reached Beijing, Emperor Xuanzong of Ming, Who had just ascended the throne, did not panic, but methodically asked the ministers for advice— who would be more appropriate to send to eliminate the second uncle? At the time of the stalemate, Yang Rong, the Head of the Ministry of Works, said:
He said that His Majesty is newly established, and he will not be on his own. Now the unexpected, with the power of heaven, nothing will go wrong.
Meaning: The rebels believe that His Majesty has just ascended the throne and will not go out in person. It is better to take a surprise and shock with the majesty of the Son of Heaven, and may be more effective with half the effort.
Yang Rong's words. Zhu Zhanji almost did not waste a soldier one by one, because Zhu Gaoxu heard that his nephew had come to Le'an in person, and the next morning he quietly sneaked out of the city and knelt down to beg for forgiveness, staging the most comedic scene in the history of the rebellion.
Next, the army is still in the direction. Zhu Zhanji brought back two people, one was Zhu Gaoxu and the other was Wu. Zhu Gaoxu committed a crime of rebellion and deserved this "special honor", but what about the Wu clan?
Film and television stills of Emperor Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > the mystery of Zhu Qiyu's life</h1>
In the first month of the tenth year of Xuande (1435), when Zhu Zhanji was dying, in addition to ordering someone to write a will, he also invited his mother Empress Zhang to the bed alone and confessed his heart.
It is said that when the rebellion of the second uncle was quelled, when searching for his harem, someone offered himself a beauty- Wu Shi. Because the Wu clan was the chamber of criminals and had a low status, they had not dared to bring them back to the palace, so they had to raise the Chen Fu family outside the palace.
But he had a son with his son, zhu Qiyu, who was seven years old, and hoped that his mother would be gracious and take good care of the second half of their mother and son's life.
Empress Zhang listened to this and immediately passed on her will, which is recorded in the Records of Sin:
More brother Chen Fujia, anxious to come... The empress dowager then took her mother and son into the palace, and the emperor hugged and cried.
Wu's mother and son were bitter and willing, and stepped into the Forbidden Forbid For the first time, but unexpectedly they said goodbye forever.
Some people retort that the Records of Sin quote the wild history, so let's look at a passage of the Ming History.
Gongren Kangding Jingtai Emperor, Zhen Qiyu, xuanzong's second son also. Mother Concubine Wu. Emperor Yingzong ascended the throne and was crowned King of Hao.
In fact, Emperor Xuanzong of Ming had only two sons behind him: Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Qiyu.
Zhu Qizhen (1427) was one year older than Zhu Qiyu (1428), and Zhu Qizhen was made crown prince four months after his birth, in other words, for eight years, Zhu Qizhen in the palace was equivalent to Zhu Zhanji's only son.
Then we speculate that if Zhu Qiyu had been born in the palace, after Zhu Qizhen had been crowned prince for seven years, I believe that he would have been crowned king long ago.
Therefore, Empress Zhang would "hurry to come"; therefore, "Emperor Yingzong took the throne and sealed the king", so the records of the "Record of Sin" and the "History of Ming" coincided.
In other words, the mother and son of the Wu clan lived together outside the palace for seven years.
Wu's film and television stills
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the iron-fisted Empress Zhang</h1>
In the same year, Zhu Zhanji's eldest son Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne for the first time (please note that it was the first time), at the age of 9 and with an orthodox name.
However, before Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, there were rumors that he was not the son of Empress Sun, but borrowed a maid in the womb palace, and the source was unknown, so there was a lot of discussion in the imperial court, and it was rumored that it might be Zhu Zhanji's fifth brother Zhu Zhanyuan to succeed him.
The situation was turbulent, and in the midst of the questioning of the right and right swaying, Empress Zhang immediately summoned the group of ministers to the Qianqing Palace, and pointed to Zhu Qizhen with tears and said to the group of ministers: "This is the new jun." Since then, the courtiers have shouted long live, and the rumors have been quelled.
However, when Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne at the age of 9, it was an indisputable fact that "the Lord was suspicious of the country", and the scenes that happened in front of him were rooted in his heart and became an indelible pain for him in the future.
Next, the courtiers advised one after another that, in order to maintain the stability of the homeland, Empress Zhang was asked to preside over the overall situation or listen to the government, but she said:
Don't destroy the law of the patriarchs... The emperor was always encouraged to learn from his predecessors and appoint competent assistants.
Empress Zhang did what she said, reused the British Gong Zhang Fu, "SanYang" and Hu Qi, etc., to prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics, and with their assistance, the orthodox government in the early years of the dynasty was peaceful and the atmosphere was pure.
Especially in the matter of suppressing the eunuch Wang Zhen, his attitude was tough, and if it were not for Wang Zhen's pretense of being "cunning", he would have returned to the west with his life a long time ago.
Empress Zhang was famous in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and after five dynasties, she repeatedly uprooted chaos and became a strong pillar of Xuanzong and Yingzong dynasties.
Empress Zhang's film and television stills
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > Zhuqi town to fly</h1>
Unfortunately, in 1442, Empress Zhang died; then the "Three Yangs" left one after another, Hu Qi, Xia Yuanji and other old ministers faded out of the court, Zhu Qizhen was able to personally govern, and wang Zhen, the eunuch teacher he relied on, finally came to the foreground.
Zhu Qizhen decided to show his grand ambitions, and Wang Zhen also wanted to show his lifelong learning.
In 1449, the opportunity came. Because the Mongol Wallachians paid tribute to the imperial court, Wang Zhen obstructed them, causing the Wallachians to lose their money.
The Wallachian Division also vowed to give the Ming Empire an explanation, so he led the three-way cavalry to the south, and he personally led a team to break the important towns of Datong and Xuanfu, and the momentum was fierce and the dust was absolutely dusty.
In this year, Zhu Qizhen was 20 years old, and he had already held his mouth in disgust, and in order to cure the "pain" he had once suffered, he resolutely decided to march in person at the instigation of Wang Zhen and despite the opposition of the courtiers.
The three battalions of Gyeonggi and the nearby garrison came out of the nest and fought a decisive battle against the Wallachians with the determination to win. As a result, the "Change of Tumu Fort" occurred- 500,000 elites and Xungui groups were almost killed in Tumu Fort, and the little family foundation left by the Ming Dynasty since Emperor Renzong was reduced to ashes overnight.
The "Tumu Fort Change" was a fiasco in the early and middle Ming Dynasty, and not only that, but the Wala people also captured emperor Zhu Qizhen.
Zhu Qizhen was captured film and television stills
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > involuntarily</h1>
Master Wa Lai also felt that Zhu Qi town was "strange and liveable", so he used him as a bait to break through the Bauhinia Pass, cross the Shahe River and Changping, and directly attack the city of Beijing.
The fate of the empire hangs on the line, and it is at stake – but the country cannot be left without a monarch for a day.
To this end, under the admonition of Yu Qian, Wang Zhi and others, Empress Sun (empress) came out to preside over the overall situation: "Ming Shi Zai":
In the autumn and August of the fourteenth year of the orthodoxy, Emperor Yingzong hunted in the north, and the empress dowager ordered the king to supervise the country... Already, the empress dowager summoned the crown prince to see the crown prince... In September, the king was the emperor, and emperor Yaozun was made the Emperor Taishang.
Meaning: In August, Zhu Qizhen was captured, and the empress dowager ordered Zhu Qiyu the Prince of Qi to oversee the country. On the 22nd, the empress dowager decreed that Zhu Jianshen (Zhu Qizhen's eldest son) would be crown prince. On September 6, he also issued a decree announcing that Zhu Qiyu would succeed to the throne as emperor and honor Zhu Qizhen as emperor taishang.
In terms of timing, this is an exquisite personnel arrangement.
First of all, the appointment of Zhu Qiyu as the overseer of the country played a role in stabilizing the country, stopping rumors, and making the commanders afraid of war;
Because Zhu Qizhen's life and death are uncertain, in order to preserve his bloodline and legitimacy, he also made Zhu Mishen, who was less than 3 years old, the prince of the dynasty, which means that no matter whether Zhu Qizhen is alive or dead, the country still belongs to him;
With the change of the times, the 3-year-old prince has no appeal and it is difficult to stabilize the home country, so the emperor is up to you! However, a condition has been set before: after a hundred years, zhu will still be in power.
In a word, the situation is forced, jiangshan sheji needs, you should be a passing emperor!
Zhu Qiyu film and television stills
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > defend Beijing</h1>
Empress Sun had a unique vision and appointed another person at a critical time. The History of the Ming Dynasty contains:
On the twenty-first day, Yu Qian, a soldier's attendant, became the head of the bingbu shangshu.
This was a great decision that saved the empire, made Zhu Qiyu successful, and continued the life of the Ming Dynasty for nearly two hundred years.
Next, Zhu Qiyu ordered people to transport grain and grass from Tongzhou, recruited grain troops from Liangqi, Shandong, and Henan to guard The capital to guard, and summoned Ningyang to return to Jingqin. At the same time, he warned the generals at the border pass that if the Wa thorn people used Zhu Qi town as bait, all localities should not personally lead the troops, and during the period, Nanjing's arms and equipment continued to arrive in the Beijing Division.
Soldiers have, weapons are available, and one thing is missing, one by one morale. On the twenty-third day, Zhu Qiyu ordered the complete destruction of Wang Zhen's family and the elimination of the remnants of this scourge, so that the generals of the whole army could see the dawn of victory.
Soon, the defense of Beijing officially began. Zhu Qiyu strategized, and Yu Qian stood at the head of Beijing with the determination to die, wielded a sword and slashed the flag, and defeated the Wallachian cavalry under the city of Beijing in one fell swoop. Next, he ordered the general Shi Heng to take the initiative to attack and drive the Wala army out of Bauhinia Pass, and the Wala Khan did not send an envoy to come and make peace, and then withdrew all the way out of the pass.
The victory in the defense of Beijing made the hero Yu Qian; and more importantly, it gave birth to a British lord, Zhu Qiyu, the Emperor of Jingtai.
The people of the capital rushed to tell each other, worshipped Zhu Qiyu as a god, and worshipped him in one trip after another. Zhu Qiyu stood at the peak of his home country.
Yu Qian film and television stills
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > annoying wallachian</h1>
Zhu Qiyu defeated Vala, repeatedly collected and buried the loyal bones of the Tumu Fort generals, and also ordered that Jingtai be reduced by three-tenths of the land rent for two years, and shangrui and Peng Shi should be appointed to important posts in the Wenyuan Pavilion, and at the same time, the armaments should be rebuilt, and Shi Heng, Yang Hong, and Liu Pu should be ordered to train soldiers and enrich the three major battalions in Gyeonggi.
The Empire has gradually regained its vitality since the fiasco of Tumu Fort. Zhu Qiyu followed suit and sat firmly on the emperor's throne.
Soon, the Wa people released the news and agreed to unconditionally release the Taishang Emperor Zhu Qizhen to return to the south.
Zhu Qiyu hesitated, wandered, hesitated, he had never thought about this question, but the reality was already in front of him. Previously, he suppressed the invitation of the courtiers, but this time the Wallachians sent emissaries to hand over the letter of state in person, and they actually forced themselves into a dead end.
To this end, he and Yu Qian also had a wonderful conversation, Zhu Qiyu asked:
He did not want to ascend to the throne, but the secretaries of state pushed it.
I didn't want to be this emperor, but I was pushed up by you at that time!
Yu Qian replied:
The heavens have been determined, and Ning Fu has it!
Now that you are the emperor, you don't have to care about him (Zhu Qizhen)!
Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian had come all the way from the defense of Beijing and had always regarded him as a minister of humerus. Yu Qian's words are like a shot of strength, to the point, pointing the way for him, and most importantly, the power in his hands is like a dao magic spell that fascinates.
Therefore, Zhu Qiyu took the zuo capital Yushi Yangshan to bring Zhu Qizhen back from the grassland.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the wild hope of power</h1>
Zhu Qizhen, who had been "hunting in the North" for nearly a year, returned, and the scene of "The Shame of Jingkang" did not seem to be repeated, and the two brothers met outside the Donghua Gate and were full of tears. At the same time as telling each other about their parting, the demons in Zhu Qiyu's heart grew again, and he made a decision: let his brother move to the Nangong as the Emperor Of the Taichang.
And that's seven years. Historical records are very secretive in this paragraph, saying that Zhu Qiyu abused his brother in a big way, wore Jinyi guards to monitor day and night, only opened a small mouth to the gate of the Nangong, and compressed Zhu Qizhen's eating and wearing degree in the Nangong, and so on.
I will not comment here. However, in the seventh year of nangong, Zhu Qizhen and his concubines had several children, and it is an indisputable fact that his sons were knighted.
However, because of a moment of greed, Zhu Qiyu did not take that step freely, and as his son grew up, he had a new idea.
The Miscellaneous Records of Shuyuan contains:
One day, with Ying Yue: "The second day of the first month of July, the birthday of the Eastern Palace also." Ying kowtowed to the clouds: "The birthday of the Eastern Palace is the second day of the first month of November"
One day, Zhu Qiyu asked the close attendant Jin Ying: The second day of the first month of July is the prince's birthday! Jin Ying replied on his knees: The prince's birthday is the second day of the first month of November.
After "pacifying" Zhu Qizhen to the Nangong Palace, Zhu Qiyu tested the waters again, and as a result, he succeeded, using imperial power to suppress various forces, deposing the crown prince Zhu Jianshen in the third year of Jingtai (1452) and installing his son Zhu Jianji as the crown prince of the dynasty.
Zhu Qiyu's purpose was simple to no longer return the government of Zhu Qizhen one by one to deny Empress Sun's decision one by one to let the empire continue in its own vein.
In the process of abolishing the reserve, the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu was collectively silent, and only Empress Wang stood up and accused him of seeing profit and forgetting righteousness and betraying his faith, but the end was that the empress was deposed and beaten into the cold palace. However, Empress Wang's move was actually able to end well.
Film and television stills of Zhu Qiyu and Empress Wang
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > to win the door</h1>
Time flies, nearly seven years.
During this period, Zhu Jianji, who had been the crown prince for a year, suddenly collapsed, and Zhu Qiyu did not come out. For this reason, he plunged into the harem and worked hard, but in the end he still did not win.
In the eighth year of Jingtai (1457), the news came out of the palace that Zhu Qiyu was seriously ill and suddenly summoned the general Shi Heng, as if he was preparing for the worst.
History is questionable in this paragraph, but there are roughly three theories about who will succeed to the throne:
He again asked his uncle Zhu Zhanyuan to take the throne and stabilize the overall situation of the country; second, he released Emperor Taishang Zhu Qizhen from the Southern Palace and ascended the throne for the second time; third, he restored Zhu Jianshen's crown princehood and returned Zhu Qizhen to the throne.
However, these methods seem to have been vetoed by Zhu Qiyu, and there is reason to believe that Zhu Qiyu firmly believes that he still has a firm grasp of the overall situation and has not reached the end of his life, or that he will give birth to a boy.
But the imperial court contained a shocking change, and Zhu Qiyu no longer had possible time.
On the seventeenth day of the first month, a group of "speculators", such as Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang, Xu Youzhen, and others, led their own personal armed forces to smash open the gate of the Nangong Palace, and at the crack of dawn, they rang the bell of the Upper Dynasty, and the Manchu Dynasty Wenwu was stunned, Zhu Qiyu asked the close attendant what was going on, and when he got the news, he only said two words: "Good, good" - the meaning is very deep.
This is the "Restoration of the Southern Palace" or "The Change of the Gate". Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne for the second time, with the era name Tianshun.
Film and television stills of Zhu Qizhen
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > sad Zhu Qiyu</h1>
The "change of seizing the door" had no practical significance for the Ming Dynasty, because he did not promote the course of history, because only a person was changed on the throne, because the ruling power of the empire was still in the hands of the Zhu family.
However, there are a few notable features.
Zhu Qiyu was deposed as emperor and demoted to the position of Prince of Qi; Zhu Jianshen was restored as crown prince; he was rewarded with a large number of meritorious ministers who had made a change of door, and a gang of traitors has since entered the political stage; the heroic Yu Qian cannot be defended and dies unjustly.
Also, zhu Qiyu's death became confusing.
The Restoration contains:
During the second or third days of the restoration of the throne, the first meritorious person of the various literary ministers was listed in the Wenhua Hall. Shangxi saw Mei Yu and called out to the ministers: "Brother is good, good porridge, there is no predetermined brother, the little man has a bad ear." The courtiers were silent.
Two or three days after the restoration of Zhu Qi town, he summoned the group of ministers and said with joy: Zhu Qiyu's condition has improved and he can already eat porridge.
The Book of Sins records that:
On the ninth day of the tenth month, the king of qi was cured of his illness. The eunuch Jiang Anxi ordered to strangle the king with a bow and repay the king.
The eunuch Jiang An accepted the holy decree and strangled Zhu Qiyu alive with a cloth aya, and then reported the news of his death.
After Zhu Qiyu's death, he was given the title of "唳" by the Emperor and was not allowed to enter the imperial tomb after his death.
However, the general history of China has a very high evaluation of Zhu Qiyu, believing that he is a rare good emperor who appoints people on the basis of merit, cares for the people, greatly develops water conservancy, and rectifies sangtian.
I wonder what you think, dear readers?
Reference: History of the Ming Dynasty. The Book of Sins, etc
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