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When the country fell, he never lost the backbone of the king, when he ascended the throne at a young age, he eradicated the eunuchs, ended the situation of the country's eunuchs taking power, when the country was in danger, he worked hard, never relaxed for a moment, he was never a faint king, he thought he was a lonely hero, Zhu Youzhen, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty.
There has never been a king who has died in the country that makes me feel pity, and even feels that he should not have died in the country. He used his life to protect the Ming Dynasty, he never treated anyone badly, "the Son of Heaven guards the country, the king dies in the community", and finally used three-foot white silk to maintain the last face of the Ming Dynasty.
When he was young, he eradicated the nine-thousand-year-old Wei Zhongxian
He ascended the throne at the age of 18 and took over the devastated Ming Dynasty, and took decisive measures to eradicate this powerful minister after ascending the throne. First of all, replace Wei Zhongxian's cronies and eunuchs around him, and re-select eunuchs to be by his side to ensure his safety. Gradually began to cut off Wei Zhongxian's henchmen, so that his power gradually weakened. Only two months after ascending the throne, he used a book to eradicate the harm of the eunuchs, a move that demonstrated Chongzhen's superb political wisdom and decisiveness.
There are many things that say that if Wei Zhongxian is still in the Ming Dynasty, he will not lose the country, and the eradication of Wei Zhongxian is a necessary political action, which plays an important role in the stability of the Ming Dynasty. The eunuchs seized power, corruption was rampant in the court, and the people only knew that he was 9,000 years old but did not know that there was an emperor.
Yuan Chonghuan killed the wrong one?
Was Yuan Chonghuan killed wrong, no. boasted of leading the troops, wiped out the Eight Banners in three years, and when the three years came, it became five years, and he made excuses for defeating the battle. committed suicide by Mao Wenlong, Mao Wenlong had just won the battle and was beheaded for no reason.
If you are Chongzhen, what do you do, you can't kill or not. Yuan Chonghuan's construction of the artillery city defense line was wrong, causing the Eight Banners to break through the defense line. Privately negotiated peace with the enemy, this act tried to ask which king could stand it, strategically pushed Eastern Mongolia to a dead end, led to the deterioration of the strategic environment of the Ming Dynasty, covered up for himself, and deliberately shirked responsibility.
During his 16-year reign, he also turned the tide
Reform the tax system: reduce the burden on the people and increase the country's fiscal revenue. Adjust the proportion of taxes such as land taxes, commercial taxes, and customs duties, so as to make tax collection more fair and reasonable.
Strengthen border defense: The border defense of the Ming Dynasty has always been a big problem, and Chongzhen can strengthen the border defense construction and improve the country's defense capability. Strengthening military deployment in the border areas and improving the defense capability of the border areas can also strengthen diplomatic relations with neighboring countries and avoid conflicts in the border areas.
Fighting corruption: The problem of corruption in the Ming Dynasty has always been serious, and Chongzhen could take more drastic measures to combat corruption. Strengthen auditing and supervision, crack down on corruption and bribery, and improve the efficiency and credibility of the government.
Promoting economic prosperity: The economy of the Ming Dynasty has always been an important issue, and Chongzhen can take steps to promote economic prosperity. For example, he can encourage the development of commerce and handicrafts, while also building infrastructure to improve the ease of transportation.
Strengthen the centralization of power: weaken the power of the local tyrants, strengthen the power of the central government, and at the same time implement laws and systems, so that the governance of the country is more standardized and legalized.
The king is not the king of the country, but the minister is indeed the minister of the country
On the last night of the country, the guards of the imperial city were extremely panicked, he seemed to know that the country was about to die, only to see Chongzhen alone and one wine in the palace, accompanied only by the cold wind of Beijing. In the second half of the night, he found his personal eunuch Wang Chengen, came to the harem, and told Queen Zhou to be decent, Queen Zhou committed suicide by taking poison. The concubines also fell down one by one, and came to Princess Changping's room, hiding their faces and cutting off their hands with a sword, they couldn't bear it anymore, and he was also a father at this moment. The three sons were called, "From now on, you are the common people, and you are still wearing these clothes at this time, and when you go out, the older ones are called uncles, and the old ones are called grandfathers."
After doing this, he wanted to find Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, who was guarding the city gate, to discuss countermeasures, who knew that at the moment of the death of the country, this important minister actually went to the banquet, drank all night, and opened the door to surrender to Li Zicheng the next day.
After his three sons escaped from the palace, when they arrived at his grandfather's house, Zhou Kui turned them away, his own grandson. Chongzhen asked the ministers to donate money to fight the war, and only donated a few hundred taels. This Zhou Kui was copied out of 70 million taels by raiding his house, and the ministers in the court were full of intestines and stomachs, and they took pity on this emperor.
In the morning, Chongzhen personally rang the bell, looking at the empty hall, he also knew that there were no courtiers to go to court.
At the last moment of his life, Chongzhen issued the last edict, "Let the thief divide my corpse, don't hurt the people." There was only Wang Chengen, the eunuch who had taken care of him since he was a child, and he said to himself, "Cover your face with your hair, see your ancestors and ancestors without face, the king is not the king of the dead country, and the ministers are all the ministers of the dead country", at this time his courtiers were already at the city gate to welcome Li Zicheng into the city.
Chongzhen said to Wang Chengen, you go, Wang Chengen is unwilling to leave.
In the end, Wang Chengen said "Congratulations to the Ming Emperor on the road", and there were only two corpses on the side of the crooked neck tree in the coal mountain, a folded dragon robe, and the last edict of the Ming Dynasty.