The Ming Dynasty has always been infinitely beautiful, and the Wanli Emperor is a generation of heroes, but who would have thought that when the country was in danger, the former "wise and martial" emperor was lazy and indulgent in alcohol. Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor is really indifferent to the crisis in the government and the opposition? Or does it mean something else? What the hell is he doing?
The emperor indulged in sin and became obsessed with sensual dogs and horses
When it comes to the debauched life of Emperor Wanli, I am afraid that everyone in the government and the opposition knows about it. Inheriting the throne since childhood, Wanli worked for government affairs at first, and was quite heroic. I never thought that after the Neng minister Zhang Juzheng drove to the west, he actually abandoned his previous instructions, drunk and dreamed of death all day long, and there was no return to the old view. As soon as I woke up in the morning, I asked my grandmother to wait for the bath and change clothes. Wanli loves elegant makeup, and carefully selects the things in the makeup bundle, just to set off his handsome image. The attendants were often reprimanded by him for not being careless, and they were repeatedly redressed until they were dressed up beautifully.
Since the death of Zhang Juzheng, no one in the palace dared to interfere with the emperor's greed and pleasure, especially the endless emergence of beauties in the harem, which made it difficult for Wanli to extricate himself from the lustful dogs and horses. Wanli loved music, so he told the eunuchs to retreat, leaving a group of dancing girls dancing in the backyard. The dancers are only wearing tulle, and Miao Man's posture is full of palace eyes. Wanli drank as a reward, or beat drums and shook his head to music. Usually wait until the sky is getting dark, the dancers are all happy, and Wanli is reluctant to give up the guards to retreat.
In fact, the dancing girl is far from the highest level of Wanli's greed. In the harem, the beauties are like clouds, the concubines are around, every night, Wanli summons several favored concubines into the bedroom, and the clothes are blasphemous to play with the moonlight. When the dream soul is not gone, he puts on a new costume hairpin, and indulges in chess art and wine appreciation all day long. It's a pity that the emperor is so decadent and absurd that he has no time to pay attention to state affairs, and Zhu Changluo, the king of Yan, has admonished, but it's a pity that Wanli only listens to the wind and ignores it.
Everyone in the world knows that Emperor Wanli is extravagant, but few people know that Zhu Yijun is still a Zen lover in private. Since childhood, he has been influenced by his grandfather Zhu Houzhao and is quite interested in Buddhist classics. Although Buddhism was once excluded during the reign of his father Zhu Yixie, after Wanli ascended the throne, he reopened his sincere admiration for Buddhism.
In the harem, Wanli even has a monk's room, and often invites senior monks to come to explain the Buddhist Zen machine. Every festival, Wanli is even more squandering, inviting monks to the palace to preside over Buddhist affairs. Soon after, Jingshi spread rumors that Wanli behaved in a Buddhist style and was calm and calm in trouble. When looking at the Buddha statue, Wanli is even more solemn and respectful, not at all like the appearance of the harem.
In addition to inviting monks to give lectures, Wanli also loves Buddhist martial arts, and often invites Taoist monks to teach inner boxing skills in the backyard. I heard that Zhu Houxi, the king of Wuwei, also used this to prolong his life, coupled with his strong martial arts, so Wanli also loved this. Whenever he exercised, Wanli would untie his clothes to show his piety. And the concubines and maids around her were also sent to teach the same martial arts, forming a unique Zen martial arts atmosphere.
Wanli is cool and lustful, arrogant and lascivious, and everyone in the government and the opposition is well known. Why didn't any of the ministers in power dare to admonish them? The hidden truth is really ridiculous. It turned out that when Wanli was indulging in lustful dogs and horses, he secretly bribed the hands of ministers and magnates, so that they were not surprised by their debauchery and indulgence.
Wanli has always been fond of eunuchs, and as early as when Zhang Juzheng was an assistant, he secretly reused ministers such as Yan Song and Cheng Can, who were impeached by Zhang Juzheng. When Zhang Juzheng died, the series of books was exceptionally reused by Wanli, and he was named the prince and the prince, and he was in charge of the government. Wanli attaches great importance to the series of books, and gives him a lot of courtesy and power, and even the princes and ministers have to bow down to him.
In addition to the book series, Wang Xijue, who was the prime minister at the time, and others were also stained with Wanli's bribery. Wang Xijue's house suddenly appeared a large number of belongings, filled with gold, silver and jewelry all over the courtyard. Wanli not only rewarded Wang Xijue with a large amount of silver, but also attributed the silver money he bought from others. It can be seen that Wanli spared no effort to bribe in order to indulge in debauchery.
According to word of mouth, Emperor Wanli has always been wise and martial, but he lost himself after Zhang Juzheng's death. In fact, after careful study, Wanli is also well aware of the military and civilian sufferings of the Ming Dynasty and the opposition, and the reason why he allowed himself to be so obscene and desolate was because he was depressed and unable to return to heaven.
Outside, there are barbarian Japanese troops pressing the border, and there are peasant uprisings inside that have repeatedly caused chaos, Wanli became the emperor who rewarded the military salary with war books every year, and the poor people of the world suffered countless disasters. One year, the government and the opposition suffered from a drought, and Wanli actually issued an edict to personally inspect the disaster in various provinces. Along the way, the mountains are all scorched earth, the people are not able to make a living, and the abject poverty and misery are shocking. Wanli was full of emotion, but he was helpless.
What's even more tragic is that the soldiers Wanli saw with his own eyes still bravely fought on the front line despite being heavily wounded, which is deplorable. During a pilgrimage, Wanli even personally brought breakfast to the wounded and served them for dinner. The imperial dining room serves delicacies dipped in vinegar and vegetables, and the meals on the old man's abbot are full of Wanli's filial piety and care, but they can't change the difficult battle situation.
The battlefield was buried, and the warriors spilled blood on the battlefield. Perhaps it was these brutal scenes of war that made the prodigy realize that he was only a mortal after all as a monarch. Looking at the boundless government and the opposition, Wanli has no way to explain the matter of government affairs. So he could only blindly indulge in indulgence and indulgence, in order to paralyze his powerlessness against the decline of the country.
Crises lurk and war continues on the border
Just when the Wanli Emperor was indulging in wine and indulgence, the frontier of the Ming Dynasty encountered an unprecedented major crisis. The Later Jin Jurchen tribe in the north, under the unification of Nurhachi, has gradually formed a powerful military force; In the eastern part of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a Daimyo with a strong ambition, directly opened up the territory and took advantage of the weakness to enter Korea.
For the rise of the Later Jin, the Ming Dynasty government was not without precautions. As early as the Wanli period, the border general Yuan Shao went to Wanli to warn Nurhachi that the gathering of troops was becoming more and more rampant, and if he did not try to stop it, there would be endless troubles. It's a pity that the government and the opposition were used to being greedy and lazy at that time, and even the ministers only turned a deaf ear and didn't take it seriously at all. By the twenty-seventh year of Wanli, the Houjin had been initially unified, and the eight-banner military system such as the blue flag and the white flag had been established, and the army was unprecedentedly strong.
Wanli woke up at first glance, and Fang wanted to ask for it in person, but was secretly obstructed by the party of his relatives. Just as Zhang Juzheng said back then, the party of foreign relatives often only seeks power and profit, and is indifferent to the safety and danger of the country. Wanli was coerced by his relatives again and again to do nothing, so he had to let Houjin expand wantonly, and it was not until several months under the city of Beijing that it really attracted attention. But by that time, the Ming army had no strength and had no choice but to retreat.
At the same time, the war in Korea to the east intensified. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who ruled Japan, proclaimed himself the "Son of the Sun" and attempted to establish the first power in Asia in order to expand the territory of the Korean Peninsula. Wanli has been repaired for many years, and finally because of the repeated failures of Yuan Lun, the border general, he slowly paid attention to it. Within a year, North Korea had lost its outer city, and the entire peninsula had suffered heavy losses, with heavy casualties among military and civilian personnel.
The king of Joseon, Li Xu, came from the Ming Dynasty to ask for help, and Wanli ordered to recruit soldiers and horses from Guizhou to come to the rescue. However, when he arrived at the front line, because the commander Xu Rongge was anxious for success and profit, he blindly served the king, but was besieged by the Japanese army and finally captured by Toyotomi. When Wanli heard of the military fiasco, Fang rose up from the table and asked the teacher for the crime. Xu Rong had already died in battle, but he left his life to pass on.
It began to move to Beijing, and the Ming Dynasty has been in a slump since then
In the face of many crises, Emperor Wanli finally had to temporarily restrain his obscene life and personally deal with the major affairs of the court. However, due to his advanced age and the debauchery of his early years, he is now struggling to cope. So Wanli decided to start anew and ordered the capital to be moved to Beijing, in order to regroup and turn things around.
This decision really shocked the government and the public. According to the old practice, since Zhu Yuanzhang founded the country, the Ming Dynasty has adhered to the tradition of the Southern Capital, and the capital was built in Nanjing. Now he has to go to Beiping and change his course, which shows that the situation is critical, and Wanli is also stretched. At that time, the ministers also repeatedly told that they should not be rash, but Wanli insisted on his own opinion and finally had to obey.
So he dropped out of the dynasty for half a year, Wanli moved the capital to Beijing, reorganized the cabinet there, and ordered the general Yuan Yong to lead the elite soldiers to go to the imperial car. But who expected that Yuan Yong had just arrived in Beijing, and he was accused of corruption and dereliction of duty by the border people one after another, and was severely beaten by Wanli and almost executed. This defeat made Yuan Yong hold a grudge and take refuge in Jizhou to rebel.
Wanli was furious when he heard the news and ordered troops to be sent to suppress it. However, just as the encirclement and suppression was being carried out, he received a border report that the army of the Ma tribe in the north had pressed the border and was approaching Yanqing. At the same time, the Houjin Jurchen tribe took advantage of the situation and approached the Shanhaiguan area. Wanli had no choice but to give an order to concentrate on resisting the enemy.
This decision also delayed the war on the border with Korea. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was overjoyed when he saw this, and ordered the general Hideji to attack Sanriku and capture the Joseon king Li Xun in Wangjing. The DPRK military and civilians suffered heavy casualties, and their morale was exhausted. In an instant, Japan had overwhelmed the border and approached the three eastern provinces of the Ming Kingdom.
The government and the opposition were terrified, and they urged Wanli to dispatch troops as soon as possible, so as to be ashamed. However, who knew that Toyotomi Hideyoshi was cunning and scheming, but in fact, he had secretly plotted to withdraw from the army, just to force the Ming Dynasty to cede land and pay compensation. When the Ming Dynasty's secret envoy Zhao Qiang went back and forth several times, Toyotomi reluctantly retreated and withdrew from Korea.
In this Korean war, the Ming Dynasty suffered heavy losses, not only stopped the offensive against the Houjin, but also opened the borders of the north, and the military and civilians suffered numerous casualties. Since then, the Ming Dynasty has been in a slump, declining day by day, until the final destruction of the country and extinction, isn't it self-inflicted?
The government and the opposition were disappointed and depressed, and the Ming Dynasty collapsed from then on
After several years of turmoil, the Ming Dynasty had begun to show signs of decline. Outside, there are Later Jin Jurchen and Japan daimyo pressing the border, inside there are corrupt officials and corrupt officials who are rampant, plus the Wanli Emperor is old and his health is deteriorating, and the entire Daming has long been in turmoil. The government and the opposition are even more disappointed and depressed, and they are secretly worried about the country's future.
In order to deal with the crisis, Wanli decided to move the capital to Beijing, but the result not only did not revive the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, but made the situation worse. Yuan Yong, the founding general of the People's Republic of China, was hit hard by Wanli overnight, and finally took refuge in the anti-thieves, which made the war in Liaodong difficult for a while; And Toyotomi Hideyoshi of North Korea relied on his cunning skills to force the Ming court to cede land and pay compensation. For a time, the government and the opposition were deeply suspicious and disappointed by Wanli's talent.
Not only that, but as he got older, Wanli's health also deteriorated. The heroic and brave generation of Ming Jun in the past is now in his twilight years and out of breath. What is even more serious is that after Zhang Juzheng's death that year, no one in the DPRK and China dared to speak out. Relatives compete for power and profit, and corruption is rampant; Inside, the first assistant is obsessed with power and firmly controls the power of the government. As a result, there was a sarcastic comment that "the backyard was not careful, and the former dynasty Xiao Shu slowed down" circulated in the government and the opposition.
The most disappointing thing for the government and the opposition is the mediocrity in the late Wanli period. At first glance, he seems to be unresponsive and arbitrary; But the truth is a masterpiece of forgetfulness, and the advice of the ministers has long been forgotten. Even if his own clan descendants make mistakes, Wanli will greatly defend them, adding suspicion. Moreover, due to his obsession with yoga Buddhism, Wanli became more and more superstitious, often talking nonsense in the sky.
All of these are enough to make the Ming Dynasty scattered. The generals fought bloody battles on the front line and worked hard; The courtiers in the rear forgot to sleep and eat, and they were exhausted. However, the final result was the harvest of a mediocre and incompetent emperor, coupled with the decline of national strength and the intensification of corruption, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty go into decline step by step? Therefore, there are poems in later generations as evidence: "Toyotomi is outside Yan Yunyang, and the embers of Chibi are finally completed." The blood poured into the Chu and Han dynasties, and the rest of the year was blurred and so on. "