Zhu Yijun took the throne as a teenager, and it can be said that he had been living in zhang Juzheng's shadow before he was pro-government, and after pro-government, he did not completely eliminate the shadow until after Zhang Juzheng's death. Of course, because of this, Zhu Yijun also had an explanation for changing his ruling attitude greatly after Zhang Juzheng's death.
The life of Zhu Yijun of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yijun was born in 1562, he was his father's third child, there were two older brothers in front of him, but he died early, so he can be said to be destined to become emperor. At the age of six, he was made crown prince by his father, Emperor Mingmuzong.
Zhu Yijun ascended to the throne four years after he became crown prince because of the death of his father, and after he ascended the throne, his era name was called Wanli. At that time, Zhu Yijun, who ascended the throne as a teenager, obeyed his father's orders, ruled diligently, listened to the words of the assistant ministers, implemented many reform measures conducive to development, and presided over a very famous event - the "Three Great Marches of the Wanli Calendar". It is said that the social outlook at that time was renewed, the people lived comfortably and richly, and this period was also known as "Wanli Zhongxing" by later generations.
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But the thriving scene didn't last long. In the fourth year after Zhang Juzheng's death, that is, the fourteenth year of Zhu Yijun's reign, he began to indulge in alcohol, and later quarreled with the cabinet over who to appoint as the crown prince, and finally simply ignored the government and did not leave the palace for thirty years.
Ignoring the government and politics, Zhu Yijun wanted to receive all the world's belongings to his side because he was greedy for money, and also levied a mining tax and silver from the people. He sent eunuchs to serve as overseers of the collection of taxes, and searched everywhere for the people's fat. In the later years of his reign, the people did not have a good life.
Zhu Yijun's struggle with Zhang Juzheng
Zhang Juzheng was hailed as the Ming Dynasty's "Prime Minister for Saving Time" and "ReformIng Famous Minister". However, such a generation of famous courtiers is very enthusiastic about power. At that time, according to Zhu Yijun's father's pre-death arrangement, another auxiliary minister, Gao Gong, was the top and most powerful cabinet minister, but after Zhang Juzheng's arrangement, Gao Gong was expelled from the government. After Gao Gong left, another assistant minister was also frightened by Zhang Juzheng and vomited blood.
Since then, the three cabinet assistant ministers left by Zhu Yijun's father are only Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng was very demanding of Zhu Yijun, who ascended the throne at a young age, and set a very strict time to study, and it is said that the schedule is detailed to every minute and second. Zhu Yijun had no way to resist, so he grew up in the shadow of Zhang Juzheng's rule. Zhu Yijun, who grew up in this way, was very dependent on Zhang Juzheng, but it was also very difficult to accept Zhang Juzheng's arbitrary power.
Zhang Juzheng has been in power for ten years, and the power used is what Zhu Yijun deserves. For Zhang Juzheng, this is a necessity for his administration, but for Zhu Yijun it is a symbol of his loss of power. Zhang Juzheng's allegiance to the state, in Zhu Yijun's eyes, was contempt for imperial power.
When Zhang Juzheng was alive, Zhu Yijun could not resist, and after his death, Zhu Yijun's hidden anger seemed to erupt. On the fourth day after Zhang Juzheng's death, the imperial historian at the time, well aware of Zhu Yijun's intentions, began to impeach Zhang Juzheng's remaining cronies, and later pointed the spearhead directly at Zhang Juzheng. Zhu Yijun took the opportunity to order and began to raid Zhang Juzheng's home, and Zhang Juzheng's coffin was almost opened to calm Zhu Yijun's anger. It was not until Zhu Yijun could not withstand the pressure of public opinion that he stopped persecuting Zhang Juzheng's relatives and friends.
Zhu Yijun's death was controversial
Zhang Juzheng was glorious in front of him, but after his death, he was ruined by the raiders, and Zhu Yijun's two attitudes after Zhang Juzheng's death made many famous courtiers at that time feel cold. But this may be the contradiction between the power of the monarch and the power of the subject, Zhang Juzheng is a generation of famous courtiers to the world, but to Zhu Yijun is a traitor.
During Zhu Yijun's 48-year reign, he was diligent and absurd, and the people were happy and happy, but they were also miserable and poor. Therefore, the evaluation of him in later generations is mostly love and hate. The author's evaluation of him is also mixed, and it can only be said that a large part of Zhu Yijun's diligent administration in the early stage can actually be attributed to Zhang Juzheng's teachings, but too strong teachings have also led to the reversal of things.
Zhu Yijun was a Ming Jun before Zhang Juzheng's death, but soon after Zhang Juzheng's death, he became a Ming Jun, which is exactly the distortion of human nature caused by the ultimate oppression and liberation. This distortion is actually similar to the incident of many college entrance examination students indulging in drug addiction and abortion after the college entrance examination. Man is like a spring, can not be pressed too tightly or pulled too open, otherwise the spring must be broken, human nature collapsed.