If you want to say that the emperor in history likes to overturn the case and rehabilitate himself, the first thing you think of must be Qianlong. In particular, Qianlong's remarks in his later years not only contradicted the evaluations of his predecessors, but even turned his face and did not recognize what he said when he was young.
Chongzhen said that Yuan Chonghuan collaborated with the enemy and treason, and he preferred to say that Yuan Chonghuan went undercover and was a heroic loyalist of the Ming Dynasty; Kangxi said that Aobai was arbitrary and hegemonic, but he preferred to praise Aobai for his immeasurable merits; Zhang Tingyu was even more a heavy minister recognized by his father, but he let Zhang Tingyu return to his hometown and beat him many times.
Qianlong's reversal of the case is more or less the truth and how much is a political reason, and I will not share with you here, but today I want to talk about a puzzling historical event -- Zhu Jianshen did not hesitate to go against the will of his father Zhu Qizhen and rehabilitate his political enemy Zhu Qiyu.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="24" > father lost the war, ignorant little prince</h1>
Zhu Jianshen's complicated feelings for his uncle Zhu Qiyu must start from his father Zhu Qizhen.
There are many strange dynasties, and there are many Ming dynasties. During the life of Emperor Mingying, Zhu Qizhen went from being an emperor sitting on a dragon chair to a prisoner in a foreign country, and later returned to Daming but was put under house arrest by his own brother.
The life of his son Zhu Jianshen was also due to the very twists and turns he had given him
In the fourteenth year of Ming Orthodoxy, Daming and the neighboring Wala had constant friction, and Wala was a major problem in Zhu Qizhen.com. As we all know, the eunuch's status in the Ming Dynasty was very high, and the powerful eunuch Wang Zhenjin at that time encouraged Zhu Qizhen to personally lead the troops to the battlefield, and in order to encourage the army to win the victory, Zhu Qizhen personally put on armor and went to the front.
His father was reduced to a prisoner of the order, so why did the three-year-old prince serve the public?
However, the heavenly prince was not beautiful, Wang Zhen's eunuch was not good at the art of war, and soon there were only a few tens of thousands of 200,000 troops left, and finally Ming Yingzong was captured and captured, losing the king of a country, and the Ming Dynasty was in chaos.
Our protagonist, Zhu Jianshen, although he is the crown prince, should logically succeed to the throne, but Zhu Mishen is only three years old, even if he has the support of his mother, he cannot take on a big responsibility, and he will be laughed at by the people of the world.
In order to stabilize the situation, the empress dowager coordinated and decided that the emperor's younger brother Zhu Qiyu would succeed him as emperor, and the crown prince would still be Zhu Jianshen. On the one hand, zhu Qiyu, who is old, is arranged to stabilize people's hearts, on the other hand, Zhu Qizhen's son is still the prince, and in the future, the rivers and mountains will return to orthodoxy. This arrangement is the most reasonable at the moment, and it is the optimal solution that balances the interests of multiple parties.
At that time, in the face of the sudden throne, Zhu Qiyu also hesitated again and again, the situation was forced, when the imperial official Yu Qian came out with words and advice, and finally said that Zhu Qiyu succeeded to the throne.
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Zhu Jianshen, who learned to speak, did not yet know the crisis he was facing.
The taste of power is addictive, Zhu Qiyu, not only to sit firmly on the dragon chair, but also hope that his bloodline can inherit the unification. Before succeeding to the throne, Zhu Qiyu and empress dowager Yu Qian reached a consensus that the emperor's throne would be returned to his brother's son, and even famously said that for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, he did not care much about the emperor's position.
In the battle with Walla Beijing, Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian lined up troops to defend the city of Beijing, and Walla came from afar, unfamiliar with life, suffered heavy losses along the way, and finally lost. Zhu Qiyu became famous in one battle, and for a time his status soared, and he firmly established his foundation.
Bai Juyi once wrote in a poem that since the ancient kings were more fortunate, they were the most ruthless imperial family. Soon, Zhu Qiyu ordered the abolition of Zhu Jianshen's position as crown prince and made his son the crown prince, an only son who was loved by thousands of people.
Zhu Jianshen lived in the ignorant world for a long time, and was tricked by the eunuch palace maid into leaving the Eastern Palace, unaware that he had ceded his honorable position to his cousin.
However, on the one hand, Wa Thorn decided to end the imprisonment of Zhu Qizhen and release him back to Daming. It is not difficult to understand what Wash tzu did, knowing that his troops could not defeat Daming, he decided to release Zhu Qizhen to the mountains, hoping that the two brothers could compete for the throne and cause civil unrest, and he would find an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Zhu Qiyu's beloved only son died in just one year, and then there was nothing left. No son was Zhu Qiyu's heart disease, but Zhu Qiyu's minor illness became a serious illness, and he was depressed all day long, and finally died suddenly at midnight.
In the history book "Guo Yu", it is recorded that "the eunuch Jiang An Xizhi killed the king with a snuffocate and repaid the king" and also chose the name "King of Qi" as his nickname.
We do not know the truth of history, but Zhu Qiyu's orthodox throne came from an improper path, and eventually suffered the consequences of his own evil and died young.
Zhu Qizhen can be said to have verbally criticized his brother, killing All of Zhu Qiyu's cronies and staining the palace with blood for three days and three nights. Zhu Qiyu's character and ruling power were comprehensively negatively evaluated. Zhu Jianshen once again became the crown prince. Surprisingly, Zhu Jianshen did not have the same opinion as his father about Zhu Qiyu, who deposed himself as the crown prince.
According to historical records, Zhu Jianshen once said that "the matter of Jingtai has passed, and he no longer minds, and he does not need to be too harsh" to warn his subordinates not to discuss Zhu Qiyu's posthumous affairs and splash dirty water.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="8" > restore your uncle's reputation, what is the reason behind it? </h1>
So why did Zhu Jianshen want to rehabilitate his political enemy? There are three main aspects.
1. Zhu Qiyu was a hero of the Ming Dynasty
The change of the civil fort occurred, and the country suffered a defeat and had to cut the land to pay compensation and consume silver and materials.
At that time, the situation was like the shame of Jing Kang in the previous Song Dynasty, the emperor was captured by The Wallachians, and people with different intentions in the country secretly calculated;
What's more, Vala's ambitions will not stop at capturing the Ming Emperor so simple, there will definitely be the next move against Daming.
In a situation of crisis, it was Zhu Qiyu who ascended the throne to shoulder the burden of the country, stabilized the chaotic thieves in the country, and most importantly, he joined forces with the empress dowager and Yu Qian to defend the country's last line of defense and repel The Wallachians. Therefore, from the evaluation of the great righteousness of the family and the country, Zhu Qiyu is a positive character and will not become a sinner for eternity.
2. Stabilize the situation and buy people's hearts and minds through political means
Zhu Jianshen's new emperor ascended the throne from his father Zhu Qizhen, but although Zhu Qizhen was of orthodox blood, he still launched a coup d'état to regain power from Zhu Qiyu.
After Zhu Qizhen was reinstated, he killed many people who supported Zhu Qiyu, these people were not really chaotic courtiers and thieves, they had tried their best to defend their families and defend the country, and they were severely attacked so hard at once, and for a while the people above the court were panicked.
Although it is said that the heavenly son of the dynasty is a courtier, the court of the new emperor cannot change drastically, so the top priority is to stabilize people's hearts and serve themselves. So restoring the reputation of a dead man is really not a cost. A wise man who can avenge his own virtue and has a broad mind can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
3. Under the iron fist, there is also a little tenderness
You can feel from the article that Zhu Jianshen is not a fierce person, so in the face of his own uncle, the great hero of the country when he was young, he may have some feelings. Moreover, when Zhu Qiyu was in power, he did not kill him completely, and now he has a little mourning after his death, which can also be regarded as leaving two faces.
As mentioned in the previous article, at the beginning, Zhu Qiyu was unwilling to succeed to the throne, and it was more forced by the situation and the advice of the empress dowager and Yu Qian. It is really not to have a grudge against a victim of expediency at that time, but it is better to rehabilitate him and win a good name.
This truth, Xiaobian understands, presumably Zhu Jianshen understands more.