Introduction: The first part introduces the sons of Emperor Wanli of The Ming Dynasty, who favored Concubine Zheng Guifei, and Loved Wu and Wudi also doted on Zhu Changxun, the King of Fu. Because of this, the career of The Crown Prince of The Ming Guang Sect Zhu Changluo was very painful.
In 1620, Zhu Changluo, who had suffered a lot, finally ascended to the throne and succeeded to the throne, later Mingguangzong. However, he struggled to come to the bitter end, but he only sat on the throne for 29 days and then died, and later generations called him "the Son of Heaven in January". During his reign, nothing special was done, and his historical popularity was so low that it was almost negligible.
Although Ming Guangzong himself was not well known, the two sons he left behind were well known to the world: one did not love jiangshan and loved carpentry, and the other was the king of the ming dynasty, and finally hanged on a crooked neck tree on coal mountain.
This article is to introduce the sons of Zhu Changluo (zhu Changluo, emperor of the Ming Dynasty from August 28, 1620 to September 26, 1620, era name Taichang).
Eldest son, Emperor Mingxi ,23 December 1605 – 30 September 1627)
The fifteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of Emperor Guangzong Zhu Changluo, his biological mother Xiao and Empress Wang.
Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne at the age of 16 and reigned for 7 years, but finally accidentally fell into the water and died of a serious illness at the age of 23. To say that the emperor of the late Ming Dynasty died really strangely, falling into the water can also kill people, and Zhu Youxiao is not the first, Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao is also because he "accidentally fell into the water" to see the ancestors.
People are still relatively unfamiliar with the title of Ming Xizong, but if you say "Carpenter Emperor", you will immediately know that it is Zhu Youxiao. It can be seen that Zhu You's side business is much more well-known than his main business.
The historical evaluation of Zhu Youxue has always been bad, some say that he is an illiterate emperor, and some say that during his reign he ignored the government and allowed the "nine-thousand-year-old" Wei Zhongxian to cause chaos in the imperial program, in short, the evaluation of him is two words: Emperor Xia.
But the historian did not think so. First of all, Zhu Youxiao was not illiterate, just saying that his cultural level was average, but as the emperor's grandson, no matter how bad it was, he would not reach the level of illiteracy. Moreover, his low level of education was not caused by himself, because his grandfather, the Wanli Emperor, did not want to see his father emperor, and was bent on helping his uncle Fu Wang to the crown prince, which indirectly caused the childhood of Zhu You's school to be paid no attention to, and naturally abandoned his studies. If It can be said that Zhu Youxiao was eager to learn and prestige in his early years, it was definitely not a good thing for Zhu Changluo's father and son at this time. Imperial power struggles have always been bloody, and an unpopular crown prince is too outstanding and is likely to cause himself big trouble.
After ascending to the throne, Zhu You still did not do the right thing, which was again an imperial heart technique that could not be shown. Guangzong Zhu Changluo died on a red pill, and what was even more frightening was that the emperor died inexplicably, and finally only a few scapegoats were caught, and the hasty end was unclear. This made Zhu You's proofreading of the government fearful.
What kind of forces were there in the imperial court at this time? Colonel Zhu Yu did not know and did not dare to investigate deeply. At this time, the Ming Dynasty only needed someone to sit on the throne, as for who sat was not important, Zhu Yu did not want to follow in the footsteps of his father, but in the end he still did not escape this fate, just because he "accidentally fell into the water" went underground to report to his father.
As for his connivance with Wei Zhongxian as a disaster for the world, it was even more the balance of the emperor. At this time, although the Donglin Party claimed to be loyal to the king and the country, its actual work was all on paper. Although Wei Zhongxian also did a lot of corrupt things, during his reign, he first introduced a commercial tax to reduce the burden on the peasants; reused Yuan Chonghuan, Sun Chengzong and other military generals, and forcefully suppressed the rise of Houjin, and even Nurhaci, who claimed to be able to start with thirteen pairs of armor, had no choice but to take these military generals. In the final Ming Dynasty, although there were many eunuchs who interfered in politics, there were no eunuchs who were above the imperial power, and these eunuchs who were in power in the opposition were just pawns in the hands of the emperor. Like the eunuch Liu Jin, he also once had great power, but in the end he was easily picked up by the young Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao.
Therefore, it is absurd to say that Xizong is illiterate; it is also debatable to say that he is faint and incompetent.
The second son, Zhu Youyi (朱由㰒), the Prince of Jianhuai
Died early at the age of four, mingxi sect's half-brother, birth mother Xiao and empress Wang.
Third son, Zhu Youyi (1609-1616)
The third son of Emperor Mingguangzong, his biological mother Wang Xuanshi .
This son died prematurely before Emperor Guangzong Zhu Changluo succeeded to the throne, at the age of 8. After Zhu Changluo succeeded to the throne, he posthumously honored him as the King of Qisi.
Fourth son, Zhu Youmo,Huaihui (1610–1614)
The fourth son of Emperor Mingguangzong, his biological mother, Concubine Li Kang.
He also died prematurely at the age of 5, and after Zhu Changluo succeeded to the throne, he posthumously honored him as the King of Huaihui. Although Zhu Youmo died prematurely, his birth mother, Li Kangfei, was a prominent figure in the "Palace Transfer Case". She took advantage of Emperor Guangzong's favor and raised Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian's brothers, and after Emperor Guangzong's death, she refused to move away from the Qianqing Palace, and plotted to hold Zhu Youxiao hostage, hoping to become an empress to listen to the government, and finally failed under the unanimous opposition of the courtiers.
Fifth son, Emperor Mingsizong (1611-1644)
The sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, his biological mother Washu Empress Xiaochun of the Liu clan, and the half-brother of Emperor Mingxi.
Although the Chongzhen Emperor was the king of the Ming Dynasty, he reigned for seventeen years without a single day of absurd government, and was very diligent during his reign, which can really be said to be "getting up earlier than the chicken, sleeping later than the dog". Unfortunately, at the beginning of his succession, Daming had already shown the appearance of subjugation, coupled with Zhu Youjian's own suspicious personality and self-sufficiency, and finally let Daming go to extinction step by step.
In March 1644, the peasant army of Li Zicheng besieged the capital, and Daming had no soldiers to use. At the last moment, the Chongzhen Emperor killed his wife and daughter, and took the eunuch Wang Cheng'en to hang himself on a crooked neck tree in coal mountain, only 34 years old, which was a promise to "the death of the king".
The sixth son, Zhu Youxu, the Prince of Xianghuai
The year of birth and death is unknown, but it is certain that he also died before Zhu Changluo succeeded to the throne, and after Emperor Guangzong Zhu Changluo succeeded to the throne, he was posthumously honored as the King of Xianghuai, and his birth mother was Concubine Dingyi.
The seventh son, Zhu Youzhao the Prince of Huizhao
Zhu Youhuan, like Lao Liu, died prematurely at birth. After Emperor Guangzong Zhu Changluo succeeded to the throne, he was posthumously honored as The Prince of Huizhao, and his birth mother was a concubine.
Overall, although Emperor Guangzong Zhu Changluo gave birth to seven sons, 5 of his sons died in front of Zhu Changluo. The two remaining sons later became emperors, but one loved carpentry and ignored the government; the other was very diligent, but in the end he could not save the disintegrating Ming Dynasty.
Since then, zhu Yuanzhang, the grandfather of the beggar, opened the country and to Chongzhen Zhu by inspecting the coal mountain, announcing the fall of Daming for more than 200 years, and posterity jokingly called Daming "the beginning of a bowl, the end of a rope".
References: History of the Ming Dynasty, Records of the Ming Dynasty, etc.
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