Zhu Yousong, the Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, was fat and drunk all day.
One day, not long after he ascended the throne, the Hongguang Emperor drank again, and after playing a drunken madness with the attendants around him, he fell asleep on the dragon chair.
When the Hongguang Emperor woke up, he felt very uncomfortable, and he was all over his body, except for his fingernails, sweat, and hair.
Just at this time, the chancellor Liu Zongzhou had something to report to the emperor.
Portrait of Liu Zongzhou
Liu Zongzhou looked at the grinning look of the Hongguang Emperor's teeth, and then went forward to advise: "The emperor is rational every day, but we must take care of the dragon body, drinking too much wine hurts the body, or it is better to quit." ”
The Hongguang Emperor found himself out of shape, so he found a step for himself.
Emperor Hongguang said, "Mm-hmm! What the gentleman said is that the wine thing is placed in the jar honestly, put into the stomach will not obey, quit drinking is not only good for the body of the Ming, but also for the good of the people of Daming, tomorrow the dawn will begin to abstain from drinking, and from then on the drops of wine will not stick. ”
Liu Zongzhou was somewhat flattered, the emperor really gave face, there was such an emperor who knew that he was wrong and changed it, the Ming Dynasty was saved.
Liu Zongzhou was a little too careless to go, and said casually: "The emperor is the king of a country, where can he not drink when he encounters the scene?" Each meal can drink less, activate the blood and dissolve the stasis, which is good for the body. ”
The Hongguang Emperor was just on a whim, the wine had not yet passed, and seeing the sensible Liu Zongzhou find a step for himself, the Hongguang Emperor borrowed the slope to get off the donkey: "Mm-hmm! Good! After that, only one drink per meal. ”
Ming Dynasty gilded wine glasses
The Hongguang Emperor had long been dependent on alcohol, and abstaining from alcohol was simply his life.
The eunuchs around him were more sensible, and they felt a very large golden cup in the palace, and the Hongguang Emperor really only drank one cup per meal, and this full cup was enough to make him drunk.
Smokers say quit smoking, fat people say lose weight, and drunkards say quit drinking, which is actually a ghost look.
The Hongguang Emperor, who abstained from alcohol, not only did not reduce the amount of alcohol he drank, but also gained a reputation of "abstaining from alcohol".
The Hongguang Emperor, who only knew how to indulge in wine all day, was simply unable to govern half of the country.
If a government is to let the incompetent Ma Shiying toss and turn.
After eight months on the throne, the capital of the state, Nanjing, was breached by Qing forces.
The Hongguang Emperor fled Wuhu, was captured and taken to Beijing, where he was beheaded the following year.
Shi Kefa, a famous general of the Anti-Qing Dynasty, pointed out to the point long ago: The Hongguang Emperor was "disloyal and filial piety in the domain, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for the lord of the world!" ”