People often say that the father is a hero and the son is an asshole, which is what many people comment on Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qizhen's father and son. Zhu Qizhen was like a joke among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, the change of Tumu Fort had forever nailed him to the pillar of shame, and in contrast to the "Renxuan Shengshi" continued by his father Xuanzong, this son was no longer dim and discolored, but was complained that he was not worthy of being a descendant of the Zhu family.
In fact, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Qizhen's father and son are almost the same in terms of personality, character, and incumbency achievements. The personalities of the two are more emotional on the whole, and they are also very dedicated, belonging to the king of Shoucheng.
Zhu Zhanji is a good classmate, although he reigned for only 10 years, but during his reign with the people's livelihood, encourage production, etc., anyway, praise the emperor are those words of praise, in this statement will not be repeated, it is estimated that you do not want to see, I do not want to write.
Zhu Qizhen is indeed not suitable to be an emperor, but he is a good person, after all, choosing an emperor is not a moral model, and a good person really can't do the position of emperor. First of all, let's talk about the shame of Zhu Qizhen's life - the change of Tumu Fort.
Zhu Qizhen's shame comes from the eunuch Wang Zhen, who reused eunuchs, but this is actually not entirely his fault, he just inherited the tradition of his father Xuanzong, when Zhu Zhanji was in power, the eunuchs could already comment on the government and approve the chapters, and Zhu Qizhen just carried him forward.
The change of Tumu Fort was instigated by Wang Zhen by Emperor Yingzong, who was defeated by the Imperial Guard and became a prisoner himself. Why Zhu Qizhen became a prisoner of life had to find reasons from his father Zhu Zhanji.
Cheng zu Zhu Di is a combative person, and his life characteristics are: you do not obey, fight until you obey. Mongolia was thus cleaned up by Zhu Di in this way, but it was only 20 years before it made a comeback. Let's take a look at the border defenses left by Zhu Di, all of which zhu Zhanji has played.
Zhu Zhanji felt that his grandfather had been fighting wars for many years, making life difficult for the people of his country, and he had to rest and recuperate and let the people live a good life. This view and practice is absolutely correct. However, after Emperor Xuanzong succeeded to the throne, he compromised and made concessions to the armed forces of ethnic minorities, and bought peace on the frontier in the form of diplomacy and economy. In fact, as long as mongolia comes to pay tribute, it will give money vigorously, and it does not matter whether the tribute is good or bad.
It was also right that the Prince of Shoucheng did not carry out strategic expansion, but the border defense still had to be needed, and Zhu Zhanji directly abandoned Annam, and also moved nuer gandusi inward, and even exaggerated that there were no defenders in the thousands of miles of open space in the Hetao area. Yes, this is really opening the door to invite the bandits in. It was from this point that the Mongols grew into a major problem in their hearts, and history called the Northern Prisoners.
Looking back at the cause of the change in tumu fort, it is actually the problem of paying tribute and giving money, and fundamentally, we have to go to Zhu Zhanji to find the reason.
Zhu Qizhen was a prisoner in Vala for a year, and after returning to China, he "spent 7 years in prison" in the Nangong, which made him think bitterly for 8 years. After the restoration of the gate, he began to act as Li Xian, Wang Ao, and other sages, quelling the Shi Cao Rebellion and putting the country on the right track.
Yingzong was very dedicated, "Worship the heavens in the morning, worship the zubi, and look at the dynasty." After eating, read the chapter. Those who are easy to decide, that is, approved. " The "History of Ming" praises: Yingzong Chengren, Xuanzhiye, Hai Nei Rich, Chaoye Qingyan.
Such an emperor, in the ordinary people, is definitely a good person. He believed that the heart was good, and he cared for everyone who met him. For Shi Heng, who was flying and stumbling, he also endured again and again, and killing Yu Qian was also hesitant again and again, and finally made a decision at the instigation of the minister.
During his time in Wala, he was able to become good friends with Ye xian's younger brother Boyan Timur, and when Emperor Yingzong was released, Boyan Timur still held him and wept bitterly. How much charm does it take for a prisoner to attract the generals guarding him and make them brothers fellow.
The highlight of Zhu Qizhen's life was that he ended the martyrdom system, since Zhu Yuanzhang, every time an emperor died, there were always many people in the harem who were martyred, which was really cruel. And Zhu Qizhen was able to propose and abolish the martyrdom system when he was dying, which is really the glory of human nature and selfless consideration for others.
It is not difficult for a person to live for the public and forget his selfishness, but the difficulty is that when the god of death comes, he can think of others. Perhaps from the perspective of the emperor, Zhu Qizhen is not a good emperor, but he is definitely a good person, and history always talks about heroes based on success or failure, but sometimes it is also possible to talk about good or bad character.
Reference: History of the Ming Dynasty
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