Among the dozen emperors of Daming, if you have to choose the one with the worst comprehensive performance, many people may feel that Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen should be awarded this honor.
Because he actually lost such a big battle as Tumu Fort during the most powerful period of Daming, the elite of the Ming army was lost and the country was injured. Moreover, he himself was captured by the Wallachians, seriously insulting the dignity of an empire.
In addition, he also brutally killed Yu Qian, who had made meritorious contributions to defending the country. This series of confusing operations has made many netizens indignant today, and have given him a lot of nicknames full of contempt, such as Mingbao Sect, Ming Sect, Men Tianzi and so on.
However, in the author's personal point of view, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen is not the worst emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and there is another one behind him, that is, Ming Xizong Zhu You. Zhu You's rot is mainly manifested in the following aspects:
First, he was the most uncultured emperor of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Youxiao was the grandson of Emperor Mingshenzong Zhu Yijun, but because Emperor Shenzong only blindly coveted his own pleasure during his reign, he neglected the issue of reading for Zhu Youjun.
His father, Emperor Mingguangzong Zhu Changluo, was also a short-lived emperor, so that Zhu Youxiao did not get the education he deserved for a long time, and his education level was very low.
It is precisely for this reason that after he ascended to the throne, he could only make judgments by listening to other people's drafts, but in his heart he was unwilling to rely on the opinions of the minister. He often did not know how to pretend to understand many things, and he changed some edicts many times, making the content unreasonable and making others laugh.
Second, he was one of the most mother-in-law emperors of the Ming Dynasty
Because Zhu Youxiao's birth mother died early, he poured his childhood feelings into the nursing mother Keshi, and at the beginning of the succession, he was crowned as Lady Fengsheng, which made many Donglin party members worry that she would use her favor to interfere in politics.
At that time, Keshi and Wei Zhongxian were in cahoots, and the two joined hands to fight back against the Donglin Party and arbitrarily exercised power above the court. In private, the two ate each other again, and the nursing mother Keshi gradually developed feelings for Wei Zhongxian.
In this regard, Zhu Youjian not only did not object, but also took the initiative to marry The Ke clan to Wei Zhongxian. His favor for Keshi and Wei Zhongxian was so excessive that the two of them reached the point where they were below one person and above ten thousand people in the dynasty.
In the palace, keshi has the power of an empress, or even an empress, and many people call her "nine thousand years old lady!" ”
Third, he was the most bizarre emperor of the Ming Dynasty
As a ninety-five supreme emperor, every day regardless of the government, the soul of the skillful he is intoxicated with making wood as a carpenter every day, and the things he personally created are really exquisite, if born in the folk, you can easily rely on this thing to live. But unfortunately, he is an emperor, and his duty is to govern the country, and if he does not govern well or does not want to govern, he will be spurned by future generations.
Fourth, he was the best male emperor of the Ming Dynasty
Male sex preference was an important trend of thought in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and male homosexuality swept the entire society at that time, and Zhu Youxue seemed to be particularly prominent in this regard, a little stronger than the Wanli Emperor.
According to various historical records, Zhu You's proofreading female color is not interested, and in the palace he has a very favored eunuch "Miss Gao", and the two play together and play together, and the shadows follow each other. Legend has it that this high eunuch looked as good as a virgin, and dan lips showed his eyes, no wonder Zhu Yu was so obsessed with him.
Fifth, his only contribution to the Ming Dynasty was the use of Wei Zhongxian
Throughout the life of Emperor Mingxi Zhu Youxiao, his commendable achievements were basically absent, and his only contribution was to enable and reuse Wei Zhongxian.
When Zhu You had just registered, Shenyang was still in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, but only a year later, Hou Jin completely emptied all the Ming strongholds outside Guanwai. The speed of this loss of ground is really very painful!
Although Wei Zhongxian's education level was not high, he framed Zhongliang in the DPRK, excluding dissidents and acting arbitrarily. But at least we could slow down the declining situation of the Ming Dynasty at that time, and not let the literati who had such empty ideals and no practical ability of the Donglin Party come chaotically!
To sum up, the author personally believes that in terms of the ability to swing badly, Emperor Mingxi Zhu Youzhen is more powerful than Emperor Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen and Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian!