It is very unfortunate that a person who has lasted for thirty-eight years and experienced countless storms and obstacles to reach the goal has died unexpectedly in one month. - "Those Things of the Ming Dynasty"
If a "most depressed and unlucky prince award in Chinese history" is awarded, Zhu Changluo is definitely eligible for the award.
You may have to say, what a joke! Being a prince is a very miserable and humiliating thing? Then I will be the future crown prince!
Don't get excited, when I tell you about Zhu Changluo's decades of princely career as a prince of the wind and sword, you will have to sigh a few sighs for this prince and tear up sympathy for him.
The Long "Battle for the Foundation of the Nation"
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Zhu Changluo is the eldest son of Wanli, and his mother is a small palace girl, the product of Wanli's one-night stand.
At first, for Zhu Changluo, Wanli was scolded by Empress Li; later, for him, Wanli fought with the ministers for more than ten years. Therefore, for this son, Wan Li did not look at it well, and felt that this son came too casually, where worthy of the status of the noble prince of the Ming Empire!
Therefore, Wanli did not like the mother and son from the beginning. And who is Wanli's favorite concubine? It was Zheng Guifei, who had good luck and gave birth to a son, Zhu Changxun, in the fourteenth year of the Wanli Calendar.
Zhu Changxun's son was precious to his mother, and Wanli wanted to give him Jiangshan.
Wanli - wikipedia.org
However, according to the Ming ancestral system, the throne can only be passed to the eldest son, even if the eldest son is a fool, then he must be made emperor. However, Wan Li wanted to make Zhu Changxun the crown prince, so he and the ministers were in trouble.
This princely war, known in history as the "dispute over the foundation of the country", lasted for more than ten years.
The birth mother's status is humble, the father is not painful or loving, as the first legal heir, but he can't get the Daming Jiangshan, Zhu Changluo is also unlucky enough.
Fortunately, Wan's behavior eventually annoyed Empress Li, and he began to be a little provocative. In the twenty-ninth year of the Wanli Calendar, Wanli completely conceded defeat and officially made zhu Changluo, the eldest son of the emperor, the crown prince.
A false alarm of the "demon book case"
Because Zhu Changluo was born early, in line with the various ways of the Heavenly Dao, and with the support of the empress dowager and courtiers, the position of prince still fell to him. However, his life as a prince for decades was not at all peaceful.
One day, an article of 100,000 plus was circulating in Beijing. In just a few days, from the top cabinet chief assistant to the street vegetable seller, one by one can be reversed like a stream, this article, is the so-called "demon book".
The "Demon Book" is not large, just a few hundred words, but the core explosive point is prominent: Wanli wants to depose the prince and replace him with his beloved son Zhu Changxun! This demon book is very much in line with the specifications of the explosive article, the title is explosive, the content is very inflammatory, the author does his best to imagine things, and writes with a nose and an eye, just like the real thing.
Emperor Mingguang Zhu Changluo - wikipedia.org
Zhu Changluo, who had just become the crown prince, was terrified: "Oh my God, the father and king will abolish me one day!" ”
However, fortunately, Wan Li is wise, and he does not believe in the conspiracy theories of this article. He first said that everyone need not be nervous, all the secretaries of state are innocent, the position of the prince is also very stable, someone must be stirring up trouble, and the relevant departments must strictly investigate this matter.
Two weeks later, according to the report of the Chaoyang masses, a xiucai named Hao Shengguang was arrested. This person has a previous conviction, likes to be abducted and deceived, has a bad reputation, and must be the biggest suspect in the "demon book case". A few days later, Hao Xiu was beaten into a confession and confessed!
In view of the fact that the mastermind behind the scenes was not caught, the angry Wanli directly cut off Xiucai, and the "Demon Book Case" was also declared to end.
The bizarre "strike case"
On the evening of the fourth day of the first month of May in the 43rd year of the Wanli Calendar, a big man suddenly appeared in the Forbidden City, only to see the fierce man holding a large wooden stick, running wildly and waving all the way to the Ciqing Palace where the crown prince Zhu Changluo was located.
Logically, in the palace, ordinary people can't enter at all, but this fierce man has been unimpeded all the way to the prince's bedchamber. As the prince's residence, the only defensive force in Ciqing Palace was only two old eunuchs.
The old disabled eunuch met the burly man, although the eunuch's combat effectiveness was insufficient, but it was ok to shout for help. After the eunuch shouted, a group of people were quickly attracted, and with the assistance of the crowd, the big man was caught.
Zhu Changluo film and television drama image - "Daming Concubine"
After interrogation, the big man revealed a series of explosive news.
This person's name was Zhang Cha, originally a peddler who cut firewood for a living, and one day, he met an old eunuch, took him into the palace, gave him a wooden stick, let him beat people casually, and beat him to death, saying that after the matter was completed, he was given a few acres of land.
Based on these testimonies, it is not difficult to conclude that this is a typical buy-and-kill incident.
The Ministry of Punishment immediately reopened the trial and interrogated Zhang Cha on who was instructed. Zhang Cha confessed that the people who led him into the palace were Zheng Guifei's personal eunuchs Pang Bao and Liu Cheng, saying that they would give him money to "beat the prince"!
The evidence was all there, and Zheng Guifei couldn't deny it, so she cried and went to find Wanli. Wan Li said: I can't help you with this, you might as well go and ask the prince yourself."
Seeing Zhu Changluo, Zheng Guifei viciously issued a poisonous oath: "If I did this, my whole family would die!" Before the words could be heard, Wanli became furious: "Who are you cursing?" ”
Seeing his father's madness, Zhu Changluo also softened his heart: "In my opinion, this matter was done by Zhang Cha himself." ”
Hearing these words, both Wan Li and Zheng Guifei were relieved. Soon after, Zhang Cha was executed by Ling Chi, and the two eunuchs who took him into the palace were also done, and the "case of the attack" was closed.
The fatal "Red Pill Case"
After walking through the "dispute over the foundation of the country", surviving the "Demon Book Case", escaping the "Attack Case", surviving the death of his father Wan Li, Zhu Changluo, who had a great fortune, ascended the throne on August 28, 1620, and was known as Ming Guangzong.
In order to curry favor with the new emperor, Concubine Zheng Guifei found eight beautiful women and gave them to Zhu Changluo.
Being sent eight beautiful women in one breath, Zhu Changluo seemed to open a door to life, which made him realize the happiness of being an emperor. As the saying goes, a bite can't make a fat person, but after Zhu Changluo got a beautiful woman, within a few days, he became thin.
It is no wonder that Zhu Changluo worked hard during the day, and when he went back at night, he was still working overtime, a man who was almost forty years old, whose body could bear such a toss, Zhu Changluo not only lost weight, but also became ill.
According to the reason, this disease is not difficult to treat, but I don't know if Zhu Changluo is sick and confused, so he did not call the tai doctor to diagnose and treat it, but let the eunuch Cui Wenshi treat the disease.
After Cui Gonggong took the pulse, he prescribed a prescription: rhubarb, a laxative. A person whose body is hollowed out needs to be nourished, how can he take laxatives? Therefore, after Zhu Changluo took the medicine, he pulled dozens of times in one night, and this pair of medicines went down, and Emperor Zhu Changluo walked to the ghost gate before closing!
The drama is based on historical facts such as the Ming Dynasty's "Demon Book Case", "The Attack Case", and "The Red Pill Case"
In the face of the dying emperor, even if the hospital moved, it was powerless to return to heaven. After diagnosis, the tai doctors unanimously believed that Zhu Changluo was injured, afraid that he was more fierce and less auspicious. Just then, a petty officer stepped forward and said that he had a way to save the emperor.
This petty officer is called Li Kezhao, Li Guan is an amateur medical enthusiast, and he looks like a bone fairy wind, and seems to have some skill. Li Guan said that he had several "red pills" elixirs in his hands, which were given by Gao Ren to cure all diseases.
Although it was ridiculous, Zhu Changluo, who was in a hurry to go to the doctor, still took the red pill. After taking the medicine, Zhu Changluo was comfortable, his appetite was open, and his spirit was very good. In order to consolidate the medicinal effect, Zhu Changluo ordered Li Kezhuo to send another red pill and swallowed it in one bite.
Six hours later, the news came from the palace: the emperor had died!
That day was September 26, 1620, just one month after Zhu Changluo ascended the throne. As a result, Zhu Changluo gloriously became the shortest reigning emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and was nicknamed "January Heavenly Son".
What exactly is the "red pill" that Zhu Changluo eats? In fact, it is a mixture of women's menstrual blood, plus mercury sulfide, myrrh, frankincense and other things. Although this pill could not cure the disease, it was not fatal, and there are still many opinions about the cause of Zhu Changluo's death.
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