In ancient times, when an emperor died, it would be enshrined in the royal family temple. The name used at this time is called the temple number. The temple number is evaluated according to the life and deeds of the emperor, generally good and bad. Among them, "Renzong" is recognized as a better temple number, representing benevolence and generosity.
During the Ming Dynasty, there was a Ming RenZong; during the Qing Dynasty, there was a Qing Ren Sect. Of these two emperors, who can afford the word "benevolence"?
Let's start with Akihito.
Akihito
Emperor Akihito was named Zhu Gaozi (朱高炽) and was the grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor of Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of Zhu Di, and the fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Gaozi almost did not become emperor. He has a gentle personality and a calm demeanor, but because he is obese and not good at riding and shooting, he is not liked by his father Zhu Di. Zhu Di favored his second son, Zhu Gaoxu the Prince of Han, and planned to make Zhu Gaoxu crown prince instead. At the advice of his ministers, Zhu Di canceled this plan and insisted on making Zhu Gaozi crown prince.
Zhu Gaozi's administration was known for his benevolence and generosity.
Zhu Gaozi's predecessor, Zhu Di, was a tough emperor who, after launching the "Battle of Jingnan", once punished a large number of ministers who followed Emperor Jianwen with an iron fist. During his reign, he also severely punished a number of ministers who did not obey him. The day after Zhu Gaozi succeeded to the throne, Xia Yuanji, who had been imprisoned for opposing Zhu Di's third expedition to Mongolia, was released and appointed Hubu Shangshu. Soon, he pardoned the family members of the ministers who had been punished by Zhu Di and let them return from exile.
Zhu Di
In that year, Zhu Di once sent troops to conquer all of Vietnam, and set up the Department of Political Envoys, the Department of Commanding Envoys, and the Department of Punishment and Inspection, which consisted of 15 provinces, 36 prefectures, and more than 180 counties. Considering that Vietnam is too far from the Central Plains, the natural and geographical environment is extremely harsh, the economic development is extremely backward, it is difficult to collect taxes, and it is necessary to pay more than 3 million taels of silver for the garrison and administrative institutions every year, and these costs will eventually be passed on to the people, so he resolutely withdraws the administrative organs and troops from Vietnam.
Mr. Zhu also pushed for a huge plan to move the capital from Beijing back to Nanjing. Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, mainly to conquer the remnants of the Mongol forces. Zhu Gaozi pursued a policy of recuperation and was unwilling to easily use troops abroad, so it was pointless to set up the capital in Beijing. At the same time, if the capital is too far away from the grain production and financial supply areas, it will increase the logistics costs and greatly increase the burden on the people in the southeast region. Unfortunately, as soon as this plan was carried out, Zhu Gaozi died suddenly on May 29, 1425, at the age of 47.
Zhu Gaozi reigned for only a year, and the series of practices adopted during this period were conducive to the people's recuperation, economic recovery, and the development of productive forces, and opened up an era of peace, stability, and prosperity. Later generations referred to the period of rule by Zhu Gaozi and his eldest son Zhu Zhanji as the "Rule of Renxuan". The "Rule of Renxuan" is one of the three great dynasties of the early Ming Dynasty, comparable to the "Rule of Wenjing" of the Han Dynasty and the "Rule of Zhenguan" of the Tang Dynasty.
Let's see Renzong again.
Emperor Renzong of Qing was the fifteenth son of the Qianlong Emperor and the fifth emperor after the Qing Dynasty entered the Customs, also known as the Jiaqing Emperor. In 1796, the Qianlong Emperor gave him the throne; in 1799, after the Death of the Qianlong Emperor, he finally seized real power.
The Qianlong Emperor
Compared with the Yongzheng Emperor and the Qianlong Emperor, the Jiaqing Emperor can be called "benevolent and benevolent".
Since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, whether it is Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, or qianlong dynasty, there have been more or less tragic literary prisons, which have destroyed many families and families, and made countless literati smell discolored. After the Jiaqing Emperor succeeded to the throne, he immediately rehabilitated two influential literary prisons, saying that the literal prisons "were occasionally incorruptible with pen and ink, so that they were in the same discipline as rebellion." At the end of the confession, the law of the loss of affection should be repeated." Since then, the Jiaqing Emperor has reigned for more than twenty years, and there has not been a single literal prison.
Of course, this is a blessing for the vast number of readers, but also a blessing for countless ordinary people. Even many officials were secretly relieved. After all, when the widespread prison of words occurred, even officials may not be spared.
literary inquisition
The Jiaqing Emperor treated his ministers kindly.
As we all know, the Forbidden City is very large, and horseback riding is prohibited inside. Many of the older courtiers had to walk to work or see the emperor. In order to show respect for his old subjects, the Qianlong Emperor especially allowed some ministers of high moral standing and high hard work to enter the Forbidden City on horseback. For the Manchurian and Mongol ministers, riding a horse was not difficult, but the Han ministers were not used to riding horses, so it was better to walk. When the Jiaqing Emperor noticed this, he specially allowed the Han courtiers to travel to work in palanquins or to see the emperor.
The Qing Dynasty entered its heyday during the "Kang Yongqian Period"; after the Jiaqing Emperor took office, the imperial court gradually entered a period of decline, and its financial resources were very tight. In order to maximize the cost savings, the Jiaqing Emperor decided to start with himself. He ordered that when celestial sacrifices and gurudwara were held, the accompanying ceremonial guard would be halved, and the empress and concubines would not have to follow along the way.
Jiaqing Emperor
However, the Jiaqing Emperor's "benevolence and benevolence" could not stop the decline of the Qing Dynasty. When the Jiaqing Emperor came to power, the Western world was undergoing a vigorous first industrial revolution. The Jiaqing Emperor was ignorant of these circumstances and still used the "Sacred Heart Method" and the "Ancestral Old System" to administer the country...
In summary, everyone believes that between Akihito and Kiyohito, who is more worthy of the word "ren"?