Chapter 51 The king died in Sheji, but he really died
Chapter 51 The king died in Sheji, and he was really dead
Author: An Jing l
Chapter 51 The king died in Sheji, and he was really dead
In the parallel world where Zhu Youjian lives.
The moment the wordless stone tablet fell from the sky, it was surrounded by the imperial army.
Since Wei Zhongxian's incident had only happened not long ago, the Ming court's nerves were still quite tense.
[When Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne as emperor, the most powerful person in the court at that time was the eunuch Wei Zhongxian.
What he wanted was an infant who was easy to control as emperor, not Zhu Youjian, who was older and difficult to control.
At this time, Wei Zhongxian had actually taken control of the imperial court's intelligence agency, and even most of the officials had surrendered to Wei Zhongxian.
On the other hand, Zhu Youjian only had the support of the Queen Mother and a few loyal ministers who were dissatisfied with Wei Zhongxian.】
[The disparity in strength between the two sides is so great that Zhu Youjian is always on guard against Wei Zhongxian's possible unfavorable actions against him. He even brings his own meals, and tries to stay with a large group of people on weekdays, just to
Avoid being assassinated by Wei Zhongxian’s people.]
[When he was wary of the possibility of Wei Zhongxian assassinating him, Zhu Youjian also pretended to be polite, extremely obedient, and very respectful to Wei Zhongxian, just like his brother Zhu Youxiao.]
[Zhu Youjian spent a month to win Wei Zhongxian's trust, and at the same time secretly contacted the forces opposed to Wei Zhongxian.
Three months later, after Zhu Youjian figured out the overall situation of the court, he decisively took the initiative and successfully eliminated the forces of Wei Zhongxian's lineage.
Wei Zhongxian committed suicide, and more than 200 officials serving him were either executed or deported.
At this point, the most powerful and evil official in the Ming Dynasty was finally completely destroyed by this young Emperor Chongzhen.】
Liu Xiu said with some confusion: "From here, it seems that Zhu Youjian is not stupid at all!"
The corner of Liu Che's mouth curled up slightly and he said: "Pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger has won me the true inheritance of my great ancestor. So why is this emperor a coward?"
There was a coldness in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and he said to himself: "Eunuch?"
Zhu Di fell into deep thought and thought to himself: "Is it wrong for me to reuse eunuchs?"
[But history sometimes plays some nasty jokes.
Although Wei Zhongxian committed a heinous crime, he was really a very capable and visionary eunuch.
After Wei Zhongxian's death, only seventeen years later, the Ming Dynasty perished!】
"Why???" Zhu Youjian couldn't believe it. He couldn't figure out why he got rid of the biggest cancer in the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty died instead!
[When Wei Zhongxian was there, although he brought chaos to the imperial court and plundered the people's fat and anointed money for himself, he still managed it carefully and used part of the money for national finance and military expenditures, and gave priority to ensuring the supplies and supplies of the Liaodong region at that time.
Soldiers’ pay.]
[After Wei Zhongxian's death, the Donglin Party slowly took control of the government.
In fact, most of the Donglin Party members came from the literati class in the southeast, and most of the money Wei Zhongxian plundered came from the homes of these literati in the southeast.
After these people regained control of the court, they did more outrageous and stupid things than Wei Zhongxian!
They not only monopolized the court and interests, but also cut off the people's livelihood.
In addition to internal strife, they do not have the brilliant means and vision of Wei Zhongxian, which leads to the erosion of the frontier and the loss of reputation. Eventually, rebels will rise everywhere and the building will collapse!]
[In short, as Wei Zhongxian was executed by Emperor Chongzhen, Wei Zhongxian’s party members were severely punished, and the Donglin Party rose rapidly after losing its constraints.
They disrupted the imperial court, led to the rapid decline of the Ming Dynasty's national power, and triggered a large number of peasant uprisings in the country.
In the seventeenth year of Emperor Sizong of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen, Li Zicheng invaded Beijing. Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself on a coal mountain and the Ming Empire was declared destroyed.]
Zhu Youjian's heart and expression were shattered at this moment.
He really couldn't understand why the Donglin Party, a group of literati who seemed to be gentlemen, ended up harming the entire Ming Dynasty!
"We know that none of these scholars are good at anything!"
Zhu Yuanzhang killed a lot of scholars. Perhaps he had really seen how dirty these people were?
Zhu Di took a deep breath and murmured: "I'd better continue to use eunuchs. These scholars really need a force that can compete with them."
In Zhu Youjian's world, those Donglin Party members were collectively silent.
They seemed to feel a storm hidden under the calm, and they began to exchange glances with each other, preparing to welcome the emperor's thunderous wrath.
But they didn't know that Zhu Youjian was passed out alone in the imperial study room at this moment.
[After talking about external factors, let’s look at internal factors. 】
[In addition to external factors such as natural disasters, the Donglin Party, the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and peasant uprisings, the other biggest factor that led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty was actually Zhu Youjian himself. 】
[He is headstrong, suspicious, good at killing ministers, and insists on going his own way even after making mistakes.
He basically made all the mistakes that an emperor could make, and at the same time, he messed up both the "relationship with the people" and the "relationship with the bureaucracy". The key is that he was also very hard-working, which accelerated the demise of the Ming Dynasty.
.]
Liu Xiu looked a little embarrassed and said, "I take back what I said before."
"Sure enough, Su Shangshen is right, he is a very hard-working idiot!"
"Is it really God's will to have such an emperor in my Ming Dynasty?!"
[Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian had no ambition to revive the Ming Dynasty, but he had no talent to help the country!
His efforts and everything he did accelerated the demise of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that God played an extremely absurd joke on the Ming Dynasty.]
[But even though the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, Emperor Chongzhen still remembered the ancestral motto of his ancestors - "The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country!"]
[After Li Zicheng captured Beiping City, Zhu Youjian personally ended the lives of his family, and then he also ended his own life with a white silk ribbon on a crooked neck tree in Meishan!]
[Although some people despise Zhu Youjian's behavior of attacking his family, but compared to Song Huizong's situation, where all the women in the family became Jurchen playthings, perhaps dying immediately is another relief. ]
Seeing this, Song Huizong Zhao Ji's face turned green, and even his hair turned green.
Xuan Ye sighed: "It starts with a bowl and ends with a rope. This is the Ming Dynasty. But I have to admit that both Lao Zhu and Zhu Laosi are the formidable masters of ZTE!"
Seeing his tragic ending, Zhu Youjian showed a look of unwillingness and struggle on his face,
"No! I will never let the Ming Dynasty end up like this. I will never let the country passed down by our ancestors be lost in my hands!! Su Qian! Su Shenxian! Please help me!!!"
[Zhu Youjian has great ambitions and works hard to govern. He eats and drinks every day, is hands-on, and works very hard in governance. However, he has no plan for governing the country and employs people poorly. He is also suspicious, jealous, harsh, and cruel, which leads to constant party disputes.
, the government is in chaos.]
[There is a poem that summarizes him very vividly:]
[A bandit with a ruthless heart will be poor, and he will reduce his husband's salary and pay a lot of money. It's a pity that he died three hundred years ago, and he gave up his worries, hard work, and hard work.]
[Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian was an emperor who was ambitious but lacked talent. He made many efforts in governing the country.
However, his political measures were either too radical or simply went against nature; moreover, he employed unknown people, squeezed the people, and unjustly killed ministers and famous generals, which ultimately led to the decline and collapse of the Ming Dynasty.]
[Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian is ranked ninth among the top ten mediocre emperors in history, and he deserves it!]