This chapter talks about Zhu Qizhen, the Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty.
What should I say about this person? Now he has been demoted to the point where he is worse than a dog. Various aliases have become popular, such as God of War, Baozong, etc.
I didn't want to say it at first, but I had no choice but to do so. As a small lover of Ming history, the author had some things that he didn't want to say.
This is also the reason why Tumubao and Emperor Yingzong are mentioned many times in the book Tyrant.
Today the author is going to give Ming Yingzong some justice, definitely not to wash him away.
But from an objective perspective, truly and fairly evaluate him.
Let’s start with the beginning. How to start? Let’s start with the words of Grandpa Mao.
"I was the most angry after reading the history of the Ming Dynasty. Except for the two illiterate emperors Ming Taizu and Ming Chengzu, the Ming Dynasty did better, and Ming Yingzong and Ming Wuzong were slightly better. Others were not good at it and did bad things."
This is not what I said, it is the great man's overall evaluation of the history of the Ming Dynasty.
First of all, from this sentence, I believe that as long as you are a normal person with your own thinking, you will not be brainwashed by modern online articles and film and television dramas.
Can a person who can be favored by great men and give good comments really be a loser?
Not to mention that the great man was familiar with the Twenty-Four Histories and carefully studied the history from Shang and Zhou Dynasties to the late Qing Dynasty many times.
Because in the drama "Da Ming Feng Hua", Zhu Yawen played Zhu Zhanji better, the praise of Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty has skyrocketed in the past two years.
It is said that a generation of holy kings died young, and what would happen to the Ming Dynasty if he died ten years later?
He also said that the temple name of Xuanzong was so awesome that no one who was not awesome could get into this temple name. He also said that the temple name of Yingzong was meant to be both praise and derogation. How could it be like this?
For this type of person, we usually use two words to evaluate him, history blind.
First let’s be clear.
The temple name of Xuanzong is not very good, it is really average. The posthumous title of Xuanzong is really good. For example, Emperor Xiaoxuan of Han Zhongzong, Liu Xun, is the real boss. Zhu Zhanji is not worthy of carrying his shoes. ,I said.
Many people confuse temple names and posthumous titles, which is really ignorant.
After all, I am evaluating Ming Yingzong, so I won’t say much about Zhu Zhanji. You can take a look at what I mentioned in the previous chapter.
The only good comment on Ming Yingzong in modern times is that he was a good man, but not a good emperor.
What I want to say here is that Ming Yingzong was not only a good person, he was also a good emperor. At least he was not stupid, violent or mediocre, and he had certain means and political acumen.
Moreover, he will consider the people and will not compromise with the civil service group.
This is much better than his grandfather Ming Renzong and Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji.
Why, we will talk about it later.
The Tumu Fort change in the 14th year of Orthodoxy was not accidental, but inevitable.
If the emperor at that time was the Ming Xuanzong who was blown to heaven, he would have to kneel in the Tumu Fort, or so I said.
Why, because Tumu Fort is not a normal military war at all, but a political war, but it is just a military war.
Many people only look at the surface and don't look for the root causes behind it.
The Tumu Fort occurred because of the internal power struggle in the Ming Dynasty.
The emperor and ministers were fighting for power.
During the Zhengtong years, the emperor's power was already very weak, and the power of civil servants was rising steadily. Zhu Qizhen wanted to regain his own power, so a political fight broke out with the officials in the court.
As we all know, Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di were both ruthless people. When they were there, the civil servants were so suppressed that they could not even breathe.
But what about after they die? The successor king simply does not have the ability like them.
Therefore, they could only continue to delegate power and compromise to civilian officials. Gradually, the imperial power weakened and civilian officials rose.
Ming Renzong is a typical ruler who rules by doing nothing. He does not have any great talents or strategies, but he can protect the country.
When Xuanzong arrived in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhanji wanted to cause trouble, but he had no ability and was tricked by civil officials. (He has never fought on the battlefield, so don’t be brainwashed by marketing accounts and film and television dramas)
His only two personal conquests were against the King of Han, but he surrendered before he could defeat the King of Han.
Another time, when patrolling the border, I had an encounter with the Mongols involving thousands of people. There are very few records.
I, General Zhu Shou, have recorded that I personally killed Mongols.
The most important reason was that Zhu Qizhen was too young to be in charge, which led to the loss of power.
The cabinet and civil servants took advantage of the opportunity to become bigger and seize a lot of power.
By the time he took charge a few years later, the structure of the Ming Dynasty had undergone tremendous changes.
Civil officials wanted to seize power, and Zhu Qizhen also wanted to take back power, and the struggle broke out.
Let’s first take stock of what happened in the Ming Dynasty during the Zhengtong years (only major events will be discussed here, forget about trivial matters).
Zhu Qizhen probably personally conquered the army at the time between the fourth and fifth years of Zhengtong, so he started planning from the fourth year of Zhengtong.
In the fourth year of Zhengtong, the father and son of Si Renfa and Si Jifa of the Xuanwei Division in Luchuan, Yunnan (now Myanmar) rebelled, and the first Battle of Luchuan began.
After a brief period of pacification, rebellions occurred one after another in the sixth, seventh, and thirteenth years of Orthodoxy.
The entire north-central Myanmar and southern Yunnan were reduced to rubble, and the Ming army's number of troops to suppress the rebellion each time was no less than 80,000.
Here I will focus on the Battle of Luchuan in the thirteenth year. In this battle, the Ming army dispatched 120,000 people, vowing to completely pacify Yunnan. (Ming Yingzong mobilized 30,000 reinforcements from the Beijing camp)
This was the first major war, and Ming Yingzong was responsible for coordinating and formulating strategies throughout the process. (The cabinet at the time was opposed to sending troops to quell the rebellion)
In the ninth year of Orthodoxy, large-scale uprisings broke out in Fujian, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi provinces. The main key leaders were Deng Maoqi and Ye Zongliu respectively. (Deng Maoqi and Ye Zongliu in this book are real people. I learned from them and then adapted them slightly, including Yang Hong)
This uprising lasted for a long time. The original historical record states that the five southeastern provinces were shaken and the country was in chaos.
Some historians of later generations commented that this uprising shook the foundation of the Ming Dynasty for the first time because it was really large in scale, much larger than in the early years of Chongzhen.
Ming Yingzong mobilized more than 100,000 troops from various places and the Beijing camp, and fought for more than two years before he could control it. (Among them, 20,000 were transferred from the Beijing camp. This is recorded in the original historical records. If you don’t believe me, read the Ming Dynasty Records and National Questions for yourself.)
These hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed in the southeast to quell the chaos for a long time. It was not until the Jingtai period that the main force was withdrawn to support the capital.
Around the 13th year of Zhengtong, a large-scale Miao rebellion broke out in Huguang, and Ming Yingzong sent troops south to quell the rebellion. (Beijing camp transfers another 30,000) (Already 80,000, keep this number in mind, this is the key point)
This army fought until the Jingtai year to quell the Miao rebellion.
This is a large-scale domestic war, let’s talk about foreign wars now.
During the Zhengtong years, the Ming army went to the north of the Great Wall several times, and two relatively large-scale battles broke out. They fought against Uliangha and Tatar respectively, and were directly crushed by the Ming army.
It can be seen that the Ming army's combat effectiveness is very strong.
At this time, Wala was still the younger brother of Tatar.
Here comes the key point. In the 11th year of Zhengtong, Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Qizhen used his own money to reward the capital camp. The number of people registered in the capital camp was 220,000. Look clearly, it is 220,000. This is the official record. Whether it is the history of the Ming Dynasty, the records of the Ming Dynasty, or the National Review, it is all recorded in this way, and it is absolutely true.
At the beginning of the 14th year of Zhengtong, Ming Yingzong appointed Guang Anbo as the governor, and took 20,000 soldiers from the Beijing camp to station in Datong.
Well, the fourteenth year of Orthodoxy has arrived, and this year is the year of Tumu Fortress.
At this time, Beijing City still had 120,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp, minus the troops that had been mobilized.
This does not include Kong Xiang and other old, weak, sick and disabled people.
Even though there are still 120,000 elite soldiers in the city of Beijing now, according to the records of the Beijing Defense War, before the war broke out, there were still 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers in the city. (Not counting reinforcements)
It can be inferred from this that the actual number of troops personally recruited by the Yingzong should be around 50,000 to 60,000.
Did the so-called rumor that the 500,000 elite troops and 200,000 elite troops in Tumubao were completely annihilated fall into disrepair?
In the Tumubao Incident, the Ming army was not completely wiped out. Less than 20,000 people died in Dingtian.
First of all, the first point is that Ming Yingzong only met Ye Xian on the third day after the Tumubao Incident. (Yingzong Records Volume 181)
(Original text) "I heard that the car was coming, but I was shocked and didn't believe it."
During the Tumubao Incident, Zhu Qizhen had less than 20,000 people around him. Why?
Because Yingzong was deceived by a military report, when Yingzong was preparing to return to Beijing, he suddenly received news of the invasion of Wala, and Ming Yingzong immediately ordered a battle.
One hundred and eighty-one volumes of Yingzong's Records:
"Gengshen's chariot commander sent out intelligence from the Xuan Mansion and captured our army. After that, he stationed the obedient Marquis Wu Kezhong. Later, he refused to conquer Zhongli. He was defeated but did not report to the general in the evening. He also sent the Duke Zhu Yong Yongshun Bo Xue Shou to lead 40,000 officers and soldiers to Yong Shou. When we ventured to Yao'er Ridge, we encountered the captives and fell into the trap."
Before the incident broke out, Ming Yingzong asked Zhu Yong to lead 40,000 troops out of camp to prepare for battle.
Just read this paragraph for yourself. The records in Ming Shi Lu are inconsistent, so I don’t need to say more about the rest.
There are so many details in this that I can’t even finish writing more than two thousand words now.
I will write the details in the official chapter. In fact, the plot I am writing now is the Tumu Fort Incident during the Zhengtong years.
I tried my best to restore the reasonable, scientific and real civil fort.
Ye Xian was just an unknown figure in Mongolia. He had never unified Mongolia and he was not qualified enough.
Just one reason, because he is not a descendant of the Golden Family.
Moreover, Wala is just a branch hybrid, and the orthodox main branch of the Golden Family has always been in Tatar.
In the Mongolian grassland, only Temujin's descendants are qualified and powerful to unify Mongolia.
Like Anda Khan, Dayan Khan, Lin Dan Khan, which one of these people is not surnamed Boljijin? Which one is not Temujin, a descendant of Kublai Khan?
What is it first? Why did he unify Mongolia?
A little grand master from Wala, you tell me he unified Mongolia?
It can be seen from the comparison of names that those who can be called the Great Khan in the grassland are all from the golden family.
Where did the pheasant come from first?
How did Ye Xian die in the end? If you are interested, you can check it out. The Yuan Dynasty's jade seal that was hidden was found out by others. Who would the Golden Family do if he didn't do it? Is this something he can have?
Everyone just needs to remember that history is not that simple, and don't be easily influenced by others.
For the specific details of the Tumu Fortress, please read my later chapters.
I'm not saying it's necessarily true, I just think it's based on my own research and reading the opinions of some experts on Ming history.
But what I can guarantee is that Ye Xian is definitely not that awesome. He is just a small person. I can guarantee this.
In short, everyone can just watch it for fun. After all, mine is also an online article, so feel free to use it. I can write whatever I want anyway.
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