"Zhu Youjian actually lived a very unhappy childhood."
"Mainly because his father Ming Guangzong Zhu Changluo was not liked by the then emperor Ming Shenzong. When he was five years old, his mother Liu made a small mistake and his father ordered him to be killed with a stick."
"From then on, Zhu Youjian was raised by his concubine, Xi Li. After a few years of raising him, Xi Li also gave birth to a child and could not take care of him, so he was raised by another concubine, Dong Li, until he became an adult."
"It is conceivable that the rough treatment in the process also created Zhu Youjian's character of being a sexual suspect."
"It was not until his elder brother Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne and made Zhu Youjian the King of Xin that Zhu Youjian's treatment improved and stabilized."
"Unfortunately, this kind of good life did not last long. In the seventh year of Tianqi, his elder brother Zhu Youxiao died of illness. Before his death, he left his last words to pass the throne to his younger brother Xin Wang Zhu Youjian."
"So, the seventeen-year-old Zhu Youjian inherited the throne, and his reign name was Chongzhen."
"Zhu Youjian had little education and was a non-existent presence at home, which resulted in his suspicious and low self-esteem character. After he took over, he made some achievements and then fell into disrepute, which caused contradictory consequences later."
"Coupled with the epidemic of plague at that time, floods, droughts, locust plagues and wars followed one after another."
"The unlucky Zhu Youjian not only had to face the invasion of the external Jin Dynasty, but also had to mobilize troops to resist peasant uprisings and military mutinies that were frequently caused by insufficient military pay."
"How to save him? In this situation, many emperors may be in a hurry, let alone Zhu Youjian who has never learned the ability to govern a country."
Li Zicheng: Emperor Chongzhen was a generally sympathetic emperor. In fact, he was not a bad emperor. Although he was not favored by his ministers, he worked diligently and did many good things for the country and people during his reign. At that time, he was Who can control the situation?
Xiaozhuang: Zhu Youjian was a diligent emperor. After getting to know him, I believe everyone has the same feeling. In his twenties, his hair has turned white, his eyes have crow's feet, he rises when the cock crows, and he often has trouble sleeping at night. He suffered from overwork and became ill, and there was no entertainment in the palace. Perhaps he did not expect that later generations would give him the title of mediocre king.
Yongzheng: Diligence is hard work, ability is really not good, being an emperor is not about hard work!
Princess Changle: This emperor is very unlucky!
Zhu Yuanzhang: Alas! What you said is correct. He is not capable. I, the founding emperor, cannot say anything about him. No dynasty can be prosperous all the time. Let it go! Let it go!
Qin Shihuang: Your Ming Dynasty is very strong, you should be satisfied, it is stronger than my Qin Empire!
Li Si: It's all my fault!
"Through our understanding of several emperors, we will continue to talk about Zhu Di. After we finish talking about the merits, we will talk about it again."
"We've finished talking about the Battle of Jingnan."
"Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty who escaped death by pretending to be crazy and acting stupid, later launched the historical Jingnan Campaign, deposed his nephew Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen from the throne, became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and renamed him Yongle."
"In these respects, Emperor Zhu Di was a talented and intelligent man."
"He conducted five personal expeditions to Mobei, laying the foundation for the stability of the north."
"Sending Zheng He to the Western Seas seven times not only enhanced the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, but also brought back exotic jewelry from abroad."
"Subsequently, the capital was moved to BJ, and the emperor guarded the country, which laid the foundation for BJ's current situation."
"Not only did he achieve some achievements in politics and military affairs, but he also ordered people to compile the "Yongle Dadian" and created a generation of prosperity that belonged to him, which was called the "Yongle Prosperity", so he was called the Yongle Emperor."
"Zhu Di's great achievements are indelible, and he has become a famous figure in history."
"However, despite his great achievements, he remained unmistakably cruel, with many similarities to his father, Zhu Yuanzhang."
"When his nephew was ousted from power, he eliminated the root causes, purged the ministers in the court who supported Zhu Yunwen, and established his dignity."
"He cleaned up the ministers for his rule, which is understandable, but he even bloodbathed the harem more than once during the Yongle period and killed thousands of maids."
"Why? It has something to do with two women."
"The first one is Concubine Quan Xian from North Korea. It is said that Concubine Quan Xian comes from a Korean family. She is beautiful, gentle and generous. She stood out from thousands of beauties and was named Concubine Xian by Zhu Di and treated her favorably. Very pampered."
"In 1410, Zhu Di personally went to Mobei on a military expedition, which lasted several months. In order not to be lonely, he took his favorite concubine Quan Xian with him."
Wu Zetian: I thought I was so kind to Empress Xu? It turned out to be nothing more than that!
Liu Bang: So cool!
Lu Pheasant: All men are good at it!
Qin Shihuang: Bringing women into the war?
Qin Liangyu: Zhu Di is not the first. There are too many of them. It is a common problem among men.
Xu Miaoyun: Isn’t that what women are like? Queen, don’t you understand? Isn’t it the same with Li Zhi?
Wu Zetian: So, is it really disgusting?
"But who would have thought that Concubine Quan Xian died when everyone returned triumphantly."
"She was Zhu Di's favorite concubine, which made Zhu Di very sad."
"I originally thought it was just an accident, but when she returned to the palace, a palace woman reported that Concubine Quan Xian was killed by the accompanying palace maid Lu."
"After Zhu Di heard the news, he immediately sent someone to check. It turned out that it was the palace maid who entered the palace with Quan at that time. She was jealous of the emperor's favor for Concubine Quan Xian and poisoned her on the way."
"However, Lu himself did not admit it, and said that the palace maid Jia Lu, who had a grudge against her, killed someone and put the blame on her.
"When Zhu Di heard the news, he was very angry. The two people could not tell who was the murderer. So he executed all the more than a hundred palace ladies including Lu and Jia Lu who were present at the time to relieve his anger."
"The second one is the concubine Wang who became favored after the Concubine Quan Xian incident."
"The royal concubine is not only favored, but the emperor also plans to give her the title of queen."
"Perhaps she was not destined to be the queen. Just when she was about to be canonized as queen, she died of illness."
"While the emperor was deeply saddened, the long-eyed palace maid Yu Shi was rumored to be befriending the eunuch."
"This matter was passed to Zhu Di, who immediately ordered people to check the ladies."
"It doesn't matter if they don't admit it. Zhu Di kept doing nothing but cleaning up the harem again. There were more than 3,000 maids in the palace. It was like this before."
"Zhu Di's ability to do such inhumane things is related to his murderous and suspicious nature, but it is also inseparable from the death of the two concubines."
"We should judge a person comprehensively instead of judging a person partially. Generally speaking, Zhu Di's merits outweigh his faults."
(End of chapter)
