After Zhu Yuanzhang vented his anger, he finally felt much better. Looking at Zhu Houcong who was used to being beaten, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but kick him again.
"You said you don't like being the emperor, so you should abdicate early! You are really occupying the manhole and not giving up!"
Zhu Di was immediately shocked: "Dad, if a good throne is described as a cesspool, isn't this a bad idea?"
Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes at Zhu Di: "You are the only one who talks a lot."
Zhao Changge waited for the two people to calm down before continuing: "During the late Jiajing period, due to Zhu Houcong's inaction, border affairs were neglected, military pay was swallowed up, and Japanese invasion gradually emerged."
"Wait, Japanese invaders?" Zhu Yuanzhang was more sensitive when he heard the word "Japanese" now, because he knew that these little Baga would cause unforgivable pain to the Central Plains.
Zhao Changge nodded: "In fact, during the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates never disappeared. Starting from the end of the Yuan Dynasty, sporadic Japanese invasions occurred one after another. However, the scale was small and the incidents were not compact. Sometimes they took more than ten years to occur. Once, it didn’t attract much attention. But starting from Jiajing, the Japanese invasion suddenly became serious.”
"In the second year of Jiajing, an incident involving Japanese tribute envoys competing for tribute occurred in Ningbo, which led to the imperial court ordering the closure of all foreign trade portals such as Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang. From then on, the tribute trade road was regarded as Discontinued."
"Although the imperial court closed the door, many people still went to sea privately. The more severe the ban, the more serious the Japanese invasion. It happened that the political situation of the Japanese country changed at that time, which led to the development of the Japanese armed groups, making them loyal to the sea. Loot.”
"In addition, the lack of coastal defense power of the Jiajing Dynasty was also an important reason for the increasing number of Japanese pirates. Because all trade was cut off, the court hoped to reduce the threat of Japanese pirates with a containment policy, but this also directly cut off many trade and industry chains. The livelihood of the employees, in order to survive, forced their trade to go underground, and commercial disputes could not be resolved, and gradually turned into armed revenge. The Japanese pirate rebellion increased instead of decreasing, resulting in the Jiajing Japanese pirate rebellion."
"In addition to the Japanese invasion, several Datong mutinies broke out three years after Jiajing. In the fourteenth year of Jiajing, the Liaodong mutiny and the Guangning rebellion broke out. To the north of the Great Wall, the Mongolian Tatar tribe continued to invade the border, and the decayed army It was impossible to withstand these foreign enemies. In the 19th year of Jiajing, Ji Nang harassed Datong and killed the commander Zhou Qi. Later, the Wala tribe attacked the frontier fortress. In July, Ji Nang entered the right guard of Kou Wanquan, and the chief officer Bai Jue met the enemy at Xuanping and killed him. Defeated. In August, I invaded Yansui. In October, Duoyan invaded and killed the defender Chen Shun. In the 25th year of Jiajing, I declared myself Khan, sent envoys to discuss peace and asked for renewed tribute, but Zhu Houcong repeatedly refused."
Chaos, too much chaos. In a short period of time, the Jiajing Dynasty was in chaos internally, and external enemies also invaded one after another. Just hearing about this scene is terrifying.
"You beast, look at the good things you have done. If it weren't for you, the court wouldn't be in such chaos. The border army is so rotten that it can't even resist foreign enemies. Can you, the emperor, feel at ease doing this?" Zhu Di was angry. He rushed directly towards Zhu Houcong and banged his feet.
Zhu Houcong didn't refute. He could see that it was a wrong decision for him to come here today.
Just listening to these things that happened, although the Ming Dynasty did not fall directly because of this, how many people were ruined and killed behind it!
"In June of the 29th year of Jiajing, in order to force Zhu Houxun to agree to trade with each other, I led an army to invade Datong. Chief Zhang Da and deputy chief Lin Chun were both killed in the battle. He was appointed Xuanyuan for bribing Yan Song's son Yan Shifan. Qiu Luan, the commander of the general army, was so frightened that he bribed An Da with a large sum of money to persuade him not to invade Datong and to attack elsewhere. In August, An Da followed his troops eastward and entered Gubeikou on August 14th, burning, killing, and looting Huairou. , there were countless people in Shunyi, and the local army collapsed at the first touch. Ida marched straight in, and the entire capital began to be under martial law."
"Zhu Houcong urgently summoned soldiers and soldiers from all directions to defend the city, and flew a message to summon soldiers from all towns. After burning, killing and looting freely outside the city for eight days, the soldiers left with satisfaction and received Zhu Houcong's promise to pay tribute. . Known in history as the Gengshu Incident. After the incident, Yan Song killed Ding Rukui, the Minister of War, who carried out his order, to prevaricate his responsibility. Ida used force to force Zhu Houcong to successfully agree to open the market, but the nuisance at the border did not exist until the 32nd year of Jiajing. It just started to subside.”
When Zhu Houcong heard that his future was so aggrieved, his face turned red with anger. Although he believed in Taoism, he really never considered leaving the throne because he also liked the feeling of holding the power of the world. And because he has been in the palace all year round, most of the changes in the outside world need to be learned from other people's mouths, so he does not have a thorough understanding of the changes in the world. He knew that the court was corrupt, but he had no clear idea of how corrupt it was.
He can disregard the life and death of the people, but he cannot disregard his own safety and face.
When he heard that he would be forced by force in the future and troops were approaching the city, Zhu Houcong also became angry at this time. After all, he is also the king of a country. Doesn't he lose face by surrendering to other people's force? Face is one thing, Zhu Houcong is also worried about what will happen if one day this foreign enemy breaks into the palace directly. Even if he wants to practice Taoism, he must ensure that the Ming Dynasty will not collapse, and his throne and life safety are adequately guaranteed. Ah, otherwise how can I practice Taoism with peace of mind.
"In the thirty-second year of Jiajing, the Portuguese obtained the privilege of settling in Macau. In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing, fifty-three Japanese pirates from the Japanese country landed in Shangyu County, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, looted the three provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui, and Jiangsu, and attacked They plundered more than 20 places in Wuhu, Taiping and other prefectures and counties, and went right to the gates of Nanjing, the remaining capital. They rampaged for more than 80 days, killing and wounding 4,000 to 5,000 officers and soldiers."
"Wait a minute!" Zhu Houzhao was wondering whether there was something wrong with his ears or whether the Imperial Preceptor had said something wrong. Did he just hear that more than fifty people were running amok in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty and killed four to five thousand people? What a ghost story is this!
Not only Zhu Houzhao noticed it, but everyone else also noticed it, but everyone suspected that Zhao Changge accidentally made a slip of the tongue. There should be more than 50,000 people. Otherwise, how could they loot so many places in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty without any hindrance.
"What's wrong, do you have any questions?" Zhao Changge stopped and asked when he saw Zhu Houzhao interrupting him.
Zhu Houzhao laughed sarcastically: "It's no big deal. Did the Imperial Advisor make a mistake just now? The Japanese army sent 50,000 troops to invade the Ming Dynasty, and the route was unobstructed, reaching the gates of Nanjing?"
Zhao Changge's face looked a little strange: "Do you think I accidentally said something wrong?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present changed drastically.
"Is it possible that there are really only fifty-three people?" Zhu Houzhao asked tremblingly.
