After Zhu Di's death, his eldest son Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne, namely Mingrenzong, with the year name Hongxi. Renzong was already old, and he died after only one year on the throne. His rule tended to be conservative and solid, focusing on recuperation and recuperation, appointing virtuous ministers such as Sanyang-Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu to assist the government, stopping Zheng He's voyages to the West and foreign wars to accumulate people's strength, encourage production, and practice frugality.

After Renzong's death, his eldest son Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne as Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty and was named Xuande. Xuanzong implemented the political state of Germany, and successively sent Zheng He and Wang Jinghong to the West, so that the national strength reached the extreme, and the history is called the rule of Renxuan. Xuanzong was also good at painting and calligraphy, and some paintings were handed down, but his reign was not without drawbacks, because Xuanzong liked to raise crickets, many officials competed to auction horses, and were called the Son of Heaven. At the same time, Xuanzong set up an inner study hall to teach eunuchs to read, which laid a hidden danger for the eunuchs in the Ming Yingzong period.

Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji was the fifth emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi, who was established as the emperor's grandson in the ninth year of Yongle and established the status of the prince. In the first year of Hongxi, Zhu Gaochi died of illness, and Zhu Zhanji became the emperor, with the year name Xuande. Although Ming Chengzu Zhu Di once predicted that Zhu Zhanji was a peaceful emperor, he liked to fight crickets since he was a child, so he was also known as the Son of Heaven and the Emperor of Weaving. Although he reigned for only ten years, he was a famous ruler in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and pushed the Ming Dynasty to the golden age of Renxuan's rule with his own virtue and governance.

Zhu Zhanji, who was favored at an early age, was born in the 31st year of Hongwu, was intelligent since childhood, liked to read, and won the favor of Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. It is said that on the night of his birth, his imperial ancestor, Zhu Di, who was still the king of Yan at that time, once had a dream that the Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji gave him a big gui, and the big gui was engraved with the descendants of the heirs, and the eight characters of eternal Qichang.

In ancient times, Dagui was a symbol of power, and Zhu Yuanzhang gave him Dagui, which meant that he wanted to give him the country. When Zhu Zhanji was full moon, Zhu Di was very happy to see that he was full of heroism and looked very much like himself, and thought that this dream had a special meaning and was a good omen.

In the fifth year of Yongle, when Zhu Zhanji was at the age of studying, Zhu Di specially ordered his most trusted minister and the first hero of the Battle of Jingjing, Yao Guangxiao, to give him a lecture on scriptures, which shows his ardent hope for him. Zhu Zhanji also did not live up to his grandfather's expectations, studied hard, coupled with his talent and intelligence, and never forgot it, he also paid attention to the rise and fall of ancient and modern times, and the content of the chaos of previous dynasties, from which he understood the truth of governing the country. On the Dragon Boat Festival in the eleventh year of Yongle, when shooting willows in the palace, Zhu Zhanji once again added a lot of brilliance to his grandfather's face, he not only shot repeatedly, but also when his grandfather just said in public that the "Wanfang Jade Silk Wind and Cloud Meeting" was in public, he immediately kowtowed and said: "Unify the mountains and rivers, the sun and the moon." ”

Zhu Zhanji not only has the heroism of his grandfather Zhu Di, but also has the wisdom of his father Zhu Gaochi, no wonder Zhu Di always says to people: "This son is the son of peace for him." ”

Once, on the way to the tomb, Zhu Gaochi, who was the crown prince at the time, was obese and had difficulty walking, so he slipped and fell with the help of two attendants. Zhu Gaoxu, the king of the Han Dynasty, said on the side: "The predecessors will slip, and the future generations will know the police." ”

Before the words fell, someone behind him answered: "There are more descendants who know the police." The one who said this was Zhu Zhanji, the grandson of the emperor, and Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, couldn't help but look back.

In the process of Zhu Zhanji's growth, there is not only pampering and arrogance, but also exercise and struggle. Of course, all this came from Zhu Di's arrangement, and he wanted to cultivate this imperial grandson into a pioneer who pursued civil governance and martial arts like himself. After the middle of Yongle, Zhu Di went on expeditions to Mobei, and always took Zhu Zhanji with him, so that he could understand how to lead troops to fight and exercise his courage, which was very helpful to Zhu Zhanji's personal expedition later.

Every time he returned from an expedition and passed through the farmer's house, Zhu Di would take Zhu Zhanji to the farmer's house to have a look, so that the imperial grandson could understand the hardships of the farmer's family, and hoped that he would be a good emperor who loved the people in the future. It is under the careful cultivation of his grandfather Zhu Di that Zhu Zhanji is proficient in government affairs, and has accumulated valuable experience for governing the country in the future.

Zhu Gaochi of Mingrenzong died of illness, and Zhu Zhanji became emperor at the age of 29, in the prime of life, full of energy, and had a certain amount of experience in governing the country, and he did not have to wait for 20 years in the position of crown prince like his father, which is just the right time.

When Zhu Gaochi died of illness, Zhu Zhanji was in Nanjing, and on the same day he set off to return to the north, on the way, he heard that his imperial uncle, Zhu Gaochu, the king of Han, was going to intercept and kill him halfway, and then set himself up as emperor. Both left and right persuaded him to reorganize his troops and horses as a precaution, and Zhu Zhanji said: "With the monarch on top, who dares to act so boldly?"

Still set off lightly and rushed to Beijing day and night, Zhu Gaoxu really didn't send someone to set up an ambush at that time, because he didn't expect Zhu Zhanji to come so quickly. After returning to Beijing, Zhu Zhanji properly handled the affairs of his father's death on the one hand, and on the other hand, strengthened the vigilance of Beijing to prevent people from waiting for an opportunity to cause chaos, and then calmly ascended the throne, changed the era name to Xuande, and began his imperial career.

After Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, the biggest problem in front of him was still the problem of the foreign vassals left by Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, which was not fundamentally solved in the Jianwen, Yongle, and Hongxi dynasties. After Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, he immediately began to rectify military affairs and prepare to meet the challenge of building a moire copper smoker in the Xuande period from the powerful domain.

Zhu Zhanji's imperial uncle Zhu Gaoxu made great achievements in the Battle of Jingjing, and was very good at leading troops, and after the Yongle Dynasty was sealed Le'an, he never gave up his ambition to seize power by force. Finally, the opportunity came, Zhu Gaochi died of illness, the young Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, the country was in turmoil, and it was a good time to rebel, so after careful preparations, Zhu Gaochu also pulled up the banner on the side of the Qing monarch like his father, and pointed the spearhead directly at Xia Yuanji, an old minister of the Five Dynasties.

Zhu Zhanji, who had already been ready, drove the expedition in person at the suggestion of the minister Yang Rong, and overwhelmed the rebels at once in terms of momentum, and several soldiers and horses who had agreed to raise troops together with Zhu Gaochu were also immovable, and the Ming army soon surrounded the city of Le'an, seeing that the general trend had gone, Zhu Gaochu had to abandon the city and surrender, and the battle ended with a complete victory of the Ming army and the capture of Zhu Gaoxu.

The ministers all persuaded Zhu Zhanji to correct Zhu Gaoxu, but Zhu Zhanji thought that he was the vassal king and opened the net, did not kill him, but abolished him as a concubine and placed him under house arrest in Xi'an Gate. After returning to Beijing after victory, Zhu Zhanji immediately sent an edict to another imperial uncle, Zhu Gaosui, the king of Zhao, suggesting that he hand over the military power, Zhu Gaosui did not resist, and obediently handed over the three guards and horses, and the prince at that time had his own army, called Wei. In this way, the problem of vassal kings for nearly half a century in the early Ming Dynasty was finally resolved in the Xuande Dynasty.

The problem of Annan is also an important issue that Zhu Zhanji successfully solved, as early as the Zhu Di period, due to the internal strife in Annan, the original ruler of Annan was cut off, and Annan was in chaos. Zhu Di sent the general Zhang Fu to lead his troops to quell the rebellion, and formally established a government office in Annan and sent people to manage it. However, due to the oppression of some corrupt officials and corrupt officials, coupled with historical origins, Annan almost never broke off the war, which put a heavy burden on the finances of the early Ming Dynasty.

When Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, the problem of Annam was becoming more and more serious, and the imperial army continued to suffer defeats in Annam, under such circumstances, he resolutely decided to negotiate peace and abandon the occupation of Annam. This caused a lot of controversy at the time, but in the long run, this move reduced the burden on the people, saved a lot of manpower and financial resources, and also facilitated Annan's exchanges with the people of all ethnic groups in China.

The successful suppression of the rebellion of the Han King Zhu Gaoxu and the successful resolution of the crisis of the Zhao King Zhu Gaosui and the Annan issue had a great deal to do with Zhu Zhanji's own factors, as well as the virtuous ministers he reused. Around him were a number of well-known ministers, including Sanyang-Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu, Jian Yi, and Xia Yuanji; Wu was accompanied by the British Duke Zhang Fu, and there were local governors like Yu Qian and Zhou Chen.

Of course, as a ruler of success, Zhu Zhanji was well aware of the truth that the people could carry the boat and overturn the boat, so he paid attention to sympathizing with the people's feelings, cherishing the people's strength, and implementing the policy of resting with the people. Therefore, during his reign, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, production and life were guaranteed, the degree of commodity production was improved, the handicraft industry was developed, the trade routes were expanded, domestic and foreign trade was developed, there were few peasant uprisings, and the social wealth was rapidly accumulated.

Gu Yingtai said: "Ming has benevolence and Xuan, just like Zhou Youcheng and Kang, and Han has literature and scenery. There is some truth to such comments. Zhu Zhanji has a famous saying, called "Pure heart is to save trouble, and saving trouble can save officials", and it should be said that this is also his guiding ideology for the political state.

Zhu Zhanji, the son of Taiping, received a good education at an early age, which enabled him to recite poetry and be good at calligraphy and painting. After he ascended the throne, he often climbed Wanshou Mountain with the Confucian ministers in the spring and autumn seasons, boated in the Taiye Pool, and sang poems and harmony in the beautiful scenery of the good day. The content of his poems focuses on agriculture and seeking talents, and expresses the concept of governing the country with great efforts and hard work.

Although Zhu Zhanji has a wide range of knowledge and wisdom, as the king of a country, there are also some things in history that are despised by later generations. Zhu Zhanji's queen of the main palace, Hu Shi, behaved decently, virtuous and gentle, and was a rare good queen, but she was sick and weak and failed to give birth, so she was neglected. When Sun was ten years old, Zhu Zhanji's mother Empress Dowager Zhang and others recommended him to Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, and he was selected to be raised in the inner palace and became the candidate he chose in the future. Although Sun was from a low background, he was good-looking, smart and clever, and although he had no children, he was deeply favored by Zhu Zhanji.

Zhu Zhanji has always disliked Empress Hu and wants to make Sun Guifei the queen, but Empress Hu is virtuous and has no fault, so she can't find a suitable excuse. It is said that in order to achieve her own goals, Sun Guifei came up with a plan to steal the beams and change the pillars, and sent people to inquire around the palace to see which palace maid was pregnant after the emperor's luck, and hid the palace maid she found in the secret room, isolated from the outside world, and sent someone to deliver food and take care of it. Then he bought the imperial doctor, claimed to be pregnant, and disguised many signs of pregnancy.

Because Sun Guifei was deeply favored by Zhu Zhanji at that time, no one dared to reveal the slightest rumor, so she was pregnant in October, and the palace maid gave birth to a son smoothly, Sun Guifei immediately sent someone to hold the child to her side, and secretly executed the palace maid, and then sent someone to notify Zhu Zhanji immediately, and she also pretended to be very weak after giving birth. This little baby boy became Sun Guifei's biological son, the later Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen.

Sun Guifei gave birth to the prince Zhu Qizhen, which made Zhu Zhanji's idea of becoming the empress even stronger, and soon after Zhu Qizhen was born, a minister asked him to be appointed as the crown prince. Empress Hu is very virtuous and wise, and took the initiative to say that she should be appointed as soon as possible. In fact, according to the primogeniture inheritance system at that time, the queen's own son is the best candidate, although Queen Hu has no heirs at this time, but after all, she is young, and there may be a prince in the future. Therefore, the appointment of Zhu Qizhen as the crown prince is obviously a bit of a rush.

Sun Guifei naturally understood the truth, and pretended to excuse herself, saying that when the queen recovered, she would definitely have a son, and her son would not dare to become the crown prince before the queen's son, but Zhu Zhanji was unwilling to wait. Zhu Zhanji canonized Zhu Qizhen, who was still less than three months old, as the crown prince, the youngest when the crown prince was canonized in the Ming Dynasty, and issued an edict to abolish Empress Hu and set up Sun Guifei as the queen. Regarding the abolition of Empress Hu for no reason, the people of the time did not understand it after hearing about it, and they talked about it a lot, and they were very sympathetic to Empress Hu. A few years later, Zhu Zhanji also felt remorseful, and once said that this juvenile incident can be regarded as self-deprecation.

Zhu Zhanji, the young son of heaven, has a very special hobby, that is, he likes to fight crickets, because of this, fighting crickets have become popular throughout the country, and the price of crickets has skyrocketed. Zhu Zhanji reached the level of obsession with fighting crickets, and after he ascended the throne, he often sent eunuchs to select the best crickets, and later he felt that the crickets in Beijing were not good, and once asked all over the country to purchase high-quality crickets to come to Beijing. In order to please him, the local officials intensified their tasks, which once caused a great burden to the people and made them restless, so Zhu Zhanji was also called the Son of Heaven and the Emperor of Weaving by the people.

Perhaps he was busy singing and dancing, and enjoying himself, Zhu Zhanji contracted an unknown disease in the tenth year of Xuande, and when he was critically ill, he ordered the left and right to draft an edict, and the crown prince succeeded to the throne, and all military affairs must be reported to the queen mother before they can be decided. He died soon in the Gande Palace at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve, which can be described as an untimely death. After Zhu Zhanji's death, he was called Emperor Xiaozhang, and the temple name was Xuanzong.