The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were very strange last time, among which there were six emperors with the most distinctive personalities in the early stage, both the founding monarch and the conservative monarch.

In fact, the rulers of the feudal dynasties in the past were all concerned about the society of the country, and they all wanted to cut down the power of the princes and generals, so as to prevent them from supporting the army and committing rebellion, but they also had to pay miscellaneous taxes and fish the common people to seize heavy taxes and ensure the normal operation of the empire and the army.

In addition to the above reasons, the ruler can also treat the ministers well, receive advice, care for the suffering of the common people, reduce the taxes of the people, and reduce the levy of labor, which is undoubtedly a Ming monarch. "Ming Renzong" Zhu Gaochi reigned for 10 months, plus his son Zhu Zhanji reigned for ten years, a total of only 11 years, but created the "rule of Renxuan" in the history of the Ming Dynasty, occupied a very important position in the 276-year history of the Ming Dynasty, and left a strong stroke.

If this development continues, the Ming Dynasty is likely to be eternal. However, that is just a "if", because "luck" is inferior to "fixed number", because when Zhu Qizhen was in power by "Ming Yingzong", the Ming Dynasty produced a "moth". "Ming Yingzong" Zhu Qizhen is the sixth emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the great-great-grandson of Taizu.

Originally, Zhu Qizhen was very mysterious when he was the emperor, and according to legend, he was not born to his mother Sun Guifei, because the queen (Sun Guifei) at that time did not give birth, but was born by the palace maid, and was just raised under the name of Sun Guifei. Therefore, Zhu Qizhen's position as the crown prince is very unstable.

In addition, the rumors that foreign vassal kings were going to come to be emperors were flying all over the sky, and at this critical moment, the Empress Dowager Zhang (Zhu Qizhen's grandmother) was afraid of long nights and dreams, so she urged Zhu Qizhen to take the throne directly, and sat on the "dragon chair" first, because the old lady Zhang at that time was still full of words.

In this way, Zhu Qizhen, who was only nine years old, was hurriedly made the "orthodox" emperor, but he was still a little kid and still didn't understand anything.

Empress Dowager Zhang is indeed not easy, her husband died eleven years ago (Zhu Gaochi), and her son (Zhu Zhanji) died ten years ago, and now it is finally her grandson's turn, regardless of whether he is a descendant or not, and she has no grandson, as long as it is her grandson in name, because the throne cannot be given to nephews (vassal kings from all walks of life), after all, nephews have no sons, sons are their own sons, and nephews are separated from themselves.

When Zhu Qizhen was the crown prince, it was Wang Zhen, the eunuch, who taught him to read. Because Wang Zhen is strict with the prince, the little prince also respects him, obeys his words, never calls him by name, but respects him as "sir". Wang Zhen, a native of Wei County, Shanxi Province (now Hebei), was born in an unknown year and was a eunuch.

After all, eunuchs are responsible for taking care of the daily life of the princes and grandchildren, and some eunuchs are also responsible for teaching the children of the royal family cultural knowledge and accompanying them since childhood, so the relationship is close and the feelings are deep.

When the prince flies a kite, the eunuch helps you hold the string and makes you cheer; When you are thirsty, he stands behind you, opens the cap and waits for you to drink, and when you are done drinking, he closes the cap again; When you get stuck, he immediately gets on all fours, lets you ride as a horse, and you can "ride!" Drive! "Drive him wantonly! This is the low-level eunuch in the palace, because the eunuchs who serve the princes and grandsons are not of high status, and only the little lord has hope when he ascends the throne.

In other words, if you are the emperor, do you like to be obedient to you since childhood, say nothing from childhood to adulthood, and obey your words, or do you like those ministers with serious expressions, who have nothing to say, often criticize you, and point at your nose to scold?

Needless to say, you will definitely be close to your childhood playmates, which is why eunuchs are favored by the emperor. Because of the good relationship between Zhu Qizhen and the eunuchs, the relationship between Zhu Qizhen and Wang Zhen is also very good, and this system of checks and balances on ministers naturally created the power of the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty almost skyrocketing. Similarly, it is not surprising that other autocratic eunuchs also appeared during the 276 years of the Ming Dynasty, such as Wang Zhi, Liu Jin, Wei Zhongxian, etc.

Later, Wang Zhen actually achieved the "eunuch who holds the seal of the celebrant supervisor", which is equivalent to the private secretary of the emperor's side, and has the emperor's right to "approve red".

In July of the 14th year of the "orthodoxy" of the Ming Dynasty (1449), the leader of the Mongol Warat tribe also led his army to attack the Ming Empire from four directions. And the Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen is going to drive the expedition in person this time. This is undoubtedly Zhu Qizhen's head was caught by the door, maybe it was Wang Zhenzhen's ghost.

The news of the first attack on Daming reached the capital, and the ministers were nervous, and hurriedly held an emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures, but there was one person who was very excited, and this person was Wang Zhen. The ministers of the imperial court wrote to oppose the emperor's personal expedition, saying that the emperor's life was in danger when he went on the expedition, and if the emperor hung up, whoever would be in charge of the imperial court in the future would send the military department Shangshu to go. Wang Zhen didn't listen, and the emperor didn't listen, because the emperor listened to Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen has his own ambitions, this is a good opportunity to make a name for himself in the world! Wang Zhenda heard that the Warat Department attacked the Ming Dynasty, but there were only 20,000 or 30,000 people, and the Ming Dynasty had 200,000 troops (one said that there were 500,000 troops), ten to one, don't say fight, pinch you to death. When the time comes, the army will be triumphant, and Wang Zhen will be able to make a name for himself. However, Wang Zhen did not understand that the Mongols were all cavalry, while the Ming army was mostly infantry, and it would be very difficult to fight in the field.

Wang Zhen's hometown Wei County is near Datong (now Hebei), under the jurisdiction of Datong Prefecture, between the war can bring the emperor and hundreds of thousands of troops back to their hometown, one to thank the emperor for his grace, and the other to return to his hometown in fine clothes to glorify his ancestors, can shake the majesty. It is indeed not easy to be a eunuch and be the first emperor and second to him.

Wang Zhen knew that if he asked the emperor to levy it in person, the ministers would not agree to it, and they would be fiercely opposed, and only by instigating the emperor to agree, and the emperor himself said it, the ministers would not object, and the opposition would be invalid.

In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy (1449), Zhu Qizhen was also twenty-three years old, but he was a brainless emperor, so he was coerced by Wang Zhen and embarked on the first "royal expedition" in his life. It was the first time he was wrong. It's not that the emperor can't drive the expedition in person, but there are many emperors in the ancient Chinese feudal dynasties who are the commanders of the imperial expedition, which depends on your military literacy, political wisdom, ability to command the army and the national strength at that time?

Zhu Qizhen's grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang, killed Chen Youliang, punished Zhang Shicheng, and killed Wang Baobao, which time was not a knife on the horse to "drive the expedition"? !

Zhu Qizhen's great-grandfather Zhu Di, King Ning, Ke Shengyong, killed Emperor Jianwen and finally set a fire in the palace, and he couldn't see anyone alive or dead. "The Battle of Jingjing", which time Zhu Di was not the royal driver, and he charged ahead? At that time, Zhu Di was not an emperor, and he couldn't use "imperial driving", he was just a "vassal king", at most, he could use "royal driving"! Therefore, the emperor's personal expedition must be conditional, and the most important thing is to see if he has the ability to lead the army to fight?

And Zhu Qizhen, a person with almost zero political and military qualifications, twenty-three years old, has no hair on his mouth, speaks tribally, and the grain and grass are only hastily deployed, at most he just obeys the playmate of the young and the current eunuch - Wang Zhen's few words, and leads an army of 200,000 to go to the imperial expedition?

That's too much of a joke, isn't it? In fact, this time, Zhu Qizhen was taken prisoner, and then he was turned into a hostage for seven years, and a group of princes and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were buried together, and 200,000 elite troops of the Ming army were wiped out. The Ming Dynasty began to decline from him!

A few days ago, the Ming army and the army of Wara had an encounter in Yanghe, and the strong ones first killed the 50,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty, and many generals died in battle, because the eunuch Guo Jing, as the "prison army", would only complain crookedly, and would not command the battle, and then hid in the grass and pretended to be dead to escape.

On August 1, 1449, the army arrived in Datong, where Guo Jing, who had escaped death, finally met his immediate boss Wang Zhen. He reported the battle of Yanghe to Wang Zhen vividly, and always highlighted the stubborn resistance of his army and the strength of the army before him, so as to prove that it was not his own incompetence, but that "the enemy is too strong", so as to win Wang Zhen's sympathy. Its 50,000 troops were wiped out by all 20,000 people, so it's embarrassing to say?

Wang Zhen is just a minion. But when he was in power, he could be powerful and blessed in the court, and he even dreamed of making contributions. However, after listening to Guo Jing's report, he was shocked and frightened, and knew the benefits and disadvantages of the Wara army led by Ye Xian. In fact, he came to the northern border this time, just to shake his majesty, and he was afraid that this slave's life would be lost in the wilderness! So, he immediately ordered the class to return to the court.

I don't know if he asked the emperor Zhu Qizhen this time, or if he asked for instructions, Zhu Qizhen agreed with his decision, but there is no record in the history of the Ming Dynasty. However, in order to avoid exposing his whereabouts to the strong enemy, he changed the route back to Beijing this time, and changed it to take the southern route from Datong, passing through his hometown Ulzhou (Wei County), and invited the emperor to his hometown to take a look in Ulzhou, which seemed incredible. After the show, he ordered to enter the "Bauhinia Pass" and return to Beijing.

If you take this route, it is also safe, because for the time being, you can't figure out the details of the 200,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty, and Bi Jing himself has too few men and horses, even if it is cavalry and infantry, he will not dare to act rashly.

But two days later, on August 3, 1449, when the army left Datong and marched to fifty miles, the procession stopped again, and then after receiving the order, all the personnel immediately turned back to Datong, and changed to follow the "Juyongguan" route back to Beijing.

At this time, those who got the information also blossomed in their hearts, because "there is a way in heaven and he doesn't go, and hell has no door to throw", just take advantage of the enemy's fatigue, so that his bow and arrow and scimitar can be full of the enemy's blood, after all, before this, the Mongolian tribes such as Warat and Tatar were not less bullied by the Ming Dynasty.

After several days of turbulence, the 200,000 army was already very tired, covered in mud and sweat, hungry and thirsty, legs were weak, and their throats were about to smoke.

But Wang Zhen's reason is very normal and majestic: "The autumn harvest is imminent, and the army passing through Wei County will definitely trample on the crops." Now order the army to turn so as not to disturb the people! "Usually only eliminate dissidents, authoritarian courts, embezzlement and bribery, and cruelty to the loyal and good eunuch Wang Zhen, how can he still think about his father and fellow villagers in his hometown of Wei County at this time? Could it be that his ideological quality has soared to the sky, and he will be so noble?

Later generations of historians thought badly, and I am afraid they couldn't find a reason for him to do this, so they had to look in the opposite direction, that is, the fields and crops in Wei County were all theirs, so of course they didn't want to be trampled on.

However, in those days, it happened to be raining heavily, the ground was muddy, and the 200,000-strong army marched continuously, and it was difficult to walk, and the morale was low, and the soldiers complained. I don't know how Wang Zhen's ridiculous decision that goes against common sense makes Zhu Qizhen, the emperor, obey? Because usually a subordinate reflects an opinion or a suggestion to the superior leader, the leaders always have to filter it in their minds and consider whether he is right or not, is it against common sense?

Zhu Qizhen should know that turning back to Datong and returning to Beijing from Xuanfu and Juyong Pass is much farther and more dangerous than returning to Beijing from the southern route through Ulzhou and Bauhinia Pass. It stands to reason that he knows these things, but it's resilience, could it be that he wants to risk his life and death to seek excitement?

You can't say that Wang Zhen is your childhood playmate and your teacher, and you are so pedantic that you listen to him for everything, but you are in your twenties, but you still have no opinions? Discernment-free?

Although Wang Zhen kept the fields and crops in Wei County, the price was that the Ming Dynasty was about to lose hundreds of thousands of troops! Which is more important, the crops or the army? This is Zhu Qizhen's second mistake, but he directly led the 200,000 Ming army and dozens of court officials to embark on the "road of no return" together, which is really exciting!

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