Chapter 160: Ming Dynasty: Zhu Gaoxu's Decision
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Zhu Di said leisurely: "Zhu Gaochi Hongwu was established as the prince of Yan Wang in the twenty-eighth year. During the battle of Jingjing, the soldiers who defended the city of Beiping were good at pacifying the soldiers, and only 10,000 people resisted the siege of 500,000 people of Li Jinglong of the southern army, and the city depended on it. β
Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi and then said: "In the second year of Yongle, Zhu Gaochi was established as the crown prince, and soon I started the first northern expedition to Tatar, and later generations jokingly called the real emperor Zhu Gaochi, and I was just his general of the northern expedition!" β
Zhu Gaochi knelt down in fright and said, "Father, son, ......"
"Quiet!" Zhu Di scolded angrily, and everyone was speechless.
Zhu Di looked at the three people kneeling down and continued: "Zhu Gaochi has nothing to do during his imprisonment of the country, he is born to respect Confucianism and studious, he is modest and polite, has an elegant temperament, and has won the hearts of the people among the ministers, and since he became the son of the world, he has been cautious and has never made any mistakes, which is in stark contrast to his two younger brothers Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui. β
"Zhu Gaochi faced the slander and threats of his younger brother Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Gaosui during his imprisonment in the country, although he was cautious, he was lenient in his administration, and every time he pardoned many innocent offenders and reduced the punishment, each time I was very angry!"
In the twenty-second year of Yongle, Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne in August, with the year name "Hongxi", and during his reign, he was enlightened in government, developed production, and rested with the people. He pardoned many of the former ministers of Ming Huizong Zhu Yunwen, rehabilitated many unjust prisons, and abolished many harsh policies. Adjust the ruling apparatus, improve the power of the cabinet, and make the cabinet an important organ to assist the emperor in decision-making. β
"Zhu Gaochi, repaired the armament, and stopped the large-scale use of troops in the Yongle period. The people of the world got rest, laying the foundation for the continuation of the "rule of Renxuan", and Zhu Gaochi was unwell because of long-term work-labor, and died in May of the first year of Hongxi, at the age of 48, the temple name "Renzong", and the eldest son Zhu Zhanji. β
After Zhu Di finished speaking, Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Gaochu looked at Zhu Gaochi, and just wanted to say something when they heard Zhu Di continue: "In the first year of Hongxi, in May, after the death of Mingrenzong, Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne. β
"In the first year of Xuande, Zhu Gaoxu was in Le'an Prefecture, heard that Zhu Di collapsed, and was ready to move, 10 months later, Mingrenzong collapsed again, and the prince Zhu Zhanji ran from Nanjing to mourn, that is, the conspiracy was ambushed from the road, and failed to succeed because of haste. Ming Xuanzong did his duty to Zhu Gaoxuren, but he still did not confiscate, and rebelled in August of the first year of Xuande, in the name of "Jingnan". β
Ming Xuanzong summoned the ministers to deal with it, and there was a proposal to send Xue Lu, the Marquis of Yangwu, to the conquest, and the minister Yang Rong advocated the personal conquest, Xia Yuanji also agreed, and Ming Xuanzong decided to lead the three battalions and five army soldiers to personally conquer Zhu Gaoxu. On the one hand, Ming Xuanzong sent people to Le'an City to announce the edict, knowing the benefits and harms, and making it surrender; On the one hand, the army reached the city of Le'an and besieged it heavily. Zhu Gaoxu was forced to go out of the city to plead guilty to Xuanzong. Zhu Gaoxu's rebellion was quelled. β
"Zhu Zhanji didn't kill Zhu Gaoxu, but when Zhu Zhanji came to see Zhu Gaoyu, Zhu Gaochu actually tripped Zhu Zhanji with a sweeping leg, and Zhu Zhanji ordered someone to buckle the vat on Zhu Gaoyu's head, he ran around with the cylinder, Zhu Zhanji couldn't bear it, and finally burned Zhu Gaochu to death with fire."
After quelling the rebellion of Zhu Gaoxu, the king of the Han Dynasty, he attached importance to rectifying the governance and finances of officials, promoted the status of the cabinet, and appointed "Sanyang", Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji, etc. It is necessary to rectify the shortcomings of the previous revolution, rectify the ruling organs, and implement measures to streamline and reduce redundancy in order to boost the trend. β
"Carry out the seventh Zheng He's voyage to the West; Stopped using troops to fight toes, saved a lot of manpower and financial resources, and built Yongning and Longqing cities in Xuande in three years. β
"In the tenth year of Xuande, Zhu Zhanji died of illness in the Qianqing Palace, and was modified by the demon queen Sun Ruowei to let Zhu Qizhen ascend the throne, and also made the power of the master of ceremonies and the eunuch of the pen gradually heavier, Zhu Qizhen officially ascended the throne, and the following year changed the name of the year to "orthodox" favored Wang Zhen, resulting in the eunuch dictatorship. β
In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, Wang Zhen invited merit and favor and instigated Zhu Qizhen to lead the army to conquer in person. In the northwest of Beijing, the whole army was wiped out, and Zhu Qizhen was captured by Wara, which is known as the "Civil Engineering Change" in history. β
"The demon queen Sun Ruowei asked Yu Qian, the squire of the military department, to support the king Zhu Qiyu to ascend the throne and become the emperor, and won the victory in the defense of the capital. After Zhu Qizhen returned to the dynasty, in the eighth year of Jingtai, the demon queen Sun Ruowei assassinated the queen and son of Emperor Jing, and Zhu Qizhen united with Wuqing Marquis Shi Heng, deputy capital Yushi Xu Youzhen and eunuch Cao Jixiang to launch the "change of seizing the door", deposed Emperor Jing Zhu Qiyu, and restored the emperor. β
In the same year, with the support of the demon queen Sun Ruowei, he killed Shaobao Yu Qian and the famous general Fan Guang, persecuted the loyal and meritorious heroes of the Jingtai Dynasty, and reused the eunuchs Cao Jixiang, Li Xian, Menda, Lu Gao and other traitorous ministers. As a result, hundreds of thousands of displaced people revolted among the people. β
"You say that this demon queen Sun Ruowei can be killed or not?" After Zhu Di finished speaking, he looked at a few people.
"Kill!" Zhu Gaochi said.
"Damn it!" Zhu Gaoxu said.
"........." Zhu Zhanji was silent for a long time.
"Then let's talk about it, second child, you ......" Before Zhu Di finished speaking, he saw Zhu Gaoxu pull out a sword.
"Second brother, you can't rebel now!" Zhu Di was furious, and just when he was about to order Zhu Gaochu to be taken, he saw Zhu Gaochu swing his sword and slash at his left arm......
"Stop!"
"Second uncle?"
"Don't dick!"
On the top of the main hall, the Han King Zhu Gaochu had his bloody arms on the ground, Zhu Gaoxu knelt on the ground and gritted his teeth in pain, and said, "Son, I know it's wrong, I'm sorry big brother...... I ......"
"Second brother, why are you so troubled!" Zhu Gaochi looked at the Han King Zhu Gaochu who fell to the ground with a distressed face.
"Big brother...!" Han King Zhu Gaoxu fainted directly.
"Doctor Tai...... Taiyi ...... Come on! Zhu Gaochi stood up and shouted.
After Zhu Di asked Zhu Zhanji to send Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, for medical treatment, he asked people to send the princess to come.
Zhu Zhanji looked at the unconscious Han King Zhu Gaoxu, looking in the direction where his beloved woman Sun Ruowei was killed, he looked in the direction of Huangjue Temple, gritted his teeth, and said: "Yao Guangxiao, I will kill you!" β
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On the other side, in front of the main hall, Zhu Di looked at Zhu Gaochi and the crown princess, and said with a smile: "Our old Zhu family is a love species!" β
"What did my father say?" Crown Princess Zhang asked with a strange expression.
"Taizu and Empress Ma were close to each other when they were crusading against the Yuan Dynasty, she was Taizu's virtuous helper, and she protected the minister many times!"
"And if it weren't for Miaoyun being kidnapped by that damn mysterious person, I, Zhu Di, and this female student wanted to be in love for three years, and then had no choice but to marry her sister, that is, your deceased mother!"
"Then there is Gao Chi and the crown princess, after Gao Chi died, the crown princess assisted the new emperor, managed the military and political affairs of the Ming Dynasty, and made the Ming Dynasty stronger, which is a great achievement!"
"It's a pity that after the death of the crown princess, Zhu Zhanji and the son of the demon queen Sun Ruowei led to the change of Tumubao, which made Daming almost lose the country, although Sun Ruowei is a generation of demon queens, but my grandson Zhu Zhanji is also a lover!"
"Zhu Qizhen's wife Qian took out all the silver, hoping that Zhu Qiyu could redeem Zhu Qizhen, after knowing that money could not redeem Zhu Qizhen, Qian begged God and worshiped Buddha all day and night, until Qian knelt lame and cried blindly, Zhu Qizhen came back and fortunately, he had a little humanity and did not dislike Qian."
"The funny thing is that Zhu Qizhen and Qian's son Zhu Jianshen, the palace maid Wan Zhen'er was sent to the East Palace to serve Zhu Jianshen, who was still the prince at the time, as Zhu Jianshen's nanny in his childhood, I didn't expect that the eighteen-year-old Zhu Jianshen actually married the thirty-five-year-old Wan Zhen'er, so he was named a concubine, Zhu Jianshen gradually neglected political affairs, learned magic techniques, indulged in the harem, and greatly favored Wan Guifei, resulting in one of my Zhu Di's pulses almost dying!"
"Then Zhu Youji, as the king of the shoucheng, has perfected and innovated the ancestral system, eliminated the shortcomings of the previous dynasties, and comprehensively implemented the new policy, but Zhu Youzhu is generous and benevolent, thrifty, not close to women, diligent in political affairs, and loves Queen Zhang alone, resulting in no one in the eyes of Queen Zhang's family, and almost opened the dictatorship of relatives!"
"Zhu Houzhao is a fun-loving wonder, so there are no descendants, and Zhu Houxi went to the Taoist Dao, which is ridiculous! Zhu Zaikun, also known as Zhu Zaiyuan, indulged in lust, causing his body to deteriorate, plus Zhu Yijun and Wang Xijie wanted to have a son, but it has not led to a situation where there is no prince all the time, this group is all the descendants of your prince! β
Zhu Di just finished saying that Zhu Gaochi and the crown princess knelt down in fright, and Zhu Di said angrily: "After 30 years of national capital dispute, I have not established a prince with Sister Wang Xi's son, resulting in Zhu Changluo becoming the son of January Tian!" β
"This is the last Zhu Youzhen and Empress Zhou............ Hey............" After Zhu Di sighed, he said: "Prince, come here with your ears!" β
ββTo be continuedββ