Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 3 The Evil Palace _ Chapter 12 The Emperor's Happy Life
Playing is the most important thing
In fact, for Zhu Houzhao, it doesn't matter whether Mr. Liu Jin is dead or alive. It's just a different playmate. Who is he playing with?
Not long after that, he picked up a man named Qian Ning. I won’t say anything else about this man. His background is unknown and he was flattered all the way. Everyone just needs to remember that he is a bad guy.
Liu Jin was an old man, and he didn't have any strong points other than being obedient. Qian Ning was different. He was still young at the time and could keep up with the trends of the times and play whatever was new.
With his help, Zhu Houzhao played very well. There are many records about this man in unofficial history, and there are also many shocking things. I won’t go into details here. After all, this article is based on official history and I dare not take it casually.
It is misleading, but for a brother with such character as Brother Zhu Houzhao, it is still necessary to spread his legendary deeds.
Most of the following incidents are true stories of Mr. Zhu Houzhao. Please criticize and absorb them, and be careful not to imitate them. I cannot bear the responsibility if something goes wrong.
First, let’s talk about the famous “Leopard Room” at home and abroad. When most people hear this name, they will have a feeling that it is not suitable for children. In fact, this Leopard Room is indeed a bit unsuitable for children.
First of all, let me explain that the Leopard Room is not a private room, but a palace built by Zhu Houzhao. It is near Xihua Gate. This man spends time here every day. He does not go to the so-called harem where three thousand beauties gather. So in the Leopard Room
What on earth could attract this man?
Because this leopard room not only houses many beauties and musicians that Zhu Houzhao found from all over the country, but it is also his wildlife park, which houses a variety of animals, the most common of which are leopards.
Why raise leopards? You must know that this was decided by Mr. Zhu Houzhao after thousands of selections and repeated trials. He often raised wild beasts in the dungeon, and then hung the meat on bamboo poles for wild beasts to bite. Over time, many wild beasts also
He was crippled by his play. Through careful observation and scientific practice, he found that only leopards have the highest enthusiasm and the most ferocious bites, so he likes to raise leopards the most.
With such a good place where he could play music, play with people, and play with animals, Zhu Houzhao naturally didn't want to leave.
Let’s talk about the woman issue. He has a very bad reputation (or a very good reputation) in this regard. According to various historical data, Mr. Zhu Houzhao may have visited a brothel. Of course, he changed out of that suit to go to work.
He only went there wearing a yellow uniform, and he was indeed more disciplined. It was said that he had never defaulted on an account.
As for the rule that "domestic flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers", Zhu Houzhao also has a lot of experience. He has his queen and countless concubines and maids. But the strange thing is that Zhu Houzhao does not seem to be satisfied with these. Regarding this, I also
I'm rather confused, maybe it's because the concubines who entered the palace in those years were not of good quality, or maybe Zhu Houzhao was tired of this step-by-step life.
So he did something that made the Neo-Confucianists stare, the old men sigh, and even his ancestors did not dare to think of it.
He doesn't like girls who are only twenty-eight years old and have just entered the palace, but he likes married women. When the Han people get tired of it, he chooses women from ethnic minorities. In short, he is different from others.
For example, Ma Ang, the commander-in-chief of Yansui at that time, was dismissed from his post because something happened while he was in office. This man was a relatively shameless person. He had an idea and sent his sister to the palace. This was nothing.
It's strange, but the problem is that his sister is married, and her husband is still alive!
Instead of feeling any problem, Zhu Houzhao accepted the order and was very happy.
Not long after, he found Ma Ang again:
"I heard that your little wife is very beautiful?"
Ma Ang was overjoyed (really shameless):
"As long as the emperor likes it."
So Ma Ang's young wife entered the palace. Yang Tinghe found out about this, and it is said that he was so angry that he almost hit his head against the wall.
It seems that Mr. Yang's psychological quality is still too poor, because what happened next is truly unprecedented and unprecedented.
Soon after, Yang Tinghe heard a rumor: a pregnant woman was summoned into the palace by Zhu Houzhao.
He calmed down and told himself that this was not true, it must be a rumor, it must be a rumor!
But when he came to Zhu Houzhao and saw the little ancestor nodding carelessly, he collapsed completely.
What kind of thing is this! If a pregnant woman enters the uterus and actually gives birth to a child, what will happen? Whose responsibility does it have? Think about it, this uncle has always done nothing wrong, and he himself doesn’t like the famous women in the harem. Now
He also has no children. If he takes this child as his own on a whim, maybe the Ming Dynasty will be inherited by this child of unknown origin! How can this happen?
The more Yang Tinghe thought about it, the more he became afraid, so he had to order his men to keep an eye on the little ancestor day and night, for fear that he would do something even more outrageous.
Fortunately, when it comes to women, this is the end of the story for this man, but Yang Tinghe was not happy for long, because the energetic Zhu Houzhao really did something shocking.
According to the records of "Water Margin", in ancient times, if you wanted to become famous in one fell swoop, there was the fastest shortcut - to go up the mountain and hunt tigers. Successful people such as Wu Song, Li Kui, etc. are glorious examples. Although Mr. Zhu Houzhao is already famous,
I also thought about the addiction of hunting tigers.
One day, he specially asked someone to get a tiger. He wanted to subdue it himself, but after thinking about it, he didn't have the courage to do it, so he waved to Qian Ning and asked him to do it for him.
Qian Ning is going crazy.
Although he had been playing with Zhu Houzhao, he never expected that he would really play so much, even playing with tigers!
You know, brother, it’s not easy for me to make a living. I flatter and play with you just to make a living. Now I have to risk my life to tease the tiger! I won’t do it! I’ll kill him.
Don’t do it either!
He shook his head.
Zhu Houzhao saw it and waved to Qian Ning again, who then shook his head.
Qian Ning was not very interesting, but the tiger was very interesting. It made a friendly response to Zhu Houzhao's wave and pounced towards him.
Zhu Houzhao also reacted immediately - ran away, but of course he couldn't outrun the tiger. At this critical moment, a military attaché stood up and blocked the tiger. Then everyone stepped forward and controlled the tiger.
If this were to happen to an ordinary person, it would probably be quite frightening, but Zhu Houzhao, who was standing aside, did not panic and said this with a smile:
"I am enough on my own, I don't need you."
This time Yang Tinghe did not react excessively because he could no longer bear any more stimulation.
This is the private life of Mr. Zhu Houzhao. Judging from the above performances, we seem to be able to label him as dissolute and shameless, but we have to say that this conclusion may not be correct.
If you carefully analyze this gentleman's actions, you will find that there seems to be a unique motive hidden behind his various abnormal behaviors.
The name of this motivation is rebellion.
Zhu Houzhao was not a person suitable to be emperor, because the job of emperor was a hard job. If you want to do it well, you must work day and night. You must learn to deal with ministers, eunuchs and relatives around you. You must abide by too many rules.
There are too many things to do.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't do it because he was just a willful child.
He is like the so-called rebellious generation today. The more you ask him to do something, the less he will do it. He is not cruel or killing, and does all kinds of weird behaviors. In fact, he just wants to express a wish-to do what he wants to do.
But a qualified emperor cannot do what he wants to do.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao was not a qualified emperor, and he could not become a good emperor.
This is the truth behind all kinds of historical weirdness. Zhu Houzhao was just a poor man who was born in the wrong child and found the wrong job.
Zhu Houzhao spent his whole life fighting for nothing more than four words - freedom.
He has been working hard.
Running at night
In the twelfth year of Zhengde (1517), it was night on Jiachen in the eighth month.
Zhu Houzhao tried hard to control his trembling hands. He was rarely so nervous, because soon, he would do something extremely risky and exciting, and everyone would be kept in the dark by him, including those ignorant old men.
A military attache came to him and reminded him to prepare for departure. The name of this escort was Jiang Bin. He was the person who blocked the tiger for Zhu Houzhao. This matter tonight was exactly what he proposed.
In the night, Zhu Houzhao galloped on his horse and rushed out of Desheng Gate.
A great adventure is about to begin, and no one can stop me!
Zhu Houzhao's patience with old men has reached its limit. These rigid people always block his actions and do not allow him to move freely. However, he also understands that he cannot govern the country without these people, so he has been swinging between compromise and rebellion.
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But the reason why he made up his mind to run out privately had a lot to do with the departure of one person. This person was Yang Tinghe.
In the ninth year of Zhengde (1514), Yang Tinghe's father passed away. He was a filial son, so he asked to go home and observe his filial piety. But surprisingly, Zhu Houzhao refused to let him go.
Zhu Houzhao and Yang Tinghe have always had a strange relationship. He dislikes Yang Tinghe because he often takes care of himself, but he respects Yang Tinghe more. The two have a deep relationship because Yang Tinghe is not only his teacher, but also a capable person.
The assistant, whenever he didn't know how to handle national affairs, would lament:
"If Mr. Yang is here, there will be no problem."
But Yang Tinghe was really a filial son. He insisted that he must go home and observe filial piety for three years. Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to agree.
Yang Tinghe's departure caused Zhu Houzhao to lose his last restraint. In the days that followed, he often changed into common people's clothes and wandered around the capital. As the scope of his activities expanded, his courage grew stronger.
Finally, this night, he decided to go to an extremely dangerous place to prove his courage.
The destination he chose was outside the customs.
Early the next morning, cabinet ministers Liang Chu and Jiang Mian were going to the palace to see Zhu Houzhao. They were told that the emperor was not working today, but soon they got reliable news from the palace: the emperor had run away last night!
Ran away?!
Liang Chu's mind was completely confused. He looked at Jiang Mian blankly and couldn't say a word. The emperor could also run? Where were he running to? What were he going to do?
After a moment, he finally reacted, slapped Jiang Mian who was also stunned, and shouted:
"What are you doing standing there in a daze! Quickly order your horses to be ready, we will go after you right away!"
Ancestor! Please don’t let anything happen to you. If there is any accident, I can’t afford it!
The two old men were so anxious that they almost shed tears. They called a few followers and hurriedly chased Zhu Houzhao.
The other side was anxious to death, but here Zhu Houzhao was in a happy mood, singing all the way, and he finally felt real freedom. Soon, they arrived in Changping, a suburb of Beijing, where Zhu Houzhao stopped and issued an order.
His order was sent to Zhang Qin, the censor of Juyong Pass, and it had only one meaning: switch on the switch and let me out.
This Zhang Qin was really not an ordinary person. After receiving the order, he did not reply. Instead, he found Sun Xi, the general guarding the gate, and asked him what he thought of the order.
Sun Xi was also helpless.
"Since the emperor has spoken, let him open the door and let him out."
Zhang Qin remained silent after hearing this, and Sun Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
, just as he was about to follow the instructions, he heard a loud scolding:
"Absolutely not!"
At this time, Zhang Qin suddenly changed his face to a fierce one and grabbed Sun Xi's lapel:
"Brother, don't you understand? Our lives are about to be saved! If you don't switch the switch, you are disobeying and will be beheaded. If you switch it on, if you encounter the Mongolian soldiers and cause another civil war, you and I will
I will be cut into pieces by a thousand swords!”
Sun Xi's sweat dropped immediately.
"Then what do you think we should do?"
Zhang Qin replied firmly:
"Never switch it on or off! If you die, you will die, if you die, you will be immortal!"
Now that things have come to an end, let’s do as you say.
Zhu Houzhao, who was in Changping, waited until the flowers withered and did not wait for a reply from the switch. He sent someone to find Sun Xi. Sun Xi pretended to be confused and replied that the censor (Zhang Qin) was here and I did not dare to leave. He was helpless.
, went to see Zhang Qin, Zhang Qin pretended not to know and gave him no answer.
Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to call the guarding eunuch Liu Song. Liu Song was very obedient and took advantage of others' unpreparedness to take the opportunity to pick him up secretly. He successfully reached the pass without anyone stopping him. He was secretly rejoicing when he saw someone sitting at the door.
A man, holding a shining sword in his hand.
"Brother Zhang Qin, haven't you rested yet?"
Zhang Qin smiled, raised the sword in his hand, and said only one sentence:
"Go back! Anyone who escapes will be killed without mercy!"
Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to send another envoy to convey the message to Zhang Qin in his name: The emperor ordered, switch and release immediately!
Zhang Qin was also very direct. He drew his sword, pointed at the envoy and shouted:
"This is a lie!"
Hearing the messenger's cry, Zhu Houzhao could only smile bitterly and sigh. He just liked to play and didn't want anyone to care about him, but the man guarding the door really didn't want his life.
At this moment, Liang Chu and Jiang Mian, who were out of breath, finally arrived. They looked Zhu Houzhao up and down and saw that there were no missing parts on this man's body, and then they were relieved. So they knelt down again, and then
Kowtow and say that we two old guys can no longer afford the trouble, brother, please go back with us.
With the encirclement in front and the pursuers behind, Zhu Houzhao felt it was no longer fun, so he agreed gloomily.
Everyone was completely relieved. Those who were guarding the gates went back to guard the gates, those who were working went back to work, and those who were playing went back to continue playing.
Run again
Both Liang Chu and Jiang Mian were recommended by Li Dongyang. They had gone through the officialdom and had rich experience. They could serve ordinary bosses, but this time they had to admit that they were unlucky, because when it came to causing trouble, Mr. Zhu Houzhao really
It can be said that he is a devil incarnation that only happens once in five hundred years.
After all, these two brothers were older and had more experience. They estimated that Zhu Houzhao would not give up just like that, and sent people to keep a close eye on him. However, after a few days, the naughty boy did not do anything. Then they relaxed a little.
In fact, Zhu Houzhao did not cause trouble these days just because he was waiting for news.
Soon, Jiang Bin brought the news he wanted - Zhang Qin went out for inspection.
That night, he rode out of Desheng Gate again.
The next day, Jiang Mian entered the palace and was about to see the emperor when he saw a figure running towards him. When he looked closely, he realized that it was Liang Chu.
The old man didn't care about him, he just ran and shouted breathlessly:
"Run away again, run away again!"
It's really unlucky to have such a master. Don't say anything, let's chase him together, brothers.
Realizing that they owed Zhu Houzhao money in their previous life, Liang Chu and Jiang Mian launched another pursuit. But this time, they failed to catch up.
Zhu Houzhao learned a lot from the experience. When he arrived at Juyong Pass, he did not act rashly. Instead, he hid in a private house and made sure that Zhang Qin was not in the pass. Then he rushed out in one fell swoop. In order to prevent anyone from chasing him, he also specially arranged for his personal eunuch Gu Da
Guard the pass and don't allow anyone to chase you.
Zhang Qin and the ministers rushed over afterwards, but they could only look at the situation and sigh.
At this point, Zhu Houzhao fought with wits and courage, went through many difficulties and dangers, and finally succeeded in escaping from prison.
This is a famous exodus in history, and its fame is comparable to that of Wu Zixu's exodus. In the eyes of many people, this fully reflects Zhu Houzhao's ignorance and incompetence, not doing his job properly, having nothing to do when he is full, etc. In a word,
He is an incorrigible fool.
But many people have overlooked such a detail: he avoided Zhang Qin.
How can I get out of seclusion? The answer is very simple, kill Zhang Qin and you can get out of seclusion.
In fact, with his power, it was very easy to kill a censor. He who had expelled ministers and killed eunuchs had already realized the power in his hands, but he did not do so and chose to avoid it.
Why?
Because he is sensible, he knows that Zhang Qin is not wrong, and Liang Chu and Jiang Mian who are pursuing him are not wrong either. The only one who is wrong is himself.
He understands the rules of being an emperor and basically accepts them, but he really can't follow them. He just wants to play freely.
So he chose to take advantage of the loophole and hide and seek with the ministers.
outside the customs
The endless plains, the bleak sky, the constant whistling wind in his ears, and the unfamiliar environment and scenery reminded him that this was already outside Juyong Pass, a place frequented by Mongolian soldiers, and it was an extremely dangerous place.
However, Zhu Houzhao was excited because this was exactly what he wanted. A wish that had been buried in his heart for many years would be realized here.
In fact, the reason why Zhu Houzhao was so persistent and persisted in leaving Juyongguan was largely to do one thing and meet one person.
This person's title in "History of the Ming Dynasty" is Little Prince.