Chapter 55 The Emperor’s Life of Foreign Students from Wala
"Brother, you are too praised." Zhu Gaojie said helplessly.
"Haha, you have to change your modesty. If you are too modest, it will make people think you are cowardly." The prince smiled.
Zhu Gaojie thought to himself that you are still busy teaching here. Who can be more pretentious than your prince?
"Zhanji, why don't you call someone?" The prince patted Zhu Zhanji's hair twice.
The young grandson of the emperor Zhu Zhanji politely bowed his hand to Zhu Gaojie: "Hello, fourth uncle."
"Hey." Zhu Gaojie took out a red envelope from his sleeve and handed it to the prince, "I didn't bring anything with me when I went out. Brother, please keep it for the child first."
Zhu Zhanji blinked and wondered, shouldn't this red envelope be given to me?
The prince collected the red envelope calmly and said righteously: "Hey! What are you doing, Fourth? We are all a family, how can we be embarrassed!"
Zhu Gaojie:......
Sorry, don’t put the red envelope in your pocket!
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Qianqing Palace
Zhu Di thought about it for a long time and finally chose to imitate the [Emperor] identity of "Zhu Qizhen".
To be honest, Zhu Di really doesn't want to imitate the life of this evil beast, and it makes him angry just looking at it.
But unfortunately, if he does not simulate Zhu Qizhen's life, he will not be able to unlock the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty. This is something that cannot be circumvented.
[Choose simulation, Zhu Qizhen’s emperor’s life.]
[In the second year of Xuande, you were born. You were the eldest son of Concubine Sun for Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji.]
[The following year, in February of the third year of Xuande, the emperor announced a news that shocked the court.]
[The reason why the emperor wants to depose his queen is that Empress Hu did not bear him a son. There are three so-called unfilial piety, the worst is not having an offspring, but your biological mother, Concubine Sun, gave birth to his eldest son.]
[The first person to object was Empress Dowager Zhang: Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor and the empress have always been a loving couple, setting an example for the world. But you dare to set such a precedent, or are you not a descendant of my Zhu family?]
[The ministers also objected. Yang Shiqi, the chief minister of the cabinet, said: The queen is benevolent and virtuous, and has never made any mistakes. Besides, you are still very young. You will have a son and everything will be possible. You cannot abolish the queen just because Concubine Sun gave birth to a son. This is unjustifiable. 】
[However, Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji was determined and forcefully deposed Empress Hu, so the world heard about it and pity her, of course Empress Sun and you are not included.]
[About three years have passed like this. On this day, the emperor hugged you on his knee and asked: "Son, after you become the emperor, can you make the world peaceful?"]
[You raised your little face and said in a sweet voice: "Yes!"]
[The emperor was overjoyed and asked: "If anyone is unconvinced, do you dare to lead the army to beat them?"]
[You clenched your little fist and said: "Dare!"]
[Zhu Zhanji stood up immediately and placed you on the dragon chair. All the ministers knelt down and shouted long live!]
At the same time, Zhu Di also clenched his fists: How dare you!
Facts have proved that Zhu Qizhen did not lie. Later, he actually personally commanded an army of hundreds of thousands and marched on the expedition himself.
It's just that the result was different from what Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji had imagined. Zhu Qizhen directly ruined half of the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty.
[You ascended the throne at the age of nine, and the young master of the country is doubtful. However, Emperor Xuande had already made all preparations for your accession to the throne before his death.]
[Zhu Zhanji has chosen five ministers who care about life for you, namely: Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu, Hu Bi, and Zhang Fu.]
[There are three Yangs in literature, Zhang Fu in military affairs, and Hu Hui to do shady things for you. With the help of these five influential figures, Zhu Zhanji walked peacefully.]
[In the beginning, everything was as Zhu Zhanji had deduced. With the assistance of a group of famous ministers, even a dog could lead the Ming Dynasty to prosperity. Under the protection of the Empress Dowager Zhang, the "Three
"Yang" stabilized the border defense, rectified the official administration, developed the economy, suppressed the influence of eunuchs, strictly prohibited relatives from intervening in politics, and continued the stability and prosperity of the "Government of Literature and Propaganda". At this time, the Ming Dynasty was at the peak of its national power and its prestige spread far and wide.]
[However, after the death of Empress Dowager Zhang and "San Yang" one after another, you became arrogant and re-appointed the eunuch Wang Zhen, calling him sir, and maintained exclusive power in the court for eight years. Under his influence, the ministers
They flocked to him like ducks, vying to cling to him, and everyone called him "father".]
[At this time, the eunuch Wang Zhen already had everything. He had great power and great wealth. Although it brought disaster to the country and the people, fortunately, the Ming Dynasty was still strong and could withstand the traitor Huo Huo. However, at this time, Wang Zhen actually had a bold idea
, and it was this idea that made Ming Dynasty collapse.]
[After possessing everything except the throne, the eunuch Wang Zhen had a new goal in life: to make achievements and leave his name in history, just like Zheng He, the "national surname" of the time, to be a eunuch with military merit.
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Zhu Di:?
How could this dead eunuch dare to have such a bold idea?
Wait, why did eunuchs cause harm to the country in the Ming Dynasty?
During the reign of Emperor Taizu Gao, eunuchs were suppressed. During the reign of Zhu Di and Yongle, although Zheng He was a hexagonal warrior, the eunuchs were slightly softened, but eunuchs were still strictly prohibited from intervening in politics.
Even the great eunuch Tang Cheng, who had considerable seniority and had accompanied the prince, the king of Han, the king of Zhao, and the king of Qi when he grew up, only had a high status but did not have much authority.
Why did such symptoms begin to appear when we arrived in Zhuqi Town?
[You are a child who grew up in a greenhouse. You have neither the cruelty and forbearance of fighting for power nor the danger of crowding out. You are an imaginary young man who has never experienced any hardship. Everything is arranged by the eunuch Wang Zhen. This
This laid the foundation for the subsequent tragedy.]
[You are such a "hothouse flower". After becoming the emperor at the age of eight, you have never had the opportunity to display your ambitions. After taking office, you are ambitious and want to have a new look. First of all, you are ready to restart the "Western voyages" and continuously
Three military expeditions to the north and an expedition to the south were carried out, but with little success. These greatly reduced the national power and prestige of the Ming Dynasty.]
[The Gao Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang went to the north to expel the Tartars and conquered the Central Plains. The Wen Emperor Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing during the northern expedition, and the emperor guarded the country. Those who expelled and defended the country were nothing more than the Mongols in Mobei. Emperor Shun of the Yuan Dynasty fled back to Mobei, and the Northern Yuan Dynasty was divided into
2: Oara and Tatar. Oara and Tatar competed with each other for supremacy. Due to the patrols of Sanyang and Emperor Xuande, in the Zhengtong years, Oara gradually became stronger, and from time to time they went south to invade the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Especially the actual power of Oara
Pai - Taishi Yexian, often used the name of paying tribute to defraud various rewards from the Ming Dynasty. Because the Ming Dynasty was a celestial kingdom, tribute envoys would always be reciprocated regardless of the tribute. The rewards were quite generous and distributed on a per capita basis.
.In this case, the number of envoys was continuously increased, and finally it reached more than 3,000 people.]
[At this time, you are still in your early years, and you are a passionate young man with full blood. Faced with such a great opportunity to show off your skills, how can you let it go? Under Wang Zhen's instigation, you decided to go on a personal expedition and improve yourself.
own prestige.]
[The ministers in the court dissuaded you, but you refused to listen. Firstly, you were following the example of your father, Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji, who, on Yang Rong's suggestion, went on a personal expedition to defeat the King of Han; secondly, in order to prove yourself, not to mention the great power of the Ming Dynasty,
A mere barbarian, are you afraid of him?】
[You assemble half a million of the Ming Dynasty’s elites to go to war, let your brother Zhu Qiyu supervise the country, and kill in a mighty way to the north.]