In the imperial study, Zhu Di calmed down and prepared to imitate Zhu Qizhen's son - "Zhu Jianshen"
In the previous simulation, he knew the turning point of the Ming Dynasty from its peak to its decline.
Zhu Qizhen, a little genius, almost led the Ming Dynasty to destruction and made the Ming Dynasty extremely weak.
Fortunately, King Qi, who was in the southwest, turned the tide and minimized the losses of the Ming Dynasty, thus preserving the fire for the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di thought about whether the outcome would have been better if Zhu Gaojie had directly forced Emperor Jingtai to abdicate the throne after repelling Wala and returned to the capital.
It's a pity that King Qi was no longer young at that time, he was already an old man.
He used his last bit of life to preserve hope for Ming Dynasty.
[In the twelfth year of Zhengtong, you were born in the Forbidden City of Shuntian. Your father was Zhengtong Emperor Zhu Qizhen. Zhu Qizhen loved you very much and gave you the best life. He even issued an order when you were less than two years old.
You are the prince.]
[Unfortunately, this situation did not last long. In the 14th year of Zhengtong, Zhu Qizhen received information about the invasion of the Oara army and immediately planned to go out in person. 】
[As soon as the ministers heard the news, they immediately objected. The situation of the battle ahead was unclear. It would be too dangerous for the emperor to go on an expedition at this time. However, Zhu Qizhen was inexplicably confident and chose to go on the expedition himself despite everyone's objections. 】
[This battle was a disastrous defeat, your father was captured, and the Wala army was fierce.]
[At that time, the Wala army rushed all the way and was about to capture the capital. However, at the time of crisis, the imperial court decided to appoint your second uncle Zhu Qiyu as emperor and defend the capital. In the end, your great uncle Zhu Gaojie, king of Qi, led the Southwest Army to defeat
The Wala army defended the last dignity of the Ming Dynasty.]
Zhu Di held his forehead, feeling a little tired.
Damn it, why do you have to let him feel this pain again?
He has watched the Incident in Tumu Fort three times!
Every time it was like a knife stabbed into his heart, he wanted to peel off Zhu Qizhen's skin, but it was a pity that Zhu Qizhen was not born yet.
[After everything was settled, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu took your father's place and firmly took the throne.]
[Emperor Jingtai abolished your position as crown prince, appointed his son Zhu Jianji as crown prince, and arranged special personnel to monitor your every move.]
[This is human nature. He is the emperor now, so he is very kind by not killing you.]
[However, your childhood was still dark, and the only one who kept him company was the palace maid Wan Zhen'er, so you were more dependent on this palace maid, and even developed an inexplicable affection for this palace maid who was seventeen years older than you. 】
[It should be said that the affairs of the imperial court were really volatile. A year later, the Wala army released your father Zhu Qizhen. Zhu Qiyu was very uneasy. He didn't want Zhu Qizhen to come back, and he couldn't explain it to his ministers. Finally,
He had no choice but to welcome Zhu Qizhen back to the palace, but privately imprisoned him in Nangong.】
[You thought your life would be like this, being put under house arrest with your father until death, but you had no complaints. After all, your father almost caused the Ming Dynasty to fall, and it was his own fault.]
[But you never expected that your own father would be so powerful, launch the coup to seize the throne, and re-assume the throne, and you would become the prince again like a dream. 】
Zhu Di looked unkind, and he had no good impression of Zhu Qizhen's son.
In terms of seniority, this person should be his great-great-grandson, his son's son's son's son.
Although he had different origins, Zhu Di only felt ashamed. How could he, the majestic Emperor Yongle, have such descendants?
Shame on you!
So fucking embarrassing!
A careful calculation shows that Zhu Qizhen had no effect on the Ming Dynasty, and the side effects also played a role!
[When you reach adulthood, your father will choose a wife for you to celebrate your coming-of-age ceremony.]
[You want to marry Wan Zhen'er, who has grown up with you, but this is impossible. One is the prince and the other is a palace maid. Their identities are an insurmountable gap. In the end, my father gave
You found a minister’s daughter and formed a political marriage.】
[In the eighth year of Tianshun, Zhu Qizhen passed away. You inherited the throne and changed the reign name to Chenghua. Because Zhu Qizhen did not make any great contributions when he was in power. Instead, he favored villains and distant virtuous ministers, which ultimately led to
Loyalists were killed, and the people rose up and resisted. In the end, what you inherited was just a weak empire that was leaking everywhere.】
[As soon as you ascended the throne, you realized how much trouble your father had left for you. Thieves were rampant in the northern and southern Beijing, Sichuan, Huguang, and Jingxiang areas.]
[You want to send troops to suppress the bandits, but you don’t have many useful generals at hand, because most of the most capable generals in the Ming Dynasty have died in Tumubao, and after that, the new generation of Yu Qian who resisted the beams
, was also beheaded by your father.]
[This is such a huge empire, but no one can use it!]
【Wait a minute, there seems to be another person.】
Zhu Di knew who this person was without even thinking about it, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
Zhu Qizhen wanted to kill this person at first, but was unable to do so, but now Zhu Jianshen was able to do it.
[Qi Wang Zhu Gaojie, this old man is seventy-four years old this year, and his old age may pass away suddenly at any time. 】
[However, you have to re-activate this old Prince Qi, because the Ming Dynasty can no longer find anyone who can quell the disaster left by his father in a short period of time. 】
[Seventy-four-year-old Qi Lao Prince Zhu Gaojiu once again set foot on the battlefield. In two months, he quelled the violence of the palm barbarians in Shandu, Sichuan, defeated the Yao rebels in Dateng Gorge, Guangxi, and renamed Dateng Gorge "
"Broken Vine".]
[Subsequently, Prince Qi defeated Liu Tong, the bandit leader in Jingxiang area in Nanzhang, and captured Liu Tong. His gang leader Shi Long escaped and then turned to Sichuan. Prince Qi had just captured the bandit leader Shi Long and others, and pacified the
After seeing the bandits in Jingxiang area, bad news came again.]
[The Maoli children invaded Guyuan, and while Lord Qi was quelling the banditry, they also invaded Ningxia. The commander of Ningxia, Jiao Zheng, died in battle.]
[Prince Qi went to conquer the Maoli children without stopping. In July, he finally put down the last rebellion in the Ming Dynasty. 】
[In the same month, Prince Qi fell ill. He was already over 70 years old. He fought nearly a thousand miles to put down the rebellion, which consumed the last of his life force. 】
[In August of the first year of Chenghua, King Zhu Gaojie of Qi died of illness, and the whole country was in mourning. Everyone mourned for the old prince who supported the backbone of the Ming Dynasty. Every household in the seven provinces of Jiangnan and southwest hung a white cloth in front of the door in memory. 】
When Zhu Di saw this, he couldn't help but feel melancholy.
Unexpectedly, King Qi had the same ending as him, and they both died on horseback.
It's just that Zhu Di died when the Ming Dynasty was at its peak, while King Qi died during the decline of the Ming Dynasty.
In the second half of his life, King Qi repaired the devastated Ming Dynasty and made up for the emptiness of the empire. Finally, at the age of more than seventy, he finally fell ill on the journey.
Zhu Di suddenly remembered what King Qi once said to him: "Do your best to know the destiny."
Advisors are in people, and success is in heaven. Zhu Gaojie's countless achievements are worthy of the Ming Dynasty.