Zhu Youxiao is a good carpenter. After he ascended the throne, Wei Zhongxian and others came to power, and state affairs became increasingly corrupt. In the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), Xizong, who was sick in the water, took the "fairy medicine" and died at the age of 23. Zhang Wenxiang, a friend of posthumous title's filial piety, was Emperor Muzhuang of Wujing, with the temple number Xizong. Buried in the Ming Tombs of Deling.
The birth mother king was chosen by the crown prince. Thirty-two years of Wanli (1604)
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, carrying talent. In the thirty-third year of Wanli (1605), Wang Cairen gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson, and in the forty-seventh year (16 19), Wang died. Emperor Wanli was very concerned about this young grandson and asked Li, the servant chosen by the prince, to raise him. At that time, there were two attendants named Li. In order to distinguish them, they were called He. It is Celie who is taking care of Zhu Youxiao. In the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620), in July, Emperor Wanli died. In August, the Crown Prince acceded to the throne as Ming Guangzong. Xili is favored, and Guangzong intends to let her be the imperial concubine. Celie was not satisfied and instigated the emperor to make herself queen. Sun Ruyou, assistant minister of does, said that the Empress Dowager of the two palaces, posthumous title and the concubines did not agree, and it was not too late to wait until after the funeral of the Great Emperor. In September, Guangzong died. Xili lived in the palace at that time, and the minister suspected that she wanted to listen to politics, so Zhou Jiamo, Zuo Guangdou and other ministers came to Shu and asked her to move to another palace. So the case of moving the palace broke out. A power struggle began, and the eldest son of the eunuch king ascended the throne. Xi Li sent Li Jinzhong to stop him and asked him to come back several times, but he was not allowed to go to Wenhua Hall. In the end, Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, changing the title of the year after August of that year to Taichang, and the following year to Apocalypse.
At the beginning of his reign
At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he issued many imperial edicts, saying that although Xili was chosen to support herself, Xili often abused her biological mother Wang and herself. Wang Yingnian died young,
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Celie did it, too All kinds of rhetoric, the DPRK was suddenly shocked. The emperor stopped celie's title, but at the same time raised celie's daughter. However, in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Emperor Apocalypse became Xili Kangfei, and the following year he edited the classics of the Three Dynasties and executed Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and other ministers, which was just the opposite of what he did in the early years of his reign. Therefore, it is difficult to determine whether lixi really treated the Apocalypse Emperor and his biological mother tyrannically.
After Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he made the wet nurse Hakka a saint, which was very accommodating. Lindong party member is worried that the Hakkas will interfere in politics, and suggests that the Hakkas be driven out of the palace as usual. Hakkas and Wei Zhongxian are in cahoots, fighting back against Lindong party member. For a time, they were arrogant and factory guards were rampant. Wei Zhongxian, who lost money by gambling, angrily entered the palace and changed his name to Li Jinzhong. Elected to the palace during the Wanli period. Although he can't read, he is good at flattery. Not only climbed the eunuch Wei Dynasty, but also passed the Wei Dynasty and worshipped under the great eunuch Wang Anmen. Wang An was once in power in the palace because of his meritorious service in establishing the Apocalypse Emperor. At the same time, Wei Zhongxian makes friends with the Hakkas and they eat together. Hakkas love Wei Zhongxian, so they are tired of their old lover Wei Chao. Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to defeat the Wei Dynasty, and then plotted to kill Wang An, becoming a eunuch in the palace.
Zhu Youxiao seems to be more masculine than Wanli. According to various historical materials and palace poems, Xizong was not interested in the opposite sex, and he was "disgusted with women", "not good at women" and "Wang didn't love the city", but he had a eunuch "Miss Gao" who he liked very much in the palace. They played together and walked hand in hand. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, Qin Zhenglan's Hundred Notes on the Poems of the Apocalypse Palace said that there was this episode in the Apocalypse Palace: "The royal brand is high and longevity, and the year is not weak, and the beauty is like a virgin. The palace is called Miss Gao. On the occasion of the banquet, whether it is high or not, there must be unhappiness. "
Zhu Youxiao also likes to do some carpentry by himself, and he is tireless all the year round. However, whenever he does these things, Wei Zhongxian always plays something. The apocalypse emperor was bored and refused to listen, arguing that he had made it clear. It's up to you. So, Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to usurp power several times, crowding out Lindong party member, and Dongchang vassals were rampant, and traitors were in power.
Wei Zhongxian bossed around, and the foreign court became his centralized. Everyone called him "nine years old" and set up shrines for him everywhere. The Hakkas, on the other hand, made trouble in the harem and raised a number of beautiful ladies-in-waiting for the emperor. On the contrary, all the pregnant concubines were murdered by her, and even the queen was knocked out by her. The history books say that she
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We should follow Lv Buwei's example and try to seize power with rare commodities. [1] During the eunuch period headed by Wei Zhongxian, they not only brutally rejected dissidents, but also deepened the exploitation of the landlord class, making the people miserable and the politics extremely dark.
At that time, in Daming, the land annexation of landlords and bureaucrats was fierce, taxes and miscellaneous levies were heavy, people rebelled everywhere, various social contradictions intensified, and natural disasters continued, which was bound to be guided by a willing heart and raise flags to rebel.
At the beginning of the apocalypse, Anbaili religion rose in Shandong, and Chongming and Anbang Yan in southwest Sichuan. In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, natural and man-made disasters made people panic, and Xu Hongru Uprising in Shandong Province and Wang Erzhi Uprising in Shaanxi Province broke out again.
The party is fighting for the country.
The Political Chaos of Lindong Party
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During the Wanli period, Gu Xiancheng gave lectures at Lindong Public School, followed by a group of exiled officials, hence the name Lindong. North Korea, Zhao Nanxing and other ministers also echoed at a distance. Lindong Party was gradually formed.
After Zhu Youxiao acceded to the throne, Lindong Party took charge of the Cabinet, Douchayuan and Sixth Department, and was powerful and prosperous. Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong, Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli and many other upright people hold important positions in North Korea. Treacherous court officials such as Fang Congzhe were gradually pushed out, and the official system was slightly clear. With the help of Lindong party member, Emperor Apocalypse quickly promoted Yuan Chonghuan.
In the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), Zhang was rehabilitated, Fang Xiaoru's children were recorded, and the founding fathers were sacrificed and buried, as well as posthumous title. On the issue of western occupation of Macao, he took a tough attitude and fought against Dutch colonists in Penghu many times and won. And there are measures to stop mining supervision and appease Liaodong.
In short, in the early days of the apocalypse, the Lindong Party was so powerful that anyone who opposed it was denounced as an evil party.
A big tree attracts the wind, and the extremes will be reversed. The radical words and deeds of Lindong Party made some people quite dissatisfied, among which Qi, Chu and Zhejiang were quite strong. Therefore, disputes between Lindong political parties and non-Lindong political parties continue. After Wei Zhongxian came to power, he joined non-Lindong parties to form the "eunuch party" to directly confront Lindong party.
In the third year of the Apocalypse (1623), Wei Zhongxian took charge of the East Factory, using the influence of Yan Party to balance the party in full swing.
In the fourth year of the Apocalypse (1624), Li Yingsheng, Huo Shouqu, Liu, Shen and other ministers remonstrated, pointing their finger at Wei Zhongxian. Wei Zhongxian's imperial edict reprimanded four people, which aroused the indignation of Yang Lian, the representative of Lindong. He stood up and impeached Wei Zhongxian for his twenty-four sins. Wei Zhongxian ran to the apocalypse and cried, and the Hakkas also defended him.
After all, Zhu Youxiao was soft-hearted. When he saw all the wet nurses say so, he immediately reprimanded Yang Lian. More than 70 Lindong Party members Wei Dazhong accused Wei Zhongxian in succession. Ye Ho-weng suggested that the Apocalypse Emperor should remove Wei Zhongxian and send him out of the palace to quell public anger. However, the apocalypse emperor was angry. Not only did he not want to be forced to do things, but he even agreed to the suggestion that eunuch Wang Tigan restore the imperial aides and threaten courtiers. Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong and Lin Dong died in vain.
Before the party struggle was over, news came that Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen had defeated Liaodong and Quang Ninh. It turned out that it was Wang Huazhen who played chess, and it was Wang Huazhen who defeated Quang Ninh. However, Xiong Tingbi had a good personal relationship with the six gentlemen of Lin Dong, which led to Wei Zhongxian's bad relationship with them. Finally, Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen shared the same fate and were both executed. [2]
Big bang in Wang Gong factory
In the sixth year of the Apocalypse (1626), a bizarre catastrophe occurred in the area of Wang Gong factory, causing huge casualties. There was a loud noise, and suddenly the wind blew and it was dark. People, animals, trees, bricks, etc. Be swept into the air and fall with the wind. Tens of thousands of houses are dusty, killing and injuring more than 20 thousand people, which is shocking and shocking. After the disaster, men and women were naked, and all the clothes, jewelry and utensils floated to the western hills. At that time, all the 3,000 craftsmen who were repairing the fence outside the Forbidden City fell off the scaffolding and broke into meat buns. Emperor Apocalypse, who was having breakfast, survived by hiding under the dragon book case. Strangely enough, there was "not an inch of wood burning in the center of the explosion, and there were no signs of burning". It is difficult to answer the disaster caused by the explosion of powder magazine or earthquake. At that time, opinions vary, widespread indignation and discontent, Zhu Youxiao had to plead guilty, amnesty. This incident was recorded in the official history of the Ming Dynasty by the imperial eunuch.
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In August of the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), accompanied by Hakka, Wei Zhongxian and others, Zhu Youxiao went on a cruise to Xiyuan. Drinking on a big boat in the shallow waters north of Qiaoqiao. He took Wang Tigan, Wei Zhongxian and two trusted eunuchs to the deep water, but was overturned by a gust of wind, accidentally fell into the water and almost drowned. Although he was rescued, after this shock, he fell behind the root of the disease, and his health went from bad to worse after repeated treatments. Huo Huawei, a senior minister, presented a kind of "fairy medicine" called Lu Ling Drink. After persuasion, it can get immediate results, strengthen the body and prolong life. Zhu Youxiao did as he was told. It was really sweet and delicious, so he took it every day. After drinking for a few months, I felt bloating, edema and bedridden.
On August 1 1 day, Zhu Youxiao had a premonition that he was running out of time, so he called his younger brother Xin Wang Zhu Youjian into the bedroom and said, "Come on, my younger brother should be Yao Shun." He was ordered to take his place. The next day, he summoned cabinet minister Huang and said, "I was very happy when I summoned him yesterday, but I felt a little better." On August 1 day, Zhu Youxiao died at Gan Qing Palace. [3] Xinwang Zhu Youjian acceded to the throne immediately, with the title of Chongzhen. He was the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen.
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At the beginning of Zhu Youxiao's accession to the throne, many upright people of Lindong Party held important positions in North Korea. Because Yang Lian and others tried their best to help the Apocalypse Emperor when he ascended the throne, the Apocalypse Emperor also trusted these Lindong party member very much and obeyed their orders.
With the help of Lindong party member, Zhu Youxiao quickly promoted Sun Chengzong, Yuan Keli, Yuan Chonghuan and other civil air defense frontier generals in the early days of his administration. In the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), the imperial edict, Zhang Pingfan, recorded Fang Xiaoru's heir, favored the founding father, and paid homage to the funeral, posthumous title. He took a tough stance on Macao, and twice fought against Dutch colonists in Penghu and won. And there is a move to stop the mine supervisor from appeasing Liaodong. But who knows that something will happen soon.
At this time, in the harem, two malignant tumors are quietly growing. The two cancers are Wei Zhongxian and Hakka. Wei Zhongxian was originally a street rascal, illiterate, but good at gaining. He quickly climbed up the relationship with the great eunuch Wang An and got to know the Emperor Apocalypse, who was the great-grandson of the emperor at that time. After the Apocalypse Emperor succeeded to the throne, his status naturally rose, and he was promoted to be the eunuch of Li Si. Hakka is the wet nurse of the apocalypse emperor, who is treacherous and greedy for power. Hakka and Wei quickly formed an alliance and became the most powerful force in the harem. Wang An and other eunuchs were gradually pushed out of the harem, and the right to visit Wei covered the whole harem. But Wei Zhongxian was not satisfied and determined to become a powerful eunuch.
On the one hand, Wei Zhongxian lured Zhu Youxiao to have fun and let Zhu Youxiao immerse himself in carpentry all day. On the other hand, Wei Zhongxian colluded with some civil servants in the imperial court, such as Cui Chengxiu, to crowd out Lin Dong and party member, and gradually mastered the Cabinet and the Six Departments. When Zhu Youxiao is absorbed in carpentry, Wei Zhongxian often comes to play. At this time, Zhu Youxiao always said wearily, "I see, just follow the rules." On this basis, Wei Zhongxian indulged in rewards and punishments, resulting in an unprecedented eunuch dictatorship. During the five or six years of the Apocalypse, he set up prisons for many times, falsely killing Lindong, party member, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and Wei Dazhong, and destroying Donglin Academy internationally. Honest officials were accused of Lindong Party, and Lindong party member was demoted and killed countless times, the most famous of which was the six gentlemen of Lindong headed by Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou. In the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Emperor Apocalypse ordered Gu Bingqian and others to compile Three Dynasties Classics to praise Wei Zhongxian and others.