The Ming Dynasty, with a history of 12 years and a history of 276 years, was the penultimate unified dynasty in the history of China.

According to personal abilities and contributions, the emperors of Ming Dynasty 16 can be divided into five grades.

One of the grades: super vicious Ming Taizu and Ming Chengzu.

Look at 16 Ming emperors. You're welcome to say that Zhu Yuanzhang and Judy of the Ming Dynasty are completely different from other emperors, that is, one is in the sky and the other is underground. Their bravery and ability have been lost to their ancestors several times. If the Ming emperor had a little talent and talent casually, he would not have broken a good hand, and the situation would get worse and worse. Finally,

Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, was recognized as a cruel man. He started with a bowl, was born in cloth, and even worked as a beggar when he was down and out. This starting condition is the worst among the founding emperors, so he laid a huge world step by step, which is also one of the best among the founding emperors of the unified dynasty.

After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), Zhu Yuanzhang, the Ming Taizu who was born in Buyi, greatly consolidated the dynasty and formulated various systems of the dynasty. It can be said that the Ming Dynasty lasted for more than 200 years, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the great ancestor of Ming Dynasty, contributed a lot, so he ranked first.

As for Judy, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, he can be said to be the most pioneering emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In this respect, he is even better than his father, the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. During his reign, he collected five levies, set up Hami Wei in the northwest, and sent Zheng He to the Western Ocean, which made the territory of the Ming Dynasty reach its peak. Through long-distance navigation, he traveled to Southeast Asia and countries along the ocean, and finally established the tributary trade between countries and the DPRK.

Some people think that Ming Taizu Judy is simply militaristic, but this is not the case. As the only successful vassal in the unified dynasty, Judy, the Ming emperor, would never be such a brainless and reckless person.

In fact, to some extent, he should want to emulate Kublai Khan of Yuan Shizu and build a world empire with an unprecedented territory like the Yuan Dynasty. Regrettably, although the territory of the Ming Dynasty was expanding at home and reached its peak during the reign of the Ming Dynasty, externally, he finally failed to achieve his goal, because Kublai Khan of Yuan Shizu was based in Mobei and relied on the strong mobility of nomadic people to bring the Han nationality into the empire, while the Ming Dynasty in turn gave priority to the Han nationality. Because of the lack of mobility, it was too difficult to bring northern nomads into the empire and ended in failure. For example, twice after the five-sign, the other party has no fixed place, so he can leave if he wants, but if he can't beat him, he will avoid playing, and Cheng Zu can't help it. On the other hand, Yuan Shizu marched south, but even if he wanted to avoid the war, he couldn't do it in the Southern Song Dynasty, so he had to face it and finally surrendered.

So on the whole, Judy of Ming Chengzu ranked second.

The second level: be a promising monarch.

Zhu Youtang, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, was the ninth emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Guozhen, the cabinet assistant during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, commented: "Under the three generations, the sages are Wendi, Song Renzong and Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty."

Although the minister's evaluation of the emperor must be more subjective than objective, it must be flattering, but this evaluation is reasonable.

The advantage of filial piety in Ming Dynasty is reflected in his title of filial piety. He is a benevolent monarch, but also because of his bumpy childhood and many experiences, he is more pragmatic and a good emperor who makes great efforts to govern.

Therefore, according to personal ability and contribution, Ming Xiaozong can rank third.

Emperor Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty was the fifth emperor of Ming Dynasty. Ming Xuanzong and his father Zhu Gaochi worked together to govern the country. Together, he created "Ren Xuanzhi", which can be compared with the rule of Wen Jing in the Han Dynasty.

Of course, the disadvantage is that this rule adds up to 1 1 year, because the reign of Emperor Renzong was only ten months and that of Emperor Xuanzong was ten years.

In addition, after the Ming emperor Judy, his sons Ming Renzong and grandson Ming Xuanzong began to shrink their troops and voluntarily gave up some territories. Since then, Ming Chengzu was not so keen on territory, which can be said to be a bad start. This is also one of the important reasons why the territory of the Ming Dynasty shrank rapidly after the Ming Emperor reached its peak.

Of course, the two emperors said nothing about internal governance. After all, the Ming emperor Judy left a mess all the year round. If it is not handled well, it will greatly shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, and both emperors made great efforts to recuperate and survive this crisis smoothly.

So on the whole, Ming Xuanzong can rank fourth and Ming Renzong can rank fifth.

Ming Daizong Zhu Qiyu was the seventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the second son of Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, and Ming Yingzong's half-brother. He was the fire-fighting captain of the Ming Dynasty. He was originally a vassal. After being captured in the Civil War in Ming Yingzong, due to the critical situation, the young prince Zhu Jianshen needed to be the "leader of the country" and Zhu Qiyu became the emperor.

In times of crisis, after Zhu Qiyu proclaimed himself emperor, he was very useful to Qian and others, winning the defense war, repelling the invasion of Valla and preventing the Ming Dynasty from moving south and withdrawing north.

Later, Ming Daizong made great efforts to make the Ming Dynasty prosperous. However, he was forced to become the emperor at that time because he was born in a vassal state. Like an interim emperor, he lacked orthodox support, so his position was unstable. Changing his son into a prince attracted many ministers' opposition. Finally, when he was seriously ill, Ming Yingzong, the joint minister imprisoned in Nangong, launched a desperate reform, so he was abolished and died soon.

But on the whole, Ming Daizong was well managed, especially after the reform of the civil fort, which stabilized the situation and prevented the Ming Dynasty from moving southward. This credit alone can rank sixth.

Zhu Zaiyu was the third son of Emperor Jiajing and the twelfth emperor of Ming Dynasty. He only ruled for six years, but he was an enlightened emperor. During his reign, he made peace with the North and Anda, which contributed to the Qin Long peace talks. He abolished the maritime ban for almost 200 years and allowed the people to sell things everywhere, in order to change careers, and most of them were shrewd ministers, like Zhang left by him in the early years of Wanli.

So overall, Ming Taizu and Mu Zong, which have a low sense of existence, can rank seventh.

Zhu Jianshen, Ming Xianzong, was the eighth emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the eldest son of Zhu Qizhen, Ming Yingzong. The emperor has mixed feelings. On the one hand, he loved Wan Zhener so much that he almost killed himself and appointed a traitor. On the one hand, he was wise and generous, and was wronged by Yu Qian. He restored his uncle Ming Daizong to the throne and appointed Shang Lu and other competent ministers to govern the country.

May be overall, Ming Xianzong's performance can only be said to be average, not too good, but compared with other grinding emperors, it is also reasonable, so it ranks eighth.

The third level: the emperor whose ability can't keep up with his ambition.

Zhu Houzhao, the tenth emperor of Ming Dynasty, was the son of Ren Jun Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty. The emperor's life is rebellious and absurd, and of course it is also highly controversial.

Some people think that he is capable, as evidenced by Yoga Yu's autographed Victory in Yingzhou, and he wants to regain power and realize his ambition. Some people think that he is just a wan ku "the second generation of emperor", who only knows how to eat, drink and be merry, but he can't help the wall with mud and sand.

Of course, history has not given Ming Wuzong time to prove what kind of person he really is. On his way back to Beijing from his southern tour, Emperor Wuzong of Ming Dynasty fell into the water and died at the age of 365,438+0.

But on the whole, although he is controversial, he still has some abilities. At least, he was not captured in the end, but he won a little. Although he appointed many traitors during his reign, he firmly controlled power, so he ranked ninth.

Zhu Yunwen was the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he succeeded to the throne as a great-grandson. Judging from his short four-year imperial career, the advantages and disadvantages of this emperor are obvious. The disadvantage is that you don't know the military and can't choose people. Finally, he let his uncle Rebecca Judy turn the tide with absolute superiority. The advantage is that although his uncle is ruthless, he attaches great importance to bookish civil servants and implements benevolent policies, although their governance was more on paper at that time.

It can be said that his Zhu Yunwen is a typical representative who can't keep up with his ambition, but although he failed, he at least worked hard and took responsibility, which didn't bring chaos to the empire, so he ranked tenth.

The fourth grade: the emperor who has the ability to take the road of extinction without taking the right path.

In the world environment of ancient monarchists, the emperor was a very important existence. The emperor's talent is thick, which can make him strong immediately, and the emperor's incompetence can make him decline immediately, even.

Generally speaking, emperors are either wise, competent, incompetent, ignorant or ambitious but incompetent.

However, there were several emperors in the Ming Dynasty who were obviously very capable, but did not have much ambition. Even because of their personal likes and dislikes, they will be placed in an increasingly dangerous situation. Such emperors are often more terrible than those who are mediocre and incompetent, because they know everything and have certain abilities, but they are not well managed.

Ming Yingzong was the sixth and eighth emperor of Ming Dynasty, the eldest son of Ming Xuanzong and the eldest brother of Ming Daizong. He was a unique emperor twice.

The emperor was most familiar with the reuse of eunuch Wang Zhen, which eventually led to his capture in the "Civil Fort Change" and the annihilation of more than 200,000 troops, which weakened the Ming Dynasty and almost moved south.

Of course, the emperor is also a capable and charming person. According to historical records, he had a very good relationship with the enemy during his capture, and he was sent to the border when he returned home. Later, Ming Yingzong also showed his ability, and removed the unstable factors one by one, which showed that he was not a mediocre emperor.

But it is such an emperor, who obviously has the ability, but in order to fulfill his personal passion as a teenager, he had to use personal expedition, which led to the disastrous "change of civil castles", so he ranked eleventh.

Besides, Emperor Jiajing of Ming Shizong and Emperor Wanli of Ming Shenzong, two grandchildren, are really capable, but they must be better representatives.

Emperor Jiajing reigned for 45 years and was the second longest emperor in the Ming Dynasty. Emperor Wanli reigned for 48 years and was one of the longest reigning emperors in the Ming Dynasty. In the early days of his reign, Emperor Jiajing took Taizu and Chengzu as an example and tried to revive the Ming Dynasty. In the early years of Wanli, there was also a revival of the Ming Dynasty. But after the middle and late period, both emperors began to be lazy.

Emperor Jiajing was an alchemist. Although he hid in the deep palace for more than 20 years, he firmly grasped the power and knew that "Jiajing Jiajing, every family is clean", but he completely ignored it for his own preferences, which made the Ming Dynasty decline rapidly.

Emperor Wanli is more wonderful. If Emperor Jiajing did not go to court, but still handled government affairs in the palace, then Emperor Wanli was even more indulgent. Except for the major, he basically did not handle government affairs, and his appointment was once neglected, making the bureaucratic machine run fast.

As for why we did this, some people think that it is because Wanli didn't make his third son Zhu a prince as he wished, but his eldest son was helpless, so he simply ignored it and only cared about his own enjoyment, regardless of the flood after his death.

There is some truth in this view. Emperor Wanli disliked Prince Zhu Changluo very much and was very cold to him. He didn't train his own team for Zhu Changluo, and even Zhu Changluo's two sons, Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian, didn't receive formal education to train the emperor's mind.

Of course, no matter what Wanli thinks, during his administration, things did get worse and worse. For example, in the crucial Erhu War, the defeated general Yang Hao was appointed. As a result, the Ming army was defeated in the dominant situation, which made Nurhachi rise completely and eventually became more and more powerful, posing a great threat to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, 24 years after the death of Wanli, it was the Ming Dynasty. No wonder some people say that "the Ming Dynasty died in Wanli".

So generally speaking, the two grandsons, Emperor Jiajing and Emperor Wanli, ranked 12 and 13 respectively.

Fifth grade: incompetent emperor with mediocre ability

Compared with Emperor Jiajing and Emperor Wanli, this is even worse for grandparents and grandchildren. Zhu Changluo, son of Emperor Guangzong, and Zhu Youxiao, son of Emperor Mingxi, were even worse. If Emperor Jiajing and Emperor Wanli are the black sheep who have the ability to lose their family, then their father and son can be said to be mediocre and incompetent emperors, even emperors who have a certain ability but do not make great efforts.

Ming Guangzong was in power for only one month. Ministers had expected him to clean up the mess left by Emperor Wanli. He did add cabinet ministers to the mine tax and the Que tax, and sent silver to entertain the border troops such as Liaodong to stabilize the morale of the army. But because he was too kind to women, he died inexplicably in the red pill case. It can be seen that he was unrestrained and foggy, so that he was wronged to death.

As for the Apocalypse Emperor Zhu Youxiao, it can also be said that he is a controversial emperor who loves carpenters and is called the carpenter emperor. He appointed the infamous Wei Zhongxian, known as the bad king.

However, some people think that the appointment of Wei Zhongxian by Emperor Apocalypse was intended to use a eunuch to deal with the civil service group headed by Lindong Party. After all, he has no foundation and can only take power in this way. However, after the Apocalypse Emperor and Mingwuzong died of drowning, their reign time was only seven years, which also made people unable to see whether his real intention was like this, and they did not prove themselves exactly.

But compared with his younger brother, Emperor Chongzhen, these two brothers are quiet to the extreme and active to the extreme. Emperor Apocalypse liked carpentry and released Wei Zhongxian to maintain it. Although it's a mess, it's better than my brother Emperor Chongzhen. He manages everything, but he can't manage anything well.

But on the whole, the actions of the apocalypse emperor are still very poor, unlike the inexplicable history that has been circulated in the past. It is said that during Wei Zhongxian's reign, the late Kim Nurhachi was too heavy to lift his head. In fact, during the reign of the Apocalypse Emperor in history, the latter Jin still attacked the city in Liaodong, and the expansion speed was not obviously controlled.

Therefore, in general, the father and son of Emperor Guangzong and Emperor Apocalypse ranked 14 and 15 respectively.

Zhu Youjian, Emperor Chongzhen, was the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Generally speaking, the monarch bears the most direct responsibility for his demise, and he is always at the bottom of the emperor in his dynasty. This is inevitable, so Emperor Chongzhen ranked sixteenth.

Emperor Chongzhen was actually a very responsible emperor, but his shortcomings were poor ability, suspicious willfulness and improper employment, which led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty by Li Zicheng.

But objectively speaking, although Emperor Chongzhen was directly responsible for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, the situation at that time was actually very chaotic. Although Emperor Chongzhen was rated as the most powerful king, he didn't really grasp the situation, just like Lu Xiangsheng's tragic death. As a result, Emperor Chongzhen was deceived by Minister Yang Sichang and eunuchs for a long time, which shows how bad the situation faced by Emperor Chongzhen was. For ordinary people, he really can't handle it, and he can't blame Emperor Chongzhen.

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