During the reign of Emperor Jiajing, he liked refining and taking pills very much, but with the increase of age and long-term use of pills containing arsenic, mercury, realgar and cinnabar, his health deteriorated day by day.
On December 14th, the 45th year of Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing died in Gan Qing Palace at the age of 60. The temple was named Sejong, and posthumous title was Emperor Xiao, and was buried in Yongling, Changping, Beijing.
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Emperor Jiajing, the most unique emperor in the history of China, was also the most headstrong and stubborn emperor in the Ming Dynasty. He often reads books and drafts until after midnight.
Ming History says that he lived in Xiyuan for more than 20 years and could not go to court without wearing a dragon robe, but he firmly held the power of politics, finance, military affairs and people's livelihood. History books evaluate him as the master of ZTE, saying that he has six outstanding achievements, four undisputed achievements and five unique achievements.
Emperor Jiajing did not go to court for more than 20 years, but he was able to firmly control the military and political power and ensure the normal operation of the state machine, and did several earth-shattering things.
First, thoroughly eradicate the enemy and thoroughly wipe out the enemy who has ravaged Daming for nearly 200 years. The second is to completely eliminate the invading Lu. During Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, invading Lu in the south and invading Lu in the north were two major foreign invasions, but they were finally pacified by Jiajing.
The third is to defeat the Portuguese invasion, that is, the famous Tuen Mun naval battle in history. This was the great victory of the first foreign war in China's history, and it was also the first shot against the invasion of foreign powers, which embarrassed the people of China.
Jiajing was very good, and ordered the navy divisions of the southeast coastal provinces to destroy the Buddha machine and kill the Buddha machine. Under the attack of the Ming army, the Portuguese fought and lost many times, and were finally wiped out in the battle of Shuangyu Island. Until Wu Ming, the Portuguese dared not cross this line again.
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