Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 112 112: The young emperor Zhu Qizhen ascends the throne, and eunuchs take over? 【Slightly water】

The deduction is still going on!

Although Zhu Yuanzhang's original favorable impression of Zhu Zhanji has dropped a lot because of Zhu Gaoxu's incident!

But later, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite satisfied with Zhu Zhanji's series of performances during his reign!
  Perhaps Zhu Zhanji's handling of the Han King Zhu Gaoxu was one of the few stains, but overall the flaws were not concealed!

[In Xuande Dynasty, there were "San Yang", Jian Yi, and Xia Yuanji; in military affairs, there were British Duke Zhang Fu, and in the local area there were governors like Yu Qian and Zhou Chen. It was really a wealth of talents! 】

[This made the Ming Dynasty under your governance politically clear and clear, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, the economy achieved unprecedented development, and the famous "Ren and Xuan rule" prosperous situation emerged after the rule of Wenjing, Zhenguan, and Kaiyuan. 】

kindness?
  The rule of Renxuan?

It seems that Zhu Zhanji has something!
  However, this so-called rule of Renxuan pales in comparison to the prosperous Ming Dynasty of Lao Jiu!

No matter in terms of economy, military power and national strength, they are far from being on the same level!

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison!

[However, in your spare time from governing the country, you are obsessed with fighting crickets! As an emperor, you think it is normal for you to have some hobbies, and you will not neglect government affairs just because of your little hobbies! 】

Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

What kind of hobby is fighting crickets?

Our old Zhu family actually has an emperor who likes to fight crickets?
  Isn’t this just playing with things to lose one’s ambition?

Don't let this brat capsize in the gutter!

From ancient times to the present, even people as powerful as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty have been criticized for a series of foolish actions in his later years, but Zhu Zhanji is still so young!
  [However, you have neglected one thing, that is, what goes above and what works below! It is actually a very dangerous thing for an emperor to have a hobby. Flattery officials from all over the country purchase high-quality crickets to Beijing with great fanfare, because it is not a strange thing for crickets to lose their heads, and there are not a few people who get promoted and make a fortune. 】

[Anhui's Luzhou Prefecture once paid tribute to a cricket that was particularly good at fighting and defeated more than a dozen famous insects in the palace. You are very happy to hear that, and you will be given a special reward of one thousand taels of gold to the prefect of Luzhou. Later you even used official positions to reward cricket tributes. 】

[In the army, catching high-quality crickets is equivalent to taking the enemy's head. It can be recorded as a great achievement and your position can be upgraded several levels in a row. 】

[Therefore, no one from the imperial court officials to ordinary people dared to take it lightly and made catching crickets a top priority. 】

[The price of crickets has skyrocketed, often worth hundreds of taels of silver. 】

Faint Lord!

Isn't this just the behavior of a foolish king?

Bullshit Renxuan’s rule!

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, his nose almost became angry!

He never thought that Zhu Zhanji could do such a ridiculous thing!

However, before Zhu Yuanzhang could get angry, what happened next made him fall into silence again!
  [In the tenth year of Xuande's reign, you died of illness. Your posthumous title was Xiantian Chongdao Yingming Shengsheng Qinwen Zhaowu Kuanren Chunxiaozhang Emperor, your temple name was Xuanzong, and you were buried in Jingling. 】

[You are Zhu Zhanji, that man. The Ming Dynasty saw the famous "Ren and Xuan rule" prosperous times following the rule of Wenjing, the rule of Zhenguan, and the prosperous age of Kaiyuan. 】

This is so...

Why were the two generations of emperors from Zhu Gaochi to Zhu Zhanji so short-lived!

One lived for more than forty years, and the other died at the age of thirty-six!

Our standard seems to be the same!

Why can't any of the emperors and princes of our old Zhu family get rid of the nightmare of dying young?
  However, before Zhu Yuanzhang could express his emotions for a while, the perspective of the dream scene changed again!
  This time, the protagonist becomes Zhu Zhanji’s nine-year-old son, Crown Prince Zhu Qizhen!
  kindness?
  Zhu Zhanji passed away in his thirties!
  His son is only nine years old!

Is it possible that the Ming Dynasty had to let a young emperor succeed him as emperor?

When he thought of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart tightened!
  He didn't think that a young emperor would be a good thing for the Ming Dynasty!

I hope I'm overthinking it, but don't make any mistakes!
  Although he knew that everything he saw now was just the original history and could never happen again, he didn't want to see anything bad happen in the Ming Dynasty!

[On the first day of the first lunar month of the [-]th year of Xuande's reign, my father, who was terminally ill, asked the ministers to avoid congratulations and asked them to go to the Wenhua Hall of the East Palace to pay homage to you, the crown prince! 】

[What you didn't expect was that two days later, your father died in Qian's palace, and his throne was passed on to you. 】

[But at this time, you were nine years old, but your actual age was only over seven years old, and you were unable to handle government affairs. Therefore, your father requested in his will that "all important national affairs should be carried out by the Empress Dowager Bai and the Empress before they are implemented." 】

This……

Isn't it a proper harem interference?

No, this is no longer the harem intervening in politics, but the harem directly acting as regent!

After Zhu Yuanzhang saw the contents of Zhu Zhanji's edict, he was angry at the first moment, but soon he sighed helplessly!
  For Zhu Zhanji, it seems that this is the best choice as a last resort!
  Who made him live so short?

Zhu Yuanzhang felt like he couldn't get angry even if he wanted to get angry at this moment!
  [On the seventh day of the first lunar month, all civil and military officials, military and civilian elders sent letters to persuade you to come forward. You agreed to ascend the throne on the ninth day of the first lunar month. On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor was in the Huagai Hall and announced the change to the orthodoxy of the Yuan Dynasty. 】

[There was an episode in this process, that is, it was rumored that my grandmother wanted to make my father's younger brother, King Xiang Zhu Zhanzhen, your uncle the emperor. In order to quell the rumors, my grandmother personally took you to the Palace of Qianqing and cried to the cabinet ministers. : "This is the new emperor." The cabinet ministers all shouted long live. 】

[After you came to the throne, my grandmother also refused the ministers' request to listen to politics behind the curtain on the grounds that it violated the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" prohibiting the harem from intervening in politics, and only assisted you behind the scenes. 】

kindness?
  This time Zhu Yuanzhang was a little surprised!

He originally thought that his granddaughter-in-law would take the opportunity to take over the power and imitate Empress Lu of the Han Dynasty, but he didn't expect that she would make such a decision!
  It seems that the fourth child’s family has a good daughter-in-law!
  [After you came to the throne, your grandmother was revered as the Empress Dowager. Although she did not listen to politics behind the curtain, she still exerted her influence by "commissioning ministers and taking charge of the affairs". ] ˆ ˆ [You started to study classics and history through Jingyan in March of the first year of Zhengtong. In government affairs, you appointed the cabinet ministers Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu, known as the "Three Yangs", as well as the honorary minister Zhang Fu and the minister of rites Hu Ming. 】

[On the other hand, Wang Zhen was promoted quickly because of your favor. Eight months after you took the throne, he was promoted to the eunuch of the ceremonial department and the eunuch in charge of seals, to check and balance each other with the cabinet ministers who have the power to draft votes. 】

[Wang Zhen was silent at first and had a harmonious relationship with the auxiliary ministers headed by "San Yang". He cleverly prevented your grandmother from taking you to worship Buddha at Gongde Temple, and he also advised you when you were playing football with the eunuchs, thus winning the favor of "San Yang". 】

kindness?
  This eunuch who follows the little emperor doesn’t look like a good guy!
  When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, his face suddenly darkened!

His intuition told him that Wang Zhen was deliberately trying to get close to the important ministers in the cabinet, and he was obviously planning to cause trouble!
  The harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. Because of the special situation, Zhu Yuanzhang tolerated it!

Is it possible that eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics? Will Wang Zhen be defeated because of this?
  He couldn't stand this!

[Grandmother Zhang also noticed Wang Zhen and often beat him! But Wang Zhen is very smart and knows that you are his biggest supporter! 】

[You think Wang Zhen is your best playmate and the most trustworthy person around you, so because of Wang Zhen's affairs, you often have conflicts and disputes with your grandmother and mother! 】

[In the second year of Zhengtong, my grandmother summoned "San Yang", Zhang Fu, and Hu Xi, asking you to listen to them. All affairs must be approved by five people before they can be implemented. Then Wang Zhen entered, and the Queen Mother ordered the eunuchs to "bring harm to other people's families and the country". Give him death, you immediately became anxious, knelt down to plead for him, and Wang Zhencai was saved from death. 】

[Another time, my grandmother sent Wang Zhen to the cabinet to inquire about a government matter. Before Yang Shiqi could vote, Wang Zhen made a decision first. Yang Shiqi did not come out for three days in protest. The Queen Mother also whipped Wang Zhen and asked him to report to Yang Shiqi. He apologized and warned that if he did it again he would be killed without mercy. 】

Still soft-hearted!

When killing a eunuch, do we still need to worry about the little emperor's attitude?
  Just kill the person first, and it will be useless no matter how much Zhu Qizhen cries later!
  When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he felt anxious for Mr. Zhang, but he couldn't do anything!
  [In the fourth year of Zhengtong, Wang Zhen adjudicated the dispute between Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu regarding the case of Liao Mozhang's murder of Yi Cheng, which satisfied his grandmother. From then on, Wang Zhen became more and more powerful, and all disputes in the cabinet were decided by him. 】

Finished!

This Wang Zhen is really capable!

Unknowingly, even Mrs. Zhang looked at him differently!

[In addition, Wang Zhen also continued to instigate you to adopt a harsh attitude towards ministers, and punished officials such as Wang Ji, Kuang Ye, Liu Zhongfu, Wu Xi, Wei Yuan, and He Wen on excuses, and punished officials who did not impeach them in time. In view of your attitude, Yan Guan also frequently impeached ministers, and Wang Zhen used this to establish his prestige among the ministers. 】

[In the winter of the sixth year of Zhengtong, the reconstruction project of Fengtian Hall was completed. On the first day of November, you accepted the congratulations of hundreds of officials at Fengtian Hall and issued an edict of amnesty to the world. This move means that you have actually taken charge of the government. 】

[In May of the following year, a wedding was held and Qian was appointed queen. In October of the same year, my grandmother Zhang passed away. Yang Rong among the three Yangs had died two years ago, and the other two Yangs were old and lost power as they lost the Empress Dowager as their backing. 】

[You are now completely arbitrary, and the power of his trusted eunuch Wang Zhen is also at its peak. This can be seen from his exceptional attendance at the inauguration banquet of Fengtian Palace and comparing himself to the Duke of Zhou. However, you are indifferent to this. manner! 】

[In June of the eighth year of Zhengtong, Liu Qiu, the minister of the Hanlin Academy, took advantage of the opportunity of being struck by lightning in the Fengtian Palace owl kiss to give a remonstrance. Among them was the content of "taking care of government affairs with the general outline of power, and appointing virtuous ministers with high regard", which was obviously aimed at Wang Zhen. , and was tortured to death by Wang Zhen. 】

[In the tenth year of orthodoxy, Wang Yong, a member of the Jinyi Guards, posted an anonymous letter in the downtown area to expose Wang Zhen's crimes. After being discovered, you ordered him to be executed immediately and languidly. 】

Faint Lord!

Traitor!

Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but cursed!

One Zhu Qizhen, the other Wang Zhen, they are simply working together!

If this continues, there is no telling that the Ming Dynasty will be completely ruined by both their master and servant. This is not an alarmist statement!

Zhao Gou and Qin Hui in the Southern Song Dynasty are a lesson from the past!
  [On June [-], the [-]th year of Zhengtong, you learned that Wala planned to attack Datong, and sent your consort, Xining Marquis Song Ying, to governor Datong's three-pronged army, ready to meet the enemy at any time. 】

[On July [-], the Tatar and Oara armies invaded the Ming Dynasty in different directions. They also invaded Datong first, Tuotuo Buhua invaded Liaodong, Alazhiyuan invaded Xuanfu, and another army invaded Ganzhou. Among them, Yi Ye first attacked fiercely and killed Wu Hao, the right-hand general of Datong in the Ming Dynasty. 】

[As military reports came from various sources, Wang Zhen persuaded you to lead the expedition in person, but you ordered the ministers to discuss it. Wang Zhi, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, directly advised the court officials together, believing that this move would not be able to respond to urgent matters from all directions in a timely manner, and would not be conducive to your personal safety! 】

[You disagree and give instructions: What you said is all loyal to the emperor and patriotic. However, the bandits have violated nature and disobeyed kindness. They have invaded the border, killed and plundered soldiers and civilians, and the border generals have asked for troops to rescue them. I have no choice but to personally lead the troops to suppress them. 】

[On July [-], you ordered your younger brother Zhu Qiyu, King of Tan, to stay in the capital. The next day, you led an army of [-] from the capital to the expedition, and also brought with you Wang Zhen and distinguished ministers headed by Zhang Fu and Zhu Yong. 】

[At this time, news came that the Ming army was defeated in the Battle of Yanghekou and Song Ying and others were killed in the battle, making the situation even more unfavorable for the Ming Dynasty. 】

[On July [-], you led your army through Juyong Pass, and the officials who accompanied you asked to stop advancing, but you did not listen to them and continued to go your own way. 】

[On July [-]rd, you led your army to Xuanfu. On this day, a sudden storm came and the reports became more urgent. The ministers once again asked to stop advancing. Wang Zhen became angry and asked them to inspect the position. 】

[On the first day of August, you led the army to Datong. The next day, Guo Jing, the eunuch guarding Datong, advised Wang Zhen: "If you do, you will fall into the trap of the captors." Wang Zhen began to be afraid. 】

[In addition, since leaving Juyongguan, it has been windy and rainy all the way. When we arrived in Datong, a sudden rainstorm came and everyone was frightened. Wang Zhencai decided to teach the army the next day. 】

[You are also shocked and scared. Along the way, you saw countless corpses. The horror of the battlefield frightened you, but at the same time, you no longer had the arrogance and arrogance you had when you came! 】

[So you agreed with Wang Zhen’s decision and ordered the class teacher to return to the court! 】

puff!
  When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he almost spit out a mouthful of old blood, and his nose was almost crooked with anger!

Are these two masters and servants making fun of marching and fighting?
  Or are you just making fun of the lives of hundreds of thousands of Ming soldiers?
  Zhu Qizhen, before going on the expedition, kept saying that he wanted to imitate his great-grandfather Zhu Di and conquer Mobei, but this is the result?

We were just halfway there, and we decided to return to the court just because of a little wind and rain?

[Datong Counselor Guo Deng, through Bachelor Cao Nai and others, suggested going around the Zijingguan Pass in the south and entering Beijing to ensure the safety of Zhu Qi Town, but Wang Zhen refused to listen. 】

[He was originally going to take you to his former residence in his hometown of Yuzhou to shine on his family, but on the way he regretted that this trip would trample the crops in his hometown and changed his route to Xuanfu. 】

Good guy!
  This wave of operations directly destroyed Zhu Yuanzhang!

(End of this chapter)