The opening inventory of the top ten young emperors

If he wasn't so easily influenced, how could he be manipulated by a bunch of jesters who knew nothing? He listened to others' advice on everything, but took all the hatred on himself.
He also gave his uncle a bad posthumous title!
Just this one thing has offended all the clan members.

When he promoted civil officials before, he offended the military generals.
By then, which general would be willing to help him quell the rebellion?
No wonder the fourth brother rebelled. If it were him, he would have rebelled too.

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly understood why Tianjuan compared Emperor Zhengde with Emperor Jianwen.
If Emperor Jianwen had half the intelligence of Zhu Houzhao, how could he have ended up like this?
It is clear that Emperor Zhengde was only fourteen years old when he ascended the throne, much younger, but his skills and means were much better than those of Emperor Jianwen.

At this moment, a young eunuch hurriedly ran in from the door and said, "Your Majesty, the left prime minister and the ministers are kneeling outside the Taiji Hall. Please, Your Majesty... Please, Your Majesty..."
"What are they going to do?" Zhu Yuanzhang's face was gloomy.
"They asked Your Majesty to purge the King of Yan. Your Majesty should go out and take a look!"

"Eliminate the Prince of Yan?" Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth, "They are so brave!"
As Zhu Yuanzhang spoke, he walked towards the door. However, after taking a few steps, he suddenly turned back and whispered a few words into Zhu Biao's ear, who nodded repeatedly.

[Some viewers will definitely ask, why did I jump to Emperor Jianwen when I was talking about Emperor Zhengde? 】
[It's true that these two emperors are too comparable. 】
[It seems that one of them carried out drastic reforms right after he came to power and worked diligently. The other one was cynical and became the most dissolute person in the world.]

[However, the ambitious man who changed the court and the outside world actually became a tool for those who wanted to gain power. As a result, after only four years, not only did the new policy fail to be implemented, but he was even overthrown by his own uncle. ]
[The playful and unreliable one immediately found a pair of white gloves after ascending the throne. Not only did he manipulate the entire court, but he also had a lot of fun. When the time is right, he will throw away the white gloves, and he will have both the inside and the outside. 】

[The art of being an emperor is about balance. In this regard, Emperor Zhengde obviously did much better than Emperor Jianwen.]

[If Emperor Jianwen had noticed it earlier and taken his time. If he had not been so eager to succeed and prove himself to the world, he might not have been overthrown so early.]

When Li Dongyang and others of the Zhengde Dynasty heard this, they all looked at Zhu Houzhao, but saw that Zhu Houzhao was playing with a strand of bright yellow silk ribbon, looking absent-minded.

This time, they were all talking about the events of the Jianwen Dynasty. Zhu Houzhao had already known all these events by heart. He wanted to know what the birds flying in the sky and the trains running on the ground were. So he felt very bored.

At this time, he noticed that the ministers were all staring at him, and he couldn't help but curl his lips: "What's so good about these old stories? Have you remembered all the things I told you before?"
After saying this, he looked at the eunuchs around him and said, "You guys, remember this too!"

Thinking of the emperor's previous instructions, although Li Dongyang felt that it was a little unreliable, he still bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, I remember it all."
The eunuchs around him only obeyed Zhu Houzhao's orders and nodded immediately: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we have all remembered it and will not let Your Majesty down."

Seeing the ministers and his attendants say this, Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction.

Hongwu Dynasty.
Zhu Biao looked at the scroll and sighed in his heart. This is what they call haste makes waste!
At this time, under the imperial steps, the ministers headed by Hu Weiyong had already knelt neatly in the square outside the Qinzheng Hall. Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang coming out, Hu Weiyong fell to the ground and bowed, "Your Majesty, have you read the words of the heavenly scroll? For the sake of the eternal prosperity of our Ming Dynasty, please deal with the Prince of Yan as soon as possible and never let him rebel against the court!"
"Hu Weiyong?" Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "Where did you hear that the Prince of Yan was planning a rebellion?"
"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Scroll says that the Prince of Yan launched the Jingnan Campaign and eventually usurped the throne." Hu Weiyong repeated loudly, "Even though the Prince of Yan is your son, you cannot allow him to overthrow the orthodoxy and put the Ming Dynasty in danger."

"Hu Weiyong, even when the Jinyiwei arrest someone, they still need a confession before they can convict him. Even if I let you interrogate the Fourth Brother, what kind of testimony do you want?"
"Your Majesty, you must never shield the Prince of Yan again!" Upon hearing this, Hu Weiyong prostrated himself once again, and behind him, all the ministers also bowed down.

Seeing the ministers kneeling down, Zhu Yuanzhang's face became even uglier.
At this moment, Tianjuan's voice became clearer as the ministers bowed down.

[Of course, some things cannot be concluded in one sentence. If we compare the personalities and environments of the two emperors, it is not difficult to see that it is not surprising that they made completely opposite decisions on similar matters.]

[Zhu Houzhao, the Zhengde Emperor, was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and was a child of destiny. It is said that when he was a child, he could remember everything he saw. He was praised by everyone as a child prodigy. After ascending the throne, he did whatever he wanted, but he didn't care about the ministers' opinions of him. ]
[Naturally, when he was governing, he would not be influenced by his ministers. He was completely like "I am the best in the world, you guys go and have fun."]

Li Dongyang and the others all changed their expressions after hearing this. Although they felt "tired", they also felt like they had let out some of the anger in their hearts.
Finally, someone expressed the feelings they had wanted to say for a long time but didn't dare to.

Everyone couldn't help but look at Zhengde, only to see him still looking at the scroll with a carefree look, curling his lips in disdain: "Boring. Why haven't you finished yet? I have something else to do."

[Emperor Jianwen Zhu Yunwen was only Zhu Di's illegitimate son when he was born. It was only after his elder brother Zhu Xiongying passed away and his mother Chang also passed away that his mother was promoted to the position of the eldest son and became the crown prince.]
[Afterwards, it was only after his father's death that he was given the title of Crown Prince, and finally ascended the throne and became emperor.]
[To put it bluntly, Zhu Yunwen picked up the throne. Therefore, what he cared about most was that others said he was unworthy of the position.]

So that's what it is. The Zhu family suddenly realized.
This throne really looks like it was picked up.
But how could Zhu Xiongying, a lively and healthy child, die?
Zhu Biao really wanted to ask the Heavenly Scroll about the reason, but he felt conflicted when he thought of what his father had told him before he left.

[So, one of these two emperors had no one to compete with him, while the other was always afraid that someone else would take his throne away, so he naturally had to prove to the world that he was a qualified emperor.]
[This is why the latter has so many quick-success moves, so many mysterious operations, and has implemented so many new policies in one go. ]

[In fact, why should you care about other people's opinions? You have become the emperor, you are the emperor above all others, why should you care about what others say? You just need to follow the procedures and do the right thing. ]

(End of this chapter)