The opening inventory of the top ten young emperors

Watching the Heavenly Scroll disappear bit by bit, Zhu Yuanzhang gnashed his teeth in hatred.
How come there is another Battle of Beijing? How many Battles of Beijing did his Ming Dynasty have?

These unworthy descendants were all brought to the capital by the bandits. Where could he, the ancestor, save his face?
He was really pissed off.
What made him even angrier was that this time, the question he wanted to ask did not appear on the heavenly scroll, let alone being selected as a "Wei user".

It was all because the voting page suddenly popped up, making him forget the question he wanted to ask. When he came to his senses, he could no longer leave a comment. So he could only cast his vote first.
He was also very curious about what the Battle of Tumu was, so he chose Zhu Qizhen without hesitation in the vote.

Based on the arrangement of the options, he guessed that the names were sorted according to the time of their reign, so Zhu Qizhen's reign should be closer to his own time.
Later, after Apozhu answered the question of @大明战神败家子, he realized that his intuition was right. It seemed that Zhu Qizhen could tell him a lot about the Ming Dynasty.

When Song Huizong heard Lei Xiaomeng's answer to @大明战神败家子's question, his face turned pale with fright.
The shame of Jingkang, being captured? Never returning to the Central Plains?
Song Huizong frowned...Why not take advantage of the current stable situation and pass the throne to the crown prince, and he would just be the emperor emeritus? In this way, even if the Jin people attacked, they would only capture the emperor and not him.
For a time, Song Huizong felt that he was the smartest man in the world.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang curled his lips hard as he looked at Tianjuan.
Of course, he didn't want to know about the young emperor. He wanted to know what happened in the Tang Dynasty and how he could avoid it. He also wanted to know how he would be evaluated in the future.
Under his governance, the strength of the Tang Dynasty was comparable to that of Emperor Taizong. If he could know a little bit about the future and avoid it, perhaps he could really make their Tang Dynasty last longer.

Lei Xiaomeng had no idea that these emperors had so many twists and turns in their minds. After the video was over, she had a good beauty sleep.
When he woke up the next morning, looking at the voting column where a certain emperor was far ahead of others, Lei Xiaomeng curled his lips - it really was Zhu Qizhen.

Well, let’s just call him God of War.
It’s never wrong to listen to the opinions of fans, after all, she relies on fans for a living.

He has already aired twelve episodes, and the most recent episode has been viewed 100,000 times. The backstage just settled her income for the past ten days, which made her really unhappy. So she is even more motivated.

So after a simple breakfast, Lei Xiaomeng started her editing and finally finished editing the video before seven o'clock in the evening.
At eight o'clock sharp, her fourth episode of The Young Emperor was broadcast on time.

[Hello everyone, the up master is here again. According to everyone's opinions, this time we are reviewing the very popular Ming Dynasty God of War Zhu Qizhen. 】
[The name of this issue is "The First of the Top Ten Young Emperors, the Black God of Decline - Ming Yingzong", which is Zhu Qizhen, who was nicknamed the God of War of the Ming Dynasty in history. 】

[Speaking of this emperor's life, it can be roughly divided into three stages. The first stage was during the Zhengtong period before the Battle of Tumu. Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne at the age of nine. Under the leadership of the Grand Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother, the government was relatively stable.]

Hongwu Dynasty.
It was already five days after the last Heavenly Scroll was completed. Prior to this, Zhu Yuanzhang had just asked Tang He to come to his inner study to discuss the maritime ban and the elimination of Japanese pirates.
After all, it was Tang Hegua who defeated Zhang Shicheng and Chen Youliang who were entrenched on the sea. When it comes to naval battles, if Tang Hegua is second to none, no one in the Ming Dynasty dares to claim to be first.

After the last Heavenly Scroll, Zhu Yuanzhang decided that the sea could not be banned. He understood what the Heavenly Scroll said. Even if he banned the sea, the people would not be able to live and work in peace. Instead, it would enrich the pockets of corrupt officials.
Since there is a saying of "Japanese pirates in the south and barbarians in the north" in later generations, the Japanese pirates will not only become a big trouble in the future, but especially they actually want to destroy the Chinese nation and exterminate the race. He must not keep them.

Tianjuan got one thing right.
When dealing with the Japanese, appeasement and pacification will not work, because they will only think that you are afraid of them; banning them will not work either, because it will only make them more unscrupulous.
Only by defeating them and eliminating them can we truly solve the problem once and for all.

NND, if you want to destroy my Ming Dynasty and exterminate my race, I will exterminate you first.
"Old Tang, it has been confirmed that Hu Weiyong colluded with the Japanese to rebel. The Japanese are too despicable to have extended their hands into the court. I really underestimated them before."

"Your Majesty, do you want Lao Tang to teach them a lesson?"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "It's not enough to teach a lesson. Old Tang, if I want to destroy the Japanese, what do you think?"

Tang He naturally listened to the words of the Heavenly Scroll. He was not surprised to hear Zhu Yuanzhang's question at this time: "Your Majesty, do you really want to destroy Japan?"
"Old Tang, I have thought about it. Although destroying the Japanese is a permanent solution, the Mongols are still a major threat to our Ming Dynasty. Destroying the Japanese is, at least at this time, impossible."

"Your Majesty is right." Tang He nodded and said, "Things have their priorities, and the same is true for war."
"But I think those Japanese are hateful." In front of his old friend, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hide his temper.

"..."
Tang He was speechless, but based on his understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang, he thought that the Emperor must have already made a plan for this matter and summoned him here to inform him, or in other words, to ask him to do something.

Sure enough, without waiting for Tang He to answer, Zhu Yuanzhang continued, "Some time ago, I was envious of the huge steel ship shown in the scroll. I even saw the muzzle of a gun."
Obviously, not only Zhu Houzhao, but Zhu Yuanzhang also yearned for those giant steel ships.

"Later, I suddenly figured out something."
Tang He said nothing and waited quietly for Zhu Yuanzhang to continue.

"A place with such a huge ship must have a navy that can handle it. If I build a navy and have craftsmen build sturdy warships, it may not work in one or two years, but what about three, five, ten or eight years?"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes flashed with flames: "I feel that from now on, before I die, I will definitely see the Ming army set foot on the Japanese territory."

Zhu Yuanzhang's words also made Tang He feel emotional, as if he had returned to the time when they were young and had just joined the rebel army. But at that time, they wanted to survive. Now, they want to make their descendants live better.

"Your Majesty is right. I think so too, Old Tang. Why don't we leave this matter to Old Tang?"
"Give Lao Tang eight years... no, at most ten years. Lao Tang will give your Majesty an invincible Ming navy."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud: "You are still the same as when you were young."
If we talk about understanding, it is still these old brothers who understand him, one is Tang He, and the other is Xu Da. They can be said to be his most trusted good brothers.

However, this time Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to come, not just for the navy, but he changed the subject: "Old Tang, it's no problem for you to train the army, but there is one thing, the court can't allocate much military pay for the time being."
"Ah!" Tang He was stunned and speechless.

"However, I have an idea. Do you want to hear it?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked mysterious.
Tang He suddenly felt like he was being betrayed, but he still said, "I'd like to hear more about it."

"You are naturally responsible for the recruitment and training of the navy, but how about I give you another helper?"
"Helper? Who?"

Tang He had just asked when the scroll was already unfolded, and the two of them were all drawn to it. The topic was also diverted.
But when Zhu Yuanzhang heard that Zhu Qizhen was only nine years old when he ascended the throne, he almost pulled out his hair - how could he be another child emperor?
Although he really wanted to hear how the Battle of Tumu happened, but considering what Tianjuan had said recently, why did their Ming Dynasty have so many puppet emperors?
This guy ascended the throne at the age of nine. He was still a baby. No wonder something went wrong.

[The second stage was during the Jingtai period after the Battle of Tumu. Zhu Qizhen was captured and then released, becoming the emperor. He was placed under house arrest in the Nangong Palace for seven years, suffering every day.]

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang: Emperor Retired? Such a young Emperor Retired.
Emperor Retired Li Yuan: It’s pitiful, lamentable and infuriating.

[The third stage was after Zhu Qizhen's restoration, during which the reign was called Tianshun. During this period, Zhu Qizhen's actions were quite controversial.]

[The reason why he was given the title of Black God of Bad Luck by the up master is naturally a summary of his behavior in these three stages and the personality traits reflected in them. ]

[The life of Emperor Yingzong Zhu Qizhen of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be full of ups and downs. He went from being an emperor to a captive, then from a captive to an emperor emeritus, then from an emperor emeritus to a prisoner, and finally from a prisoner to ascend the throne again.]
[His entire life was like a roller coaster. Throughout Chinese history, few emperors had such an experience, and it can be said that it was unprecedented.]

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang: Restoration? How did he do it?
Emperor Retired Li Yuan: Restoration? He is indeed a magical emperor.
Qin Shi Huang: What a rich resume.
Li Shimin during the Zhenguan Reign: It seems that I need to be better to my father.

[The word "black" is placed first because after his restoration, he wantonly killed the heroes who had contributed to the defense of Beijing. It was only because these ministers did not help him open the city gate when he "knocked on the door". Then, in order to avoid being held hostage by the Oirat, they supported his younger brother Zhu Qiyu to ascend the throne. ]
[Especially Yu Qian, the greatest hero in the Battle of Beijing, was killed by him for treason.]

[The History of Ming Dynasty records: "In Dinghai, Qianshi was abandoned, his family was confiscated, and his family was sent to guard the border."]
[Yu Qian, the one who wrote the poem “Lime Chant” and left behind the famous verse “I am not afraid of being torn to pieces, I just want to leave my innocence in the world”. He became the sacrifice for his efforts to secure his throne.]

【It is said that Zhu Qizhen was not too willing to kill Yu Qian at that time. However, Xu Youzhen, who was the Left Censor-in-Chief at the time and had made great contributions to his restoration, said, "If Yu Qian is not killed, this move will be meaningless." This made him immediately kill Yu Qian. Yu Qian was beheaded outside Chongwen Gate. 】
【However, this was not the end of his evil deeds. A few months later, he imprisoned Xu Youzhen, who had played a great role in his restoration, and dismissed another meritorious official Shi Heng. He also killed Cao Jixiang and a large number of meritorious officials who had supported his restoration.】

[From this point of view, Zhu Qizhen definitely inherited the thick-skinned and cold-blooded character of his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, and even surpassed him.]

the student surpasses the master?
Zhu Yuanzhang blew his beard and refused to admit it.
Zhu Yuanzhang: It has nothing to do with me. I am very nice to my brothers.
Tang He: ...

Zhu Di: This is actually my great-grandson? I feel like killing someone. What should I do?
Zhu Gaochi: Is this my eldest grandson? Why does he look a bit like the landlord's stupid son?
Zhu Zhanji: This is my son? Are you sure it's my son? [We talked about the Jianwen Dynasty before. Zhu Yunwen gave the Prince of Xiang the evil posthumous title of "Li", which was finally revoked by his fourth uncle Zhu Di and changed to Prince of Xiangxian.]
[This Ming Yingzong, like his ancestors, gave his younger brother a bad posthumous title. And his younger brother was Zhu Qiyu, the Ming Daizong, who was pushed to the throne when the Ming Dynasty was in danger after he was captured. ]

[It seems that the descendants of the Zhu family really like to give this word to people they don't like. It's true that they are a family tradition. ]

【The next is "decline". If we say that the capture of Emperor Huizong of Song and the humiliation of Jingkang were the inevitable result of the Song Dynasty's imminent collapse and foreign invasion, then the "decline" of Emperor Yingzong of Song, Zhu Qizhen, can be said to be self-inflicted. 】

【At that time, although Emperor Yingzong of Ming was only nine years old when he ascended the throne, he continued the policies of his father and grandfather, and took measures such as re-employing the "Three Yangs", stabilizing the border defense, rectifying the administration, and developing the economy. He also continued the stability and prosperity of the "Wenxuan Administration". At this time, the Ming Dynasty was at its peak and its reputation spread far and wide. 】

[However, despite the national strength and background, he made many stupid decisions after taking power. When all the conditions were not met, he was ambitious and led the army himself.]
[In the end, not only did he ruin his first career as an emperor, but he also took more than half of the court's loyalists on a journey of soul-breaking, and buried them with his first career as an emperor. Among these people, there were many veterans of three dynasties and dozens of founding dukes.]

Zhu Yuanzhang: It has nothing to do with me. The emperor should not stand under a dangerous wall. He also brought half of his loyal ministers with him? Is he trying to destroy the Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Di: Don't just imitate your great grandfather. I am not someone you can imitate. I have been fighting since I was a child.

Zhu Gaochi: More like the stupid son of a landlord. And a veteran of three dynasties, a founding duke? How did he do it?
Zhu Zhanji: ...Whose child is this idiot? I don’t know him.

Zhu Houzhao: Humph. If it weren't for this, why would my old ministers feel like I've stepped on their tails when I mentioned the emperor personally leading the army?

[The third word is "God". The reason for this word is that even though his tragedy was already doomed, this boy was able to miraculously make a comeback after being under house arrest for seven years. He once again ascended the supreme throne of the emperor.]
[This kind of situation is almost non-existent in Chinese history. Even the famous Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, who had the foundation of Zhenguan Reign, failed to restore the throne after becoming the Empress Dowager. In the end, he could only die in depression as the Emperor Dowager.]

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang during the Kaiyuan Prosperity: I... am the Emperor Emeritus? Who has forced me to this place? The Crown Prince? I really didn't realize he has such a talent. It seems I must strike first.
Qin Shi Huang: Restoration? The remnants of the six kingdoms have been wanting to do these things every day, and I will never let them succeed.

[Not only that, the "Shen" of Emperor Yingzong of Ming has another meaning besides the magical god.]

[This Ming Yingzong not only asked the Oirat people to open the city gates, but also did several other very unusual and surprising things after his successful restoration.]

[First, he was the culprit of the "Tumubao Incident", and the eunuch Wang Zhen rehabilitated him and called back his soul. Not only did he help build a ancestral hall for him, but he also enshrined his tablet in Zhihua Temple. The name of the imperially granted ancestral hall was called "Jingzhong Hall".]

[A eunuch jester who almost caused the Ming Dynasty to fall and once again fell into the hands of the Mongolian cavalry was given the title of "loyal" by the emperor. I'm afraid this is the only one in history. 】

[Second, after building a temple for Wang Zhen, he actually captured him and took him to Wala. However, Wala Taishi Yesen, who treated him well when he was a captive, also built a temple and prayed for him.]

[Oh my god, Yesen is a demon who killed hundreds of thousands of Ming elites and an executioner who caused half of the loyal ministers in the court to die. He is also an invader who marched to the gates of Beijing and displaced tens of millions of people! ]

[Emperor Yingzong of Ming Dynasty built a temple for such an executioner on the territory of Ming Dynasty and prayed for him. I really want to ask, what was Emperor Yingzong thinking? Was he out of his mind?]

Zhu Zhanji: "Come here, call the prince."
Zhu Zhanji's chest heaved. He slammed the cricket jar in his hand shut, looked at Tianjuan and gave orders with gritted teeth.

As early as when the Heavenly Scroll began, the eunuchs around him did not dare to speak anymore. When they heard his order, they immediately responded and hurried to the Prince's Palace to invite the Prince.

Zhu Zhanji's eyes were bloodshot. He could never have imagined that he would give birth to such a spineless son.
Although Zhu Qizhen was only three years old, what happened in the Heavenly Scroll had nothing to do with him. But after hearing this, Zhu Zhanji had the urge to strangle the prince to death and replace him with someone else.

[Beyond the "blackness" of our ancestors, the inexplicable "decline", and the "god" that has never been seen before and will never be seen again. 】

[If even one of these three words happened to a certain emperor, it would have been recorded in history books. However, Emperor Yingzong of Ming had all three of these words in his life, so he is naturally the top of the "Black God of Decline".]

Zhu Yuanzhang: Black God of Misfortune? As expected.
Zhu Di: Black God of Desolation? God should mean someone who has mental problems.
Zhu Gaochi: Is it because my prince is too smart that my son has become stupid?

[It is difficult for the author to describe the experience of Emperor Yingzong of Ming in a few words. However, the author has some insights through analyzing several periods of his life.]
[In this episode, we will first analyze the first stage of his life. ]

[In the early years of Emperor Yingzong of Ming, there was Empress Dowager Zhang in charge. Under her leadership, the Ming Dynasty continued the policies of Zhu Qizhen's father and grandfather, so naturally there would be no problems. Therefore, this problem occurred after he took power. ]

[We can see that after the death of Empress Dowager Zhang and the "Three Yangs", Zhu Qizhen felt that he was capable of his own endeavors and had a sense of turning the tables.]
[Perhaps he had reached a rebellious stage, just like Zhu Houzhao. He not only overturned most of the measures taken by Empress Dowager Zhang to curb the power of eunuchs, but also promoted eunuch Wang Zhen and even called him "sir".]

【It was this action of his that allowed Wang Zhen to monopolize power in the court for eight years. The ministers and officials also flocked to him and vied to curry favor with him, and some even called this eunuch "father-in-law".】

[Does this scene seem familiar to you? Does it resemble the relationship between Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin during the Zhengde reign?]
[But we can't just look at the surface. In fact, there are still big differences in how they treat Liu Jin and Wang Zhen. ]

In the past few days, Zhu Houzhao had the imperial doctors prepare penicillin according to the method given to him by the Heavenly Scroll. He also drew the iron bird, the giant ship and the train in the Heavenly Scroll according to the pictures that flashed by.
He hung these paintings on the wall and looked at them from time to time, admiring them. He really wanted to turn into a little man in the painting and experience these new objects in person.

Hearing Tian Juan compare him with Zhu Qizhen, although he could not blame his great grandfather, he was very unwilling to have his name mentioned together with him. He muttered softly: "Of course they are different. Liu Jin is a servant, not a master, let alone a father-in-law."
At this moment, Qian Yong came to report happily: "Your Majesty, penicillin has been developed. Would you like to take a look?"
Zhu Houzhao was cheered up: "Of course, quickly summon the imperial physician to see you."

[Zhu Houzhao's treatment of Liu Jin was a favor from a superior to an inferior, and this favor was based on the premise that the inferior could do good things for the superior.]
[However, perhaps because Zhu Qizhen was too young when he ascended the throne, he not only relied on the people around him, but it is not an exaggeration to say that he listened to their advice.]

[This also led to his habit of letting others arrange everything around him, which might have been the Empress Dowager or Empress Dowager, as well as loyal ministers such as the Three Yangs.]
[But what happens after they leave? Wang Zhen is the only one left by his side, so he will naturally only listen to him.]

[This is understandable. As a child emperor who grew up in a greenhouse, Zhu Qizhen did not have the cruelty and forbearance of the struggle for power when he came to the throne, nor did he have other competitors to squeeze and oppress him. It was like the adults around him handed over a dynasty to him. ]
[Therefore, how much effort does he have to deal with the changes in the surrounding environment and the hypocrisy of the people around him? ]

[During his first period as emperor, everything around him was beautiful, full of tenderness and warmth. He trusted and relied on the people around him without reservation, and was full of longing for himself and the future of the Ming Dynasty.]
[Isn't it very similar to Zhu Houzhao's situation? However, he was an emperor with a normal IQ, not a genius boy with an extraordinary IQ like Zhu Houzhao.]
[It was precisely because of this that the seeds of his subsequent tragedy were sown. ]

[At this point, I have to emphasize again that as an emperor, IQ can definitely crush everything. ]

[For example, Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. He ascended the throne at the age of eight and took power at the age of fourteen. Before he took power, when he was still a teenager, he designed to get rid of the powerful minister Oboi.]
【After that, he reigned for sixty years and became one of the most accomplished emperors of the Qing Dynasty. He was known in history as Emperor Kangxi.】

Kangxi...Emperor?
Looking at the heavenly scroll, the young Kangxi's eyes were bright.
Can he really get rid of the powerful minister Oboi?

"Master Ao?" Kangxi retracted his gaze, looked at Aobai below the steps, and said with a smile, "Do you think the words in this heavenly scroll can be trusted?"

Aobai had long known that the little emperor was dissatisfied with him, but he did not expect that the little emperor actually hated him so much. At this moment, hearing Tianjuan's words, he could not help but sneer in his heart.
"I, Aobai, am a rough man and speak bluntly. Perhaps I have offended Your Majesty in some way and made Your Majesty unhappy. It is normal for you to want to kill me."

(End of this chapter)