In 1627 A.D., a tragic moment in Chinese history struck. Emperor Chongzhen, who was only 17 years old, ascended the throne, and for this young and ambitious monarch, he faced a stormy situation. As the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen was full of enthusiasm and eager to turn the tide of the times with his own strength and establish a peaceful and prosperous era.
However, his path to rule was not an easy one. As soon as he ascended the throne, Chongzhen took lenient measures to pardon the world, and changed the name of the year to the first year of Chongzhen the following year. However, the young emperor was faced with the dilemma of political corruption in the Ming Dynasty and the mentality of ministers to protect themselves. The eunuch Wei Zhongxian was eradicated, and Chongzhen was determined to prosper, but in the end, because Li Zicheng's peasant rebel army broke through the capital, the Ming Dynasty fell, and Chongzhen also embarked on the unfortunate fate of suicide.
When Chongzhen ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty had fallen into the quagmire of political corruption, and none of the ministers thought about the society. Chongzhen has a suspicious personality, and the ministers are cautious and dare not speak lightly. When the peasant rebel army Li Zicheng approached the capital, the ministers failed to take the initiative to offer advice, causing Chongzhen to feel helpless at a critical juncture.
During his reign, Emperor Chongzhen frequently summoned his ministers, hoping that they would provide wise advice, but the ministers' strategies were often helpless. During the summons, although the ministers tried their best to plan for Chongzhen, putting forward suggestions such as "moving south" and "withdrawing the customs", they were never able to impress Chongzhen and make him make a firm decision. The ministers could only be silent in the face of Emperor Chongzhen's disappointment, not daring to say more, which made Chongzhen fall into deeper troubles.
In March of the seventeenth year of Emperor Chongzhen, he frequently summoned ministers every day, but failed to get effective advice from them. Ministers have not been able to solve the dilemma at this critical juncture. In one summons, the ministers even expressed their "guilt for the ministers" in order to avoid embarrassment. Emperor Chongzhen was quite dissatisfied with this, and frequently left impatiently, and after returning to the palace, he cried bitterly and shouted, "There is no one in the court!."There is no one in the DPRK!Words of regret.
In the last three days before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen once again summoned the civil and military ministers. In this gloomy meeting, the ministers gradually saw through the helplessness and lack of assertiveness of the young emperor. At Chongzhen's begging, a minister proposed that "the examination of the science path" was a top priority, but this proposal was just cliché nonsense, which made Chongzhen even more frustrated. Emperor Chongzhen said in disappointment that "all civil and military officials can be killed", announcing the despair of the court.
After all, it is deeply embarrassing that a monarch with the intention of prosperity has fallen into such a bleak fate. Under the leadership of Emperor Chongzhen, the ministers still behaved submissively and had nothing to do. When Emperor Chongzhen finally committed suicide in the Fengxian Palace, the ministers had already seen through the weakness and helplessness of this monarch, and responded with silence, highlighting a tragic scene when the Ming Dynasty fell.
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