Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi was the eleventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, during his reign he was obsessed with alchemy and pills, and liked to wear Taoist clothes, so people gave him the nickname "Old Taoist".
The cousin of the old Taoist Emperor Jiajing, Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde had no children after his death, and Zhu Houxi was succeeded by the vassal king. Originally, the ministers wanted him to succeed to his uncle Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youji, and then inherit the throne.
But the then fifteen-year-old Zhu Houxi did not accept it, and later launched a series of debates with the ministers on how to call his biological father, which is known as the "Great Rites Discussion".
The Great Rites Conference ended with the victory of Emperor Jiajing, and his father, Zhu Youqi, was posthumously honored as Ming Ruizong. From this point of view, Emperor Jiajing attaches great importance to blood relations. So, what is the experience of Emperor Jiajing, who values blood relations, and his son?
History,The old Taoist Emperor Jiajing had 8 sons, namely: Zhu Zaiji, Zhu Zaili, Zhu Zai, Zhu Zaizhen, Zhu Zai*, Zhu Zai*, Zhu Zai, and Zhu Zai (Tushu).
Zhu Zaiji was born in August of the twelfth year of Jiajing (August 1533), and died two months later (October). Later, he was moved to Tianshou Mountain and buried with his mother.
Zhuang Jing Prince Zhu Zaili (1536-April 1549), was the second son of Zhu Houxishu of Ming Shizong and his mother Wang Guifei. Zhu Zaiqi was born in the fifteenth year of Jiajing (1536), and was given the name Zaili by Emperor Jiajing on September 15. In the eighteenth year of Jiajing (1539), he was established as the crown prince. Zhu Zaiyu's father-in-waiting was as respectful as worshipping God, and once said: "If you don't dare to raise your hand from time to time, the sky is above." "Emperor Jiajing is very satisfied.
In the twenty-eighth year of Jiajing (1549), he died of illness in March at the age of 14. He sat cross-legged and passed away. Emperor Jiajing was quite moved. Chase Zhuang Jing Prince and bury Tianshou Mountain Garden.
In December of the forty-fifth year of Jiajing (1566), Zhu Zaikun ascended the throne and changed to Longqing. He trusted ministers such as Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Chen Yiqin, and Zhang Juzheng to eliminate the maladministration of the previous dynasty. He also adopted the suggestions of the cabinet ministers Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, and negotiated peace with Mongolia, which led to the Longqing Peace Conference.
In the first year of Longqing (1567), the sea ban was abolished, and private people were allowed to sell the east and west oceans, which was known as the Longqing switch in history.
Zhu Zaikong's employment is not doubtful, so that the Ming Dynasty in the first period of Longqing and the early years of Wanli was prosperous, the society was relatively stable, the economy was developed, and the sea was ruled by the sea, and the history called this the Longqing New Deal.
But because of his addiction to kitsch, he became ill in political affairs and eventually became ill. In the sixth year of Longqing (1572), Zhu Zaizhi died of illness in the Qianqing Palace, reigning for six years at the age of 36. The temple name is Mu Zong, and he is buried in the Zhao Tomb of the Ming Tombs.
Zhu Zaizhen (March 29, 1537 - February 9, 1565, 29 years old), the fourth son of Ming Shizong and his mother Lu Jingfei. In the eighteenth year of Jiajing (1538), he was crowned King Jing.
Zhu Zaizhen was greedy and arrogant, and Emperor Jiajing was arrogant and irritable, and the father and son were very discordant, but Emperor Jiajing still protected his son. At that time, the emperor had only two sons, the eldest was called Yuwang Zaiyuan, and the younger was called Zaizhen. Emperor Jiajing was superstitious about Fang Shi's statement and did not set up a prince, which made people in the court and outside the court suspicious. In the 40th year of Jiajing, Zhu Zaizhen became a vassal and it became clear who would inherit the throne.
Zhu Zaizhen died in 1565 at the age of 29.
Zhu Zai* (September 8, 1537 – September 9, 1537) was the fifth son of Zhu Houxishu of Ming Shizong and the concubine of Jiang Su. Zhu Zai* was born on the fifth day of the eighth month of the sixteenth year of Jiajing (September 8, 1537) and died the next day (September 9). Gave the name Zhu Zai*, posthumously crowned King Ying, called death, and buried in Jinshan.
Zhu Zai*, King of Qi Huai* (October 1, 1537 - August 5, 1538), was the sixth son of Zhu Houxishu of Ming Shizong, and his mother Zhao Yifei was posthumously crowned King Qi in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Zai was born on August 28, 1537 (October 1, 1537) in the sixteenth year of Jiajing, and died on July 11 of the following year (August 5, 1538).
Zhu Zai (January 29, 1538 - February 14, 1538), the seventh son of Zhu Houxishu of Ming Shizong, and his mother Chen Yongfei. Zhu Zai was born on December 29, 1538 (January 29, 1538) of the sixteenth year of Jiajing, and died on the fifteenth day of the first month of the following year (February 14, 1538).
Junsi Wang Zhu Zai (August 23, 1539 - April 16, 1540) was the eighth son of Zhu Houxishu of Ming Shizong and his mother Zhao Rongfei. Zhu Zai (Tushu) was born on the tenth day of the seventh month of the eighteenth year of Jiajing (April 16, 1540), and died on the tenth day of the third month of the nineteenth year of Jiajing (September 9).
Although Emperor Jiajing had 8 sons, 5 died before the age of one, 1 died young, and only two sons grew up**. Among the two sons who grew up, King Jing Zhu Zaixun also died before Emperor Jiajing, and the final successor to the throne of Emperor Jiajing was Jiajing's third son Yuwang Zhu Zaixun, that is, Emperor Longqing.