The Ming Dynasty was founded in 1368 and fell in 1644. The Ming Dynasty was the last unified feudal dynasty established by the Han people in Chinese history, and it enjoyed the country for 276 years and experienced a total of 16 generations of emperors.
It all shows that the dynasty is the Son of Heaven guarding the country, and the king is dead, so which of the 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty are more famous?Next, let's talk about the top ten most famous emperors in China during the Ming Dynasty, let's take a look!
Note: This ranking is an unofficial ranking and is for reference only.
10. Zhu Qizhen (1427-1464), Han nationality, the sixth and eighth emperors of the Ming Dynasty. The era name is orthodox and Tianshun. The eldest son of Ming Xuanzong. He ascended the throne at the age of 9. At the beginning, the power of major affairs was vested in the Empress Dowager Zhang, and the veterans of the Ti Dynasty Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu presided over the government affairs, and continued to implement the policies of the Renxuan Dynasty, and the social economy also developed.
After Zhang's death, Sanyang went to the throne, favored the eunuch Wang Zhen, and Zhensui planted the friends of the party, and the end of the eunuch dictatorship in the Ming Dynasty. In the fourteenth year, Wara invaded, listened to Wang Zhen's words and personally conquered, and arrived at Tumubao and was defeated and captured. Chengwang Zhu Qiyu was proclaimed emperor and changed to Jingtai.
In the first year (1451), Yingzong was released back to Beijing, respected as the emperor, and placed under house arrest in Nangong. In the eighth year, Wuqing Marquis Shiheng and others took advantage of Emperor Jing's serious illness to launch a mutiny, Yingyingzong was reinstated, and Yuan Tianshun was changed.
Cabinet. Orthodox period: Yang Rong, Yang Shiqi, Yang Pu, Ma Yu, Cao Nai, Chen Xun, Miao Zhen, Gao Gu.
Tianshun period: Peng Shi, Xu Youzhen, Xu Bin, Xue Xuan, Li Xian, Lu Yuan, Yue Zheng, Chen Wen.
Celebrities. Orthodox period: Liu Zhongfu, Kuang Ye, Jin Lian, Chen Yi, Wang Zhi, Wei Yuan, Zhou Chen, Wang Zuo, Hou Xuan, Wei Ji.
Tianshun period: Geng Jiuchou, Nianfu, Wang Ao, Ma Ang, Xuan Hui, Yang Shan.
Minister: Shi Heng, Yuan Bin.
Star. Orthodox period: Zhang Fu, Zhu Yong, Mu Sheng, Jiang Gui, Tan Guang, Jiang Xin, Fang Zheng, Shen Qing, Zhao An, Ma Liang, Xiao Zhu, Shanyun.
Tianshun period: Chen You, Chen Yu, Liang Xuan, Zhang Xuan, Sun Bo, Chen Huai, Shi Ju, Ren Li, Zhang Hui, Yang Xin, Cao Yi, Jiao Li, Wei Ying, etc.
Eunuchs: Wang Zhen, Xining, Cao Jixiang, Menda, etc.
Political experience: The eldest son of Ming Xuanzong, he ascended the throne in 1435 with an orthodox name and was only nine years old when he ascended the throne. When he ascended the throne, there were three Yang assistants (Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, Yang Pu), and the society was still stable.
After favoring the eunuch Wang Zhen, politics began to corrupt, and under the instigation of Wang Zhen, Yingzong personally requisitioned, and the improper use of troops led to the "Tumubao Change", and Yingzong was captured.
After Yingzong was captured, the Ming ministers in Beijing set up Yingzong's brother Zhu Qiyu as the emperor in order to stabilize people's hearts, and he was the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. After Yingzong was released by Wa Ting, he was placed under house arrest in Beijing by Jingzong. In the eighth year of Jingtai, taking advantage of Jingzong's critical illness, Wuqing Marquis Shiheng and others launched a mutiny, welcomed Yingzong to the throne, and changed Yuan Tianshun.
9. Mingshenzong Zhu Yijun (September 4, 1563 - August 18, 1620), the thirteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the third son of Ming Muzong Zhu Zaikun, and his biological mother Xiaoding Empress Dowager Li. On March 11, 1568, he was made crown prince. In the sixth year of Longqing (1572), Ming Muzong died, and ten-year-old Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, and the following year changed the name to Wanli. He reigned for forty-eight years, making him the longest-reigning emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
In the first ten years of the reign of Mingshenzong, Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the cabinet, presided over the government affairs, Zhang Juzheng implemented a series of reform measures, and the social economy developed greatly, creating a situation of "Wanli Zhongxing".
In June of the tenth year of Wanli (1583), as soon as Zhang Juzheng died, these political enemies launched a fierce "liquidation wind", and they participated in Zhang Juzheng one after another, exposing him for forming a party for personal gain, extravagance and lasciviousness, and duplicity. Shenzong and the Empress Dowager Cisheng, who had always respected and trusted Zhang Juzheng, were stunned, especially Shenzong, who was ruthlessly hit spiritually, and he felt that the emperor's personality had been fooled and the majesty of the Son of Heaven had been violated, so he personally led a two-year campaign to liquidate Zhang Juzheng. In this liquidation, Shenzong and the Empress Dowager Cisheng happily vented their personal anger, but the personal happiness brought bad luck to the country, which ended the reform of Longqing and the early years of Wanli, and made the Ming Dynasty enter an era of irretrievable decline.
From the twentieth to the twenty-eighth year of Wanli (1592-1600), he presided over the three major expeditions of Wanli, consolidating the territory of the Ming Dynasty, but also spent a lot of silver.
In the later period of the reign of Mingshenzong, he did not go to court for 28 years, and the dynasty could still run as usual. In the twenty-fourth year of Wanli (1596), eunuchs were sent to serve as mine supervisors and tax envoys, and went to various places to plunder people's property, which provoked many public revolts. In his later years, due to the establishment of an heir, there was a party dispute, and the future troubles were not shallow.
And at this time, the Jianzhou Jurchens in the northeast began to rise, and in the forty-seventh year of Wanli (1619), Shenzong requisitioned elite troops to Liaodong, trying to eliminate Nurhachi in one fell swoop, but was defeated in the Battle of Sarhu, and the Ming army turned to the defensive.
On July 21, the forty-eighth year of Wanli (1620), Mingshenzong died of illness at the age of fifty-eight, the temple name Shenzong, the nickname Fan Tianhe Daozhe Su Dun Jianguang article Wu'an Renzhi Xiaoxian Emperor, buried in the Dingling Tomb of the Ming Tombs. After his death, he was succeeded by his eldest son Zhu Changluo, and only twenty-four years after the death of Mingshenzong, the Ming Dynasty fell.
8. Zhu Youzhen (February 6, 1611, April 25, 1644), male, Han nationality, character Deyue, the sixteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty (reigned from October 2, 1627 to April 25, 1644), and the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty as a national unified regime, the fifth son of Zhu Changluo of Mingguangzong, the half-brother of Zhu Youxiao of Ming Xizong, and his mother was Empress Liu of Xiaochun.
On December 24, the 38th year of Wanli (February 6, 1611), he was born in Ciqing Palace, and in the second year of the Apocalypse (1622), he was named King Xin. In the seventh year of the Apocalypse (1627), he was the emperor, and the year name was Chongzhen.
At the beginning of his ascension, he vigorously eradicated the eunuch party, was diligent in political affairs, practiced frugality, and rehabilitated unjust prisoners. During his reign, the imperial court party struggled endlessly, and civil disasters continued, which led to the outbreak of peasant uprisings at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and the rise of the Houjin regime outside the Guanwai, and the country was in a situation of internal and external troubles.
In the seventeenth year of Chongzhen (1644), when Li Zicheng attacked Beijing, Zhu Youjian hanged himself in Coal Mountain, and died at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve. After the Qing army entered the customs, it was buried in the Ming Ming Tombs in the Si Ling, the temple name Huaizong (later cancelled), and the name Qin Tianshou Dao Min Yi Dun Jian Hongwen Xiang Wu Ti Ren Zhi Xiao Zhuang Lie Chu Emperor. Emperor Hongguang of the Southern Ming Dynasty caught up with the nickname Shaotian Interpretation Dao Gangming Ke Jian Wen Fen Wu Dun Ren Mao Xiaolie Emperor, the temple name Sizong, and later changed to Yizong. Emperor Longwu changed the temple name to Weizong.
7. Zhu Qiyu (1428-1457), Han nationality, the seventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty, reigned for 8 years (1450-1457). The second son of Zhu Zhanji of Ming Xuanzong, the younger brother of Zhu Qizhen of Ming Yingzong, and the uncle of Zhu Jianshen of Ming Xianzong. Mother Concubine Wu. After Yingzong ascended the throne, he was crowned King of Servants. In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, Yingzong personally conquered Wara, and was captured at Tumubao. When the news came, the Queen Mother ordered the king to supervise the country.
Soon Wara to Yingzong to coerce the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian and others for the absolute, so the king as the emperor, September Guiwei, the king is the emperor, Yao respect Yingzong as the emperor of Taishang, Yingzong's son Zhu Jianshen as the prince, to the next year as the first year of Jingtai. In the third year of Jingtai, Daizong abolished Zhu Jianshen's position as the crown prince and renamed his son Zhu Jianji as the crown prince, but Zhu Jianji died the following year. Later, he was restored to the throne by Yingzong, and was buried with the rites of a prince after his death.
Ming Dynasty Zong is the second son of Ming Xuanzong (Emperor Xuande), Ming Yingzong (Orthodox Emperor) was proclaimed emperor after being captured in the "Tumubao Change", and the year name is Jingtai. After ascending the throne, he was used as the secretary of the military department to crush Warat's attack on Beijing and force Warat to return to Yingzong. After Yingzong was released, he was afraid of Yingzong's restoration, so he was placed under house arrest. It was not until 1457, when Daizong was critically ill, that Yingzong was proclaimed emperor again. Daijong died in 1457 at the age of 30.
After his death, he had no name, and during the Chenghua period of Ming Xianzong, he was called Emperor Gongren Kangdingjing. In July of the first year of Hongguang in the Southern Ming Dynasty, Yichou went to the temple and was called Daizong, and his name was Fu Tianjiandao, Gongren, Kangding, Longwen, Buwu, Xiande, Chongxiaojing, and Emperor. The Qing Dynasty reclaimed his nickname as Emperor Gongren Kangdingjing.
The history books of the Ming and Qing dynasties mostly refer to the Ming Dynasty as Emperor Jing. Wife: After the abolition of Wang's concubine Hang's, Huaixian Prince Zhu Jianji's mother and son: Huaixian Prince Zhu Jianji's daughter: Princess Gu'an, restored by Yingzong, was demoted to the title of county lord. At the time of Chenghua, he was already old, and Xianzong played as a cabinet minister, and married Wang Xian in November of the fifth year. Etiquette regards the princess, so the book is given to the first gift.
6. Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi (1378-1425), the fourth emperor of the Ming Dynasty and the eldest son of Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. In the twenty-second year of Yongle (1424), he ascended the throne in August, and changed his name to "Hongxi" the following year.
Zhu Gao is calm and quiet by nature, has a sense of words and deeds, and likes to read. Because of his elegance and benevolence, he was deeply loved by his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang. But the body is fatter, resulting in a weaker body. Although Zhu Gaochi reigned for a short time, he was generous, open-minded for the government, developed production, and rested with the people, he pardoned many old ministers of Emperor Jianwen, rehabilitated many unjust prisons, abolished many harsh policies, stopped the large-scale use of troops during the Zhu Di period, the people of the world were rested, culture was revived, and the treatment of scholars was better than that of the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties. Zhu Gaochi was pure and bright, reformed from goodness, and loved the people, so later generations spoke highly of him and laid the foundation for the "rule of Renxuan".
In May of the first year of Hongxi (1425), Zhu Gaochi, who had only been emperor for ten months, fell seriously ill and died soon after. He was 47 years old. The temple name is Renzong, and the name is to respect the heavenly body, the Tao is pure and sincere, and the Emperor of Dehong Wenqin Wuzhang Shengda Xiaozhao is the emperor. Buried in the Ming Tombs. The dedication of the tomb was built solemnly and simply, symbolizing his ruling style.
Zhu Gaochi has 10 sons and 7 daughters; Among them, 9 sons and 4 girls are adults. The eldest son, Zhu Zhanji, was born to him and Empress Zhang.
5. Zhu Zhanji (1398-January 31, 1435), also known as Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty (1425-1435), the fifth emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The eldest son of Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi, he was very loved and appreciated by his grandfather Zhu Di and his father when he was a child. He ascended the throne in the first year of Hongxi (1425).
During his reign, there were "Sanyang", Jianyi, and Xia Yuanji; Wu has the British public Zhang Fu, and there are governors like Yu Qian and Zhou Chen in the local area, and there are many talents for a while, which makes the politics clear at that time, and the people live in peace and contentment, although the rule of Zhu Zhanji and his father is only 11 years together, but it is called "merit comparable to Wenjing" by historians, and the history is called "the rule of Renxuan".
Xuande died in the tenth year (1435) at the age of 38 and was buried in Jingling. The temple name is Xuanzong, and the name is Xiantian, Chongdao, Wise, Sacred, Qinwen, Zhaowu, Kuanren, Chun Xiaozhang, Emperor.
Ming Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji's life merits and demerits: Zhu Zhanji has always been a good grandson in the eyes of Zhu Di, according to historical records, Zhu Zhanji was born on the day Zhu Di had a dream, dreaming that his founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang gave him a treasure, so that Zhu Di will pass on this history from generation to generation. When Zhu Zhanji was born, Zhu Di was even more overjoyed, and the more he looked at this child, the more he liked it.
Later, Zhu Di's attention to Zhu Zhanji gradually increased, and began to pay attention to training, and Zhu Zhanji showed a very high talent in learning, he was diligent and hardworking, smart and clever, under Zhu Di's training, he finally sat on the throne of the Ming Emperor. Zhu Di attaches great importance to him. Because he loves to read, he finally achieved a lot of results. Due to the influence of various factors, Zhu Zhanji ascended to the throne.
Zhu Zhanji is excellent in knowledge and literary talent, and is excellent in painting and calligraphy. Although he was very interested in this, he did not abandon the imperial business because of this, and he was also very attentive to the governance of the country.
Both politically and militarily, there have been breakthroughs and expansions. Politically, he expanded the powers of the cabinet. The status of VIPs has skyrocketed for a while, and it can be regarded as below one person and above ten thousand. Not only gave ** a holiday, but also vigorously cracked down on corruption, at that time, ** people were panicked and unfair, so that the political situation at that time was very clear.
As far as the people are concerned, Zhu Zhanji is a very benevolent person, and he even personally visited the field to inspect the fields, personally ploughed the fields, and lamented the difficulties of the peasants. He was usually concerned about agricultural production and the daily life of peasants, and attached great importance to calming the emotions of the victims and increasing the intensity of enslavement. In terms of the armed forces, Zhu Zhanji opposes corruption in the armed forces, reduces unnecessary military operations, and saves military spending. In the field of diplomacy, Zhu Zhanji actively negotiated with various countries and created a peaceful and stable diplomatic environment, which later became even more prosperous.
For an emperor who is diligent and can control the eunuchs, such a system is not difficult, and a person like Zhu Zhanji who knows how to give alms can manage it. However, after Zhu Zhanji, the emperor of the harem didn't care much about this kind of thing and handed over those things to the eunuchs, which naturally led to the expansion of power. In the end, the power of the eunuch party was extremely strong, and all this seems to be inseparable from Zhu Zhanji.
4. Ming Shizong Zhu Houxi (September 16, 1507 - 1566), the second son of Zhu Youqi, the fourth son of Zhu Jianshen of Ming Xianzong, the nephew of Zhu Youzhu of Ming Xiaozong, and the cousin of Zhu Houzhao of Ming Wuzong. The eleventh emperor of the Ming Dynasty (reigned May 27, 1521 - 1566), the era name "Jiajing".
In the second year of Zhengde (1507), he was born in the palace of Luxing in Anlu, Hubei, in the sixteenth year of Zhengde (1521), Wuzong died, and there was no heir after his death, and his biological mother Empress Dowager Zhang and the first assistant of the cabinet Yang Tinghe decided to inherit the throne by the royal family of the near branch and the cousin of Wuzong. At the beginning of Zhu Houxi's accession to the throne, he gradually grasped the imperial power through the Great Rites Conference. In the early days of his reign, he was wise and scrupulous, strict with officials, lenient with the people, rectification of the dynasty, and reduction of servitude, known as the "Jiajing New Deal" in history. In the later period, he believed in Taoism and favored Yan Song and others, which led to corruption in the government.
In the twenty-first year of Jiajing (1542), he almost died at the hands of the palace maid in the "Renyin Palace Rebellion", and then ignored the government for a long time, superstitious scholars, wasted people's power, and finally provoked the people's rebellion. At the same time, the Mongolian Altan Khan was in the border for many years, and even in the 29th year of Jiajing (1550), the army came to the city of Beijing, which was known as the "Gengxu Change" in history; The Japanese also invaded the southeast coast. The "Southern Widow and Northern Captive" has always plagued the Jiajing Dynasty and caused a great negative impact.
In December of the 45th year of Jiajing (January 1567), Zhu Houxi died in the Qianqing Palace, reigning for 45 years at the age of 60. The temple name is Sejong, and the name is Qintian, the Taoist Yingyi, the Holy Xuanwen, Guangwu, Hongren, and the Great Xiaosu Emperor. Buried in the Yongling Tomb of the Ming Tombs in Beijing.
3. Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youzhi (July 30, 1470, June 8, 1505), male, Han nationality, reigned in 1487 and 1505, the year name Hongzhi, the ninth emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the third son of Zhu Jianshen of Ming Xianzong, and his biological mother was the Empress Dowager Xiaomu Ji.
Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youji's childhood was very rough and unfortunate. His biological mother Ji is the daughter of Tusi surnamed Ji in Guangxi, and after the rebellion surnamed Ji was quelled, the girl Ji was captured in the palace to manage the emperor's private money. Once Xianzong passed by occasionally, and saw that Ji's beauty was smart, so he stayed overnight. Afterwards, Ji became pregnant. After Wan Guifei, who favored the harem, found out, she ordered the maid of the first palace to have an abortion for the Ji family. Ji's popularity is very good, and the palace people sent can't bear to do it, and when they reported to Concubine Wan, they lied that they had a tumor in their abdomen instead of being pregnant, and Concubine Wan was still not at ease, and ordered Ji's to be relegated to the cold palace. Ji was in the shadow of Wan Guifei, secretly gave birth to Zhu Youzhu in the cold palace, Wan Guifei learned and sent the door supervisor Zhang Min to drown the new prince, but Zhang Min risked his life to help Ji hide the baby secretly and feed it with rice flour every day. Empress Wu, who was ostracized and abolished by Concubine Wan, also helped to feed the baby. Wan Guifei searched several times, but she was not found. In this way, Zhu Youzhu kept eating hundreds of meals until he was six years old.
One day, when Zhang Min was combing Xianzong's hair, Xianzong sighed and said, "I look like I'm getting old, and I don't have a son yet." Zhang Min hurriedly said: "Long live already has a son." Xianzong was taken aback, and hurriedly asked what was going on, and Zhang Min told the truth. Emperor Xianzong was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately ordered to pick up the prince. When Emperor Xianzong saw his emaciated son for the first time because of his long-term solitary confinement, his hair had not yet been cut and dragged to the ground, he couldn't help but burst into tears. On the same day, gather all the ministers and tell the truth. The next day, an edict was issued to the world, and Zhu Youzhu was appointed as the crown prince, and Ji was named the concubine. But then the Ji family died violently in the palace, and the door supervisor Zhang Min also committed suicide by swallowing gold. Obviously, the deaths of Concubine Ji and Zhang Min are directly related to Concubine Wan's **. Xianzong's mother, Empress Dowager Zhou, was worried that Concubine Wan would poison the prince, so she personally raised her grandson in her Renshou Palace, so that the prince could live safely in the palace.
In the spring of the twenty-third year of Chenghua (1487), Wan Guifei died of illness, and Xianzong also died in August due to excessive grief. Crown Prince Zhu Youji succeeded to the throne on the ninth day of the ninth month. In the second year, the name of the year was changed to "Hongzhi", which was for Ming Xiaozong.
However, what Xianzong left to the 17-year-old crown prince Zhu Youzhang was a country with disordered government and withering national strength. On this stage deliberately arranged by God, Emperor Xiaozong turned the tide with his tolerance and diligence, so that the Ming Dynasty got a chance to prosper.
Xiaozong was diligent in political affairs, not only did he have to go every day in the early dynasty, but also reopened the afternoon dynasty, so that the ministers had more opportunities to assist the emperor in handling government affairs. At the same time, he reopened the scriptures and feasts to consult the ministers on how to govern the country. Xiaozong also opened up the Wenhua Hall to discuss politics, and its role was to discuss the way of governing the country and discuss political affairs with the cabinet in the spare time of the early and afternoon dynasties.
Zhu Youzhu advocated being outspoken and admonishing, being generous and benevolent, being thrifty, not being close to the public, being diligent in political affairs, and attaching importance to justice. Emperor Xiaozong's diligent administration was finally rewarded, Hongzhi court officials ruled Qingming, appointed virtuous people, suppressed eunuchs, diligent in administration, advocated economy, and rested with the people, which was a peaceful period of economic prosperity and people living and working in peace and contentment in the history of the Ming Dynasty. It is called "Hongzhi Zhongxing" by historians.
Although the last years of favor eunuch Li Guang, but immediately reformed, historians of the past dynasties spoke highly of him, the Ming Dynasty Wanli cabinet chief assistant Zhu Guozhen said: "Three generations below, called the virtuous master, Emperor Wen of Han, Song Renzong and my Ming Emperor Xiaozong." ”
In the eighteenth year of Hongzhi (1505), Zhu Youzhu died in the Qianqing Palace, reigned for eighteen years, enjoyed the age of Chinese New Year's Eve six, buried in Tailing, the temple name Xiaozong, and the nickname "Jiantianming Dao Chengchun Zhongzheng Shengwen Shenwu Zhiren Dade Jing Emperor".
2. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di (May 2, 1360 - August 12, 1424), the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The fourth son of Zhu Yuanzhang, Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and the uncle of Zhu Yunwen, Emperor Jianwen. Jianwen ascended the throne in the fourth year (1402) and reigned for twenty-two years (1402-1424), with the era name "Yongle".
In 1360 AD, Zhu Di was born in Yingtianfu, which is today's Nanjing, when he was born, Zhu Yuanzhang was busy fighting, and he didn't even have time to choose a name for him, knowing that in 1367 AD, Zhu Yuanzhang was ready to ascend the throne and become emperor, so he remembered to name his sons. In 1370 AD, Zhu Di, who was only ten years old, was named the king of Yan, because he once lived in Fengyang, so he knew a lot about the situation of the people. In 1380 AD, Zhu Di, the king of Yan, went to his fiefdom of Beijing and made many military exploits in the north.
In 1399, Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness, and Zhu Yunwen, the emperor's grandson, ascended the throne. Zhu Yunwen trusted Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others very much, and followed their advice to start cutting the domain. Zhu Di was relatively powerful at that time, so Zhu Yunwen started with Zhu Di's younger brother Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, and successively cut the thrones of Zhou, Dai, Min, Xiang, Qi and other domains, and abolished him as a concubine, and Zhu Bai, the king of Xiang, died. This series of events made Zhu Di feel threatened, and watched his brothers being deposed one by one, and finally raised troops to rebel, and launched the Battle of Jingjing under the banner of "Qingjun's side".
Zhu Di's military talent is quite high, and he has actual combat experience, with super leadership and high-quality army, which lasted three years, the soldiers came to the city of Nanjing, and the king of the valley Zhu Lu and Cao Guogong Li Jinglong opened the city gate to welcome the surrender, at the same time, the palace **, Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen's whereabouts are unknown. In 1402 AD, Zhu Di ascended the throne as emperor, deposed the Jianwen era name, changed the era name to Yongle, and called the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty. During Zhu Di's reign, he was diligent in government and loved the people, developed economy and culture, and created a prosperous era of Yongle.
In 1424 AD, Zhu Di went north and died of illness on the way back to his division. After Zhu Di's death, he was buried in Changling, the temple name was Taizong, and later it was changed to Ming Chengzu, and the name was Qitian Hongdao Gaoming Zhaoyun Shengwu Shengong Chunren to Emperor Xiaowen, referred to as Emperor Wen.
Zhu Di's merits and demerits: Zhu Di became the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, and the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty. He was the emperor for a total of 22 years from his launch of the Battle of Jingyan to seize the throne to his death, and his year name was Yongle, so he was also called Yongle Emperor by later generations. His vigorous life left too many merits and demerits.
Some people say that Zhu Di is a big hooligan, since there is this statement, it means that what Zhu Di did during his lifetime must be despised by future generations. In this article, I will pick one or two things to talk about for you.
Everyone knows that there are charges of the Nine Tribes in Chinese history, but since Zhu Di, there has been a new way to play the "Ten Tribes". This also starts with a person named Fang Xiaoru. Fang Xiaoru was a counselor of Emperor Jianwen and a university scholar at that time. According to the normal situation, intellectuals are very stubborn, and when Zhu Di seized the throne, he asked the university scholar to draft an edict on the throne. Fang Xiaoru not only didn't write, but also cried and made a fuss in the Golden Palace, which made Zhu Di lose face, annoyed Zhu Di, and wanted to punish him for the nine clans. In this way, Fang Xiaoru's relatives and friends were also killed. This is where the beginning of the "Zhu Ten Clans" begins.
It is said that Zhu Di has been the emperor for 22 years and has done a lot of bad things, but he has also done a lot of things full of positive energy. For example, when he moved the capital to Beijing, he was the king of Yan in Beijing before he became the emperor. In order to stabilize the northern border of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di considered moving the capital to Beijing out of border pressure, and made five northern expeditions, and finally even died on the way to the north. The Forbidden City, the largest palace in the world, was also built. The significance of this Forbidden City today must not be repeated. Moreover, in the first year of Zhu Di's reign, he ordered Xie Jin and others to compile the "Yongle Canon". This is a remarkable feat in the history of culture.
As a generation of emperors, although Zhu Di has been several centuries away from now, for us today, while reminiscing about history, we must also absorb his wisdom, so that we can not stop arguing on the surface of merits and demerits.
1. Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang (October 21, 1328 - June 24, 1398), the word Guorui, formerly known as Zhu Chong.
8. Zhu Xingzong. Born in Guzhuang Village, Zhongli Taiping Township, Haozhou (now Fengyang, Anhui). The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty (reigned from 1368 to 1398), the era name "Hongwu".
Zhu Yuanzhang was poor when he was a child and used to herd cattle for landlords. In the fourth year of Zhengzheng (1344), he entered the Huangjue Temple, traveled all over the world, and increased his knowledge. At the age of twenty-five, he joined the Red Turban Army led by Guo Zixing and rebelled against the Yuan Dynasty. In the sixteenth year of Zhizheng (1356), he captured Jiqing Road, changed his name to Yingtian, and then successively eliminated Chen Youliang, Zhang Shicheng and other separatist forces, and proclaimed himself King Wu.
In the first year of Wu (1367), with the call of "expelling Hulu and restoring China", Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were dispatched to raise troops to the north to overthrow the rule of the Yuan Dynasty. In the first month of the first year of Hongwu (1368), that is, the emperor was located in Yingtianfu, the country name was Daming, and the year name was Hongwu. In the autumn of the same year, Dadu was captured, ending the rule of the Yuan Dynasty throughout the country. Later, it pacified the southwest, northwest, and eastern Liaodong, and finally unified the whole country.
During the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, politically, he strengthened the centralization of power, abolished the prime minister and the province of Xingzhongshu, set up three divisions to divide local power, and severely punished ** and illegal nobles; Militarily, the health system was implemented; Economically, it has carried out large-scale resettlement of tuntian and military tuntians, built water conservancy, reduced or exempted tax burdens, measured land throughout the country, and checked household registration. Culturally, we should pay close attention to education, promote the imperial examination, and establish a national sub-prison to cultivate talents; In terms of foreign relations, we have established a "country that does not levy". Under his rule, social production was gradually restored and developed, and it was known as the "rule of Hongwu" in history.
However, in the later period of his reign, he was unjustly imprisoned, killed meritorious heroes, and set up Jinyi Guard, which implemented brutal ** rule over the officials and the people, and also abolished the prime minister system and suppressed the assistance of meritocracy.
In the thirty-first year of Hongwu (1398), Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness at the age of seventy-one, and was called "Open Heaven and Road, Zhao Ji, Li, Great Sage, Divine Benevolence, Wenyi, Wu Junde, Successful High Emperor", the temple name Taizu, buried in the Ming Tomb. Passed on to the grandson Zhu Yunwen.
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