Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 463 The six most bizarre cases in the Ming Dynasty: The sixth case, the drowning case
In the fourteenth year of Zhengde, the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.

Emperor Zhengde, who had always been in good health, suddenly received news that he was seriously ill. There were rumors that Emperor Zhengde fell into the water while boating in Taiye Lake, causing him to become seriously ill.

It's just a fool. It's the twelfth lunar month of winter and Taiye Lake has long been frozen. It's a waste of time to go boating.

Even if the temperature gets warmer in the Ming Dynasty, it will still be freezing when it’s time.

Besides, Zhu Houying has never been to Taiye Lake for rafting. He doesn’t know how to swim, so he can’t swim in a lake.

He happens to be seventy years old this year!

The seventy-year-old man went boating on Taiye Pond in the dead of winter, or went skating.

He was so busy that he almost died. The war in the world had just ended. There was a lot of work after the war. Domestic people's livelihood problems were on his shoulders. He was frowning all day long. He had no time to go boating.

However, such a diligent emperor suddenly fell ill, and the illness came very quickly. On the third day of the first lunar month in the fifteenth year of Zhengde, Zhu Hooying was so sick that he could not speak.

Prince Zhu Zaihen was waiting beside the bed, weeping constantly.

The palace of Qianqing was full of eyes. Zhu Houyong did not dare to speak and just looked at his eldest son.

His eldest son is only forty-eight years old this year. He should not be allowed to inherit the throne in advance. He is still too young, mentally unstable, and lacks experience in governing.

When he was young, he inspected and supervised local areas. He served in the central government for more than thirty years and ascended the throne at the age of fifty-six. He basically understood and understood everything.

There is also an unreliable father above. He understands better than anyone how hard-won the throne is.

But his son is too smooth.

He wanted to train for another ten years before he could succeed him.

The old emperor was so foresighted. It was the best time to succeed to the throne at the age of sixty and work for about fifteen years.

People become more sophisticated as they age, and will not be swayed by desires, and they can control the political climate just right.

Only such people can lead Ming Dynasty forward.

However, he suddenly became ill. He did drown. He fell asleep while taking a bath and choked on the water.

Isn't it ridiculous? The mighty Ming Emperor fell asleep while taking a bath. Are the dozens of people serving the palace blind?

It wasn't until he choked on the water that he was fished out.

After one day of treatment, he suffered a stroke and could no longer speak. It has only been seven days since he fell ill!
He couldn't speak well, but his head was still clear, but everyone in Qianqing Palace was staring at him.

He wanted to tell his son.

But he dared not say it.

Zhu Houyong suddenly understood why the old emperor did not leave the Yangxin Palace. He also understood that the palace was really full of dangers.

Those dangers are invisible, but they are real.

The less visible it is, the more dangerous and terrifying it is.

Over the years, under the protection of Zhu Qiyu and Zhu Jianji, he had lived so comfortably that he had forgotten that there were dangers in the palace.

Because of this, he trusts those around him too much.

In this world, ghosts are not scary, what is scary is the human heart.

No matter how loyal a person is, he will become evil.

No wonder his father has the reputation of Hongzhi ZTE, no wonder his father can live so comfortably. It turns out that his father is willing to distribute the benefits to the people below, so those people are willing to praise him.

It turns out that being a good emperor is so difficult.

It turns out that those who were scolded harshly were all good emperors.

Those who are praised are all bad guys.

The old emperor didn't teach him this truth!

He only understands now!
too late!
Zhu Houying held his son's hand with tears in his eyes. It was too late to understand.

But a person's character determines his life. He is not a person who is greedy for pleasure. He is the person most like his great-grandfather, but he is not as bad as Zhu Qiyu.

Those who engage in politics are a shithole.

Zhu Qiyu is the one who is so bad that he can play with everyone in the palm of his hand because he is shameless and because he is worse than others and no one is as bad as him.

Compared with Zhu Qiyu, Zhu Houying is obviously not bad enough, but he is stubborn and does things that violate the interests of others.

Zhu Qiyu dares to do it because he will bring new and greater benefits to most people.

Every time, reform is a new round of reshuffle, and those who follow Zhu Qiyu's reforms will make a lot of money.

After Zhu Qiyu overthrows an industry, he will replace it with a new and better industry.

The most important thing is that Zhu Qiyu divided the money fairly.

He always eats the small head and gives the big head to those who fight alone with him to ensure their loyalty.

Therefore, Zhu Qiyu seems to be tough in everything, but in fact he is just tough on the surface and very soft in his heart. Look at today's powerful people, don't they all follow him? What kind of life do they live?

Zhu Houyong forces people to pay but doesn't give them a chance to make money. How can they not hate you to death?

Borrowing money is fine, and the knife holder is fine on the neck.

Zhu Qiyu often does this.

The key is that he didn't learn how Zhu Qiyu dealt with the aftermath. Zhu Qiyu borrowed one yuan and paid back ten yuan. At the same time, he also gave you an official position and gave you a lifelong reputation, okay? Not to mention the knife on his neck, he would still be willing to cut him with the knife.

Zhu Houyong demolished the east wall to repair the west wall. No, he did not repair the west wall.

Just tear it down and not repair it.

Isn't this the way to die?

Never forget that whoever asked him to sit in the emperor's chair must represent whose interests he represents.

Zhu Houyong was obviously betrayed.

Yes, he did the right thing.

Without him, Ming Dynasty had collapsed and could not have withstood the First World War.

Without him, the Ming Dynasty's economy would not have recovered, Guo Zuo would not have been inherited, and the Ming Dynasty would have even disappeared.

But now it's time for him to pay the price.

Death is the price he must pay.

He will definitely die.

This is politics.

Of course, because he was so capable, many people were reluctant to let him die. This is also the reason why he died a year after the end of the world war.

I’ve gained another year of life, so I’d like to give myself a toast to my capable self.

Because he still needs to work. Without him, Zhu Houyong, other emperors would definitely not be able to sort out such a huge and complicated government affairs.

So, he lived an extra year.

But when the fruits are redistributed, he is no longer needed.

Because his butt is crooked!

So he deserves to die!

Even if it were Zhu Qiyu who did this, he would still die.

This is Zhu Houyong's political naivety.

Daming is so big, he can't hold it in or change it by himself.

Following the trend is what a wise man does.

No one can go against the trend.

Not to mention that Zhu Qiyu couldn't do it, even Emperor Taizu still couldn't do it.

Everyone must conform to the general trend.

Yes, there was an extreme depression in the country, and the powerful needed to spend money to activate the market. The approach was correct, but how did he deal with the aftermath?
Picking up other people's wool again and again!
Once you've finished collecting it, just forget about it and leave it alone.

If he doesn't die, who will?
His butt is too crooked.

He will definitely die, and he will die miserably.

Obviously he died in a strange way. He died in the water in the dead of winter. He could tell with his toes that there was something wrong, but no one dared to check!

Just to make public opinions agitate, just to make you guess.

I am telling you clearly that we killed them!
Who dares to do anything!
Do you, Zhu Zaihan, dare to investigate?
Lend you ten thousand courage!

If you dare to investigate, you will be the next to die!

Zhu Houyong clearly knew it very well, but he didn't dare to say it. As long as he said one word, his prince would die, and everyone in his lineage would die!

He is a very responsible emperor and a good father.

He is not like Zhu Youyi, who lets himself go without restraint.

He has always taken the old emperor's teachings to heart. He always carried Daming on his shoulders.

He has always kept his friendship and love for the royal family in his heart.

Although he did not give his brothers money, he allowed them to participate in politics, and they all had good reputations. He was friendly to the royal family and loved his children.

He inherited the old emperor's legacy.

He had a clear conscience even after going underground.

He secretly wrote the word "palace" in Zhu Zaihen's hand.

That night, he died.

The chief minister of the cabinet read out the imperial decree.

In the fifteenth year of Zhengde, on the fourth day of the first lunar month, at two o'clock in the middle of the night, the Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhen died in the Palace of Qianqing.

His temple name is Wuzong and his posthumous name is Yi.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Prince Zhu Zaiheng ascended the throne, and his reign was Jiajing.

After Zhu Houyong died, the people began to overturn the verdict of Emperor Hongzhi. It was generally believed that Emperor Hongzhi was a good emperor. At least during the Hongzhi Dynasty, the economy was extremely prosperous and the Ming Dynasty reached another peak.

Hongzhi Zhongxing is just right.

However, the Zhengde Dynasty was politically dim and made frequent mistakes. It did nothing to deal with the Great Depression and financial crisis at home. It used the appeasement strategy in foreign wars and lost its status as the world hegemon of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ming Dynasty actually died due to Zhengde.

Zhu Houying was quite unfilial. He was disrespectful to his father, favored his own children, and was unfriendly to his younger brother. Although he was diligent in state affairs, he went in the wrong direction. He was weak towards foreign affairs and did nothing.

It is really ironic that he has no martial arts skills but his temple title is martial arts.

On the other hand, the grand occasion of Emperor Hongzhi's reign is still fresh in the memory of the whole world.

The Ming Dynasty flourished for hundreds of years, but it ended under the Zhengde Dynasty. Emperor Zhengde's crimes were so heinous that his grave should be dug.

After Zhu Houying died, he followed the example of his great-grandfather and grandfather and buried his ashes in the frontier.

As a result, his ashes were stolen and raised.

When Jiajing Emperor Zhu Zaihen learned that his father's ashes had been thrown away, he suddenly became frightened and suddenly understood the meaning of the word "Gong" written by his father on his palm.

It's not safe in the palace, so he should be careful.

Therefore, in the summer of the fifteenth year of Zhengde, Emperor Jiajing decided to live in the Yangxin Palace. The place where Emperor Shizu had lived could give him the greatest sense of security.

In the court, he also began to make peace.

He no longer followed his father's policies and chose to succumb to the powerful.

After the war, this big cake must not be shared by Emperor Zhengde. In that case, the powerful people would definitely not be able to eat much.

Look, Jiajing is more obedient.

He would obediently hand the knife to the powerful and let them divide it among themselves.

Emperor Jiajing abolished his martial arts and took the initiative to weaken the imperial power that had been in the emperor's hands for hundreds of years.

Look, this is called obedience.

The first year of Jiajing.

The Kingdom of Jin underwent drastic changes, and the Emperor of the Kingdom of Jin abdicated. The Kingdom of Jin was the only country in the world that moved towards a republic, removing the imperial system and replacing it with a presidential system.

The first president, the grandson of Yang Yiqing.

Overnight, there were voices all over the world calling for the abolition of the imperial system.

The imperial system was suddenly on the verge of collapse.

Mainly because of the war.

The emperor has too much power. He launches wars for his own selfish desires. Even if he wins, it is easy to handle. If he loses, someone will take the blame. But it will be peace. He wastes national power and gets nothing.

After the dramatic changes in the Kingdom of Jin.

The neighboring Shu Kingdom also announced the abolition of the imperial system, with the leader of the sect as the president, completely turning into a country that unites politics and religion.

The person who serves as the president is still a member of the Zhu family.

The Shu kings are very smart.

Buddhism cannot be abandoned, and I will not give up power.

The war in South America has been going on, and it is difficult for the Shu Kingdom to be alone. Seeing the fate of the defeated, the Shu kings decided to do whatever the emperor wanted, and his family would not do it anyway.

In the past, wars between vassals did not involve killing members of the same clan.

When Zhu Jianji fought, not a single member of the Zhu family was killed.

However, World War I was different.

The blood between everyone is very thin.

If you swallow someone else's country, you will definitely kill them all.

Don't worry about your relatives, can you guarantee that you won't be reinstated in the future?

Are relatives useless?

This is different from the Eastern European War in the later period of Jingtai. Zhu Youquan captured King Lu and eventually let him go because the blood relationship was still very close at that time.

By the age of Zai Zi, the blood relationship is very far apart. In addition, there have been real grudges in the wars over the years. How could it not be eradicated?

Small countries like Jin and Shu suffered greatly in the war.

They simply have no ability to withstand the attack of major powers.

It's hard to be alone.

The key point is that in South American countries, if the royal family is captured, they will be slaughtered.

The Shu kings were afraid of death and gave up the throne directly.

There are too many benefits: first of all, get a good reputation; secondly, I no longer stand out, I will be a Buddhist leader, and you have to rely on me if you want to rule this territory.

Can you kill me?

Not only can I not be killed, I can still take power if the Jin Kingdom is annexed.

Moreover, I am harmless to humans and animals. How dare you kill me when you are an emperor outside the world of mortals?
This lineage is so smart.

The royal family of the Kingdom of Jin, why did they give up the throne even though they said they didn’t want it?

Because the Kingdom of Jin was sandwiched between big countries and was beaten every day. It couldn't stand it anymore. What would happen to King Xiang's family? Not a blade of grass is left!

The royal family of the Kingdom of Jin did not want to be shaved bald.

Simply, whoever wants to do it will do it, I will switch my career to join a political family and operate behind the scenes.

The royal family can control a country from behind the scenes, can't it?
So powerful!
Originally, the military, political and financial power of a country were all in the hands of the emperor, but now he supported a puppet and let him stand in the front stage, while Lao Zhu's family was hidden behind him. If his family members did not become officials, they would operate behind the scenes.

What are the benefits of being an emperor?
The career risk of the emperor was too high. Prince Xiang's family was slaughtered. They were all brothers of the same clan, and they all had an ancestor.

Killing one person is fine, but killing the whole clan is terrifying.

The royal family of the Kingdom of Jin successfully abdicated the throne, received a peace prize, and then lived in seclusion behind the scenes. Don't be too happy as an old silver coin.

No one in politics is stupid.

Many countries have seen the dramatic changes in the Kingdom of Jin and the Kingdom of Shu, and are also thinking about their own path. In fact, the best path is the path of the Kingdom of Shu.

The six major religions in the world.

They all lack leaders. If the leaders of each religion were to become Lao Zhu’s family members.

Then the world is so beautiful.

In fact, Zhu Qiyu had already planned this. As early as the 40th year of Jingtai, Zhu Qiyu had thought about the idea of ​​replacing all sects with the Zhu family.

The sect will not disappear, so the host must be someone else. If others can do it, why can’t I, the Zhu family, do it?
This is another path Zhu Qiyu has found for future generations.

Transformation!

Become the leader of each religion.

They still hold power, and they are still the group of people at the top of the pyramid.

Only what is up there is human.

Zhu Qiyu has already been planning.

At that time, there were not enough sons, so he arranged for his grandchildren, but these grandchildren all longed for worldly power and had no vision.

During the years he was in power, he trained several grandsons and placed them in various religions, slowly replacing the original ones over time.

The road to Shu today was pointed out to them by Zhu Qiyu!
Isn’t that how the Duan family of Dali ruled the country?

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