The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 574: Zhu Houzhao was stunned by a stick

Chapter 574: Zhu Houzhao was stunned by a stick
[May of the eighteenth year of the Hongzhi reign, 1505 AD.]

[Zhu Youtang was critically ill, so he summoned Grand Secretary Liu Jian and others to accept his orders, saying that the crown prince was young and playful and had not yet married, and ordered Liu Jian and others to assist him well. ]

[Soon after, Zhu Youtang passed away at the age of thirty-six.]

[The fifteen-year-old Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne and became Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty.]

……

On the canopy.

On the endless grassland.

The tall Hehan rode a war horse.

A pair of sinister eyes stared at the mottled city wall not far away.

Behind them were the fully armored Mongolian cavalry.

……

[Zhu Youtang pointed out that the crown prince was playful and needed the attention of his ministers.]

[Indeed, just looking at the historical records of him, whether it is "History of Ming Dynasty" or "Veritable Records"]

[Wu Zong himself had an almost fanatical pursuit of military affairs, and he longed to leave the deep forbidden palace and go to the battlefield.]

【And the facts prove that if this emperor had not been so "playful", he would have been a "sage king" like his father. 】

[The Ming Dynasty collapsed long ago. ]

……

Ming dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the sky suspiciously.

"I really don't dare to trust you so easily now."

I don't know when to praise and when to scold.

Which one is true and which one is false.

“But it’s right to take control of the military.”

"For this, you are quite smart."

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Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
Zhu Di sneered.

"It won't be easy for those people to let you take control of the military."

Confucian scholars cannot control military power, but they can control two main things.

The power of cultural education and administrative information channels.

Neither military generals nor eunuchs could compete with them for these two powers.

But the emperor is the one with strong soldiers and horses!
"A carrot in one hand and a stick in the other."

"The King's Way is mixed with it."

……

[Zhu Houzhao, who had just succeeded to the throne, really believed that "the world would be revived" at first, and his father left him a huge family business. ]

[Until his friends outside the grassland gave him a blow.]

[Dayan Khan Batu Mengke, the former "little prince" and now the overlord of the grassland, took the opportunity to invade Datong and plunder after learning of Zhu Youtang's death. He set up camps for more than 20 miles and entered through the newly opened and destroyed walls.]

[Although the Ming army fought bravely, they were still besieged for six or seven days, and the soldiers and horses were starving. The reinforcements were "choked by the enemy", making it difficult to rescue them.]

[In this battle, the Ming army suffered 2,165 deaths, 1,156 injuries, lost more than 6,500 horses, and countless men, women, livestock, and equipment were looted.]

[This was the heaviest loss suffered by the Ming army since the Battle of Tumu. The Ming Shilu called it "unprecedented since the war in the year of Jisi."]

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The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
"It's so similar..."

Liu Che slowly sighed.

"Since the time of the benevolent emperor, there will be foreign enemies invading the border."

"So the benevolent monarch will vigorously develop the economy, raise war horses, and strengthen the border."

"Everything is done so that our descendants can have the capital to stabilize the country."

“This is called being prepared for danger in times of peace.”

"But during the Hongzhi reign..."

The grassland can turn the border into a mess.

This shows that the situation within the Ming Dynasty was very serious.

At the very least, if the internal politics were clear and everyone worked together, the border would not have become so dilapidated.

……

[Afterwards, troops from Beijing went to the border to provide aid, and the Ministry of Revenue also sent money to Xuanfu to raise food and military supplies, but it was too late.]

[On May 26, Miao Kui, Zhu Hui, Shi Lin and Zhang Lin led the magic gun firearms soldiers to Xuanfu to suppress the northern barbarians.]

[During this period, the Ming army won a small victory, beheaded 87 people, captured one person alive, seized more than 200 war horses, and recovered more than 2,700 abducted men and women, as well as countless weapons, cattle and horses.]

[But this victory was just a fortuitous reversal in a string of defeats.]

[In July, Wanquan Youwei suffered another disastrous defeat. According to Zou Xuan, a military official:

"Two generals were defeated and killed, and 6,000 government troops threw down their armor and begged for life. The captives did not kill them, but cut their hair and let them go."]

……

{Batu Mengke is good at humiliating people, no wonder Zhu Houzhao was determined to fight him to the death.}
{Shaving the hair and letting it go... this is like using the Ming Dynasty's face to wipe your ass, and after wiping it you still have to curse it, it's really hard to wipe it.}
{Zhu Houzhao had just ascended the throne and had done nothing when, suddenly, the worst defeat against the Mongolian tribes since the Battle of Tumu fell on his head!}
{Who wouldn’t go crazy if they had some dignity? The last person to do that was Zhu Qizhen!}

{Please note that it has only been 25 years since Wang Yue and Wang Zhi conquered the Tatar royal court.}
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Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Period
"Since the Chenghua era, the country has been known to be peaceful and free from troubles, but peace and tranquility can easily lead to laziness and play, while prosperity can gradually lead to arrogance and extravagance."

"Xiaozong was the only one who could be respectful, frugal and disciplined, diligent in government and caring for the people, and conscientiously maintain peace and prosperity, so that the court was peaceful and the people were prosperous." Yongzheng looked at Hongli and suddenly asked:
"Do you think that's a good thing to say?"

Hongli shook his head.

What this means is that the kingdom that Zhu Youtang inherited from Zhu Jianshen had many problems.

What's the problem?

It's just that things are too peaceful and it's easy to make people tired.

A developed economy makes it easy for people to indulge in luxury.

A strong country makes people easily proud.

This situation is really dangerous!
Sure enough, after seventeen years of hard work by Zhu Youtang, all these crises were eliminated.

With internal and external troubles, I can't be tired even if I want to.

After the abolition of the Sino-French Treaty, the finances were in deficit and there was no money for luxury.

Having been beaten like a dog by the Tatar tribe militarily, there is nothing for us to be proud of.

Yongzheng looked up at the sky and sighed slightly:

"So, for more than a hundred years after Emperor Xiaozong's death, eunuchs, emperors, and ministers took turns to try to save the country through various reforms, and they had a lot of fun."

"But it's just a temporary solution."

"Why?"

"Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty died early and had no children."

"Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty included the minor clan in the major clan, just as Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty disowned Prince Yiwen and Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty."

"Strive to deny Emperor Wuzong of Ming."

"In the end, all the efforts of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty were in vain."

“I wonder if Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty thought about this when he decided that Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty would succeed him.”

"Maybe not. Maybe I don't want to think about it."

……

[A lean camel is bigger than a horse, and even Batu Mongke couldn't conquer Xuanfu. ]

【Finally, Zhu Houzhao issued an edict to leave 10,000 troops in Datong and 10,000 troops in Xuanfu, so that they could support each other, and to recruit local soldiers to attack Gubeikou and other places.】

【The memorial submitted by Yang Yiqing, the general commander of the three frontiers, during his inspection tour also let Zhu Houzhao know the extent to which the border had been neglected.】

[“Take drill as a lesson, take collection as a strategy.”]

[“The army has no food or fodder, and we allow them to invade and conquer.”]

[“Each soldier was required to collect one or two coins of silver, which was called ‘taking off the armor’.”]

[“When the post stations pass by, the food and grass are not enough to support the food, which is called ‘da gan’.”]

[“Looking at the soldiers and horses, most of them are not well-trained. Some are untrained in using bows and arrows, and some do not know how to sit, stand, advance or retreat. Among them, many of the brave and strong men are tired and have no complete clothes. In addition, the horses and men are in a particularly bad condition due to the winter preparations.”]

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Datang.

Li Shimin twirled his beard and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The evil consequences of abolishing the Sino-French policy are beginning to show."

"Officials of all ranks and ranks across the country are embezzling the border war funds allocated by the imperial court."

"Drive people who have to brave fire and water, or step on sharp blades, and take away their food and clothing, and destroy their skin."

"With such a situation, how can the generals not be resentful and resentful?"

"When you encounter the enemy hastily, there will be many people who will scatter in disarray!"

"You still want him to sacrifice his life for you? To achieve a certain goal?"

"Daydreaming!"

……

【Yang Yiqing also pointed out that the reason for the laxity of the border was the lack of reserves at the border, and that the Chinese Salt Law was still needed. 】

[But petitions often fall on deaf ears]

[In 1506, the first month of the first year of the Zhengde reign, Liu Jin, the former eunuch of the Eastern Palace, was ordered to take charge of the Five Thousand Camp.]

【At this point, the reputation of the Oneness Theory will be infamous for eternity. 】

[However, there is no lack of praise for him after his death, and even in some folk operas, he was portrayed as a special character with the image of "the upright judge".

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Tang Dezong Period
Li Shi was a little envious.

"The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty are really useful..."

Can be used and can be demoted.

Easy to use and easy to throw away.

"Unfortunately, it is not applicable to the Tang Dynasty at this time."

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Ming Dynasty·Chongzhen period
Zhu Youjian was impatient but not stupid.

He looked at the scenes in the sky and understood everything instantly.

"destroyed……"

Killed the wrong person!
Wei Zhongxian is one of us!

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