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

Chapter 634: The Ming Dynasty was destroyed by Emperor Shenzong

[Emperor Wanli, who had not attended court for nearly thirty years, died at the age of fifty-eight.]

[And until his death, he had not selected suitable talents to fill the vacancies of Yuan Fu Fang Congzhe and this country. ]

[Before his death, Wanli also made a relatively objective self-evaluation of his life. ]

In his will, he said: "At the beginning of my reign, I have been very careful in governing the country, hoping to live up to the trust of the late emperor. Recently, I have been ill for many years and have been in seclusion. I have not been in the temples, rarely attended court lectures, and have delayed many imperial edicts. My office is mostly empty... I think about it day and night and am filled with regrets."

……

Big man.

Prime Minister's House.

In a mountain-like pile of bamboo slips.

The handsome man looked up at the sky.

The young face reveals the fatigue of old age.

Xiao He sighed deeply.

"This bird is about to die, and its cry is mournful."

"Why do you think he's doing this?"

"It's not that I don't understand. I know it very well."

"The money in the inner treasury can't make money if you keep it. Why did you use it for national affairs earlier? How could you have encountered such a mess?"

Zhang Liang, who was sitting upright with his eyes closed, said calmly:
"At this time, the governance of the Ming Dynasty was gradually being carried out by civil officials, and the emperor's power and responsibilities became less and less, and he gradually became a tool and symbol for ministers to fight for legislation."

"This leads to a problem. The emperor is not a puppet."

"He holds the greatest truth in the world."

"And when he decided to break free from his restraints and fight back, the world inevitably fell into ruin."

Xiao He poked his head out from the pile of bamboo slips and looked at Zhang Liang.

He scratched his messy hair.

"You didn't go home?"

Zhang Liang:......

He slowly opened his eyes.

He stared with a pair of rabbit-like eyes, with two big dark circles under his eyes.

He looked at Xiao He quietly.

Xiao He remembered that he had dragged people through three days and four nights to handle government affairs...

"Hahaha...well, I'm getting old! My memory isn't that good! Hahahaha!"

While smiling, the young face shrank back into the pile of bamboo slips.

Zhang Liang:......

The old man with gray hair and white beard slowly closed his eyes again.

What a bunch of bastards!
Linhua Palace.

"Ah!"

Liu Bang rubbed his nose.

"Who is this old fool cursing Naigong again?"

Lu Zhi glanced at him lightly.

"That's too much."

Liu Bang:......

……

Period of Jihan and Emperor Huai

Liu Chan couldn't figure this man out.

"The fact that he can trust Xiong Tingbi so much shows that he has the ability to judge people."

"Why didn't you use it earlier?"

Zhuge Liang recalled the status of civil servants at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and the competition between the emperor and his ministers along the way.

With a long sigh:
"Because he doesn't want to..."

Liu Chan didn't understand. He looked at Zhuge Liang seriously and said solemnly:
"My father taught me."

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said briefly:

"Wanli was not a lazy emperor, but an emperor who deliberately went on strike."

"Ministers of the Ming Dynasty at this time were no longer as cautious as they were during the reigns of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu."

"When they agree, the emperor can be thrown aside. At this time, everyone hates the emperor to interfere in anything."

"Otherwise, he is a tyrant."

"But when the ministers disagreed, the emperor was used as the final arbitrator."

"At this time, they most hope that the emperor will come out to support them."

"Otherwise, he would be called a lazy and incompetent ruler." "Wanli is a smart man."

"He's also someone who hates being tied down."

Zhuge Liang saw through the true nature of this emperor.

"He is actually a child who has not grown up and is spoiled."

"It just so happens that this child possesses the greatest power in the world."

"He can do whatever he wants and not do anything he doesn't want."

“I don’t want to be tied down or take responsibility.”

"So he rebels against everything he doesn't like."

“Even if that thing is right.”

……

[In order to remedy the crisis of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Wanli finally proposed some measures, such as selecting cabinet ministers, filling vacancies, abolishing mining taxes, saving internal court expenses, and issuing treasury funds to support the Liaodong military...]

[These are almost exactly what the ministers had asked him to do before.]

[It can be seen that Emperor Wanli himself also knew that these measures were important, but the power of the court officials and the imperial power had long been at odds with each other, and he was unwilling to show weakness to his officials.]

[In the imperial era, the emperor held all the power. Once he fell ill, the government would malfunction.]

[This is especially true for Wanli, who was unwilling to let power fall to others and was arbitrary in everything.]

[So it is said that "the Ming Dynasty was destroyed by Emperor Shenzong"]

……

Ming dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang now only feels four words.

Physically! Mentally! Tired!
For the first time, he felt exhausted from the inside out!
"So this is how Emperor Taizong felt when he saw Emperor Xuanzong..."

Old Zhu slumped in his chair.

He rested his head on the backrest and muttered to himself.

"No... there is another Zhu Qizhen ahead..."

"This is what Emperor Taizu of Song felt when he saw the three emperors Huizong, Qinzong and Gaozong..."

Empress Ma looked at Old Zhu, who looked decadent, and said softly:

"what do you want to eat?"

Zhu Yuanzhang closed his eyes and whispered softly:
"I don't want to eat anything... Let's just be quiet."

Queen Ma pursed her lips, rolled her eyes, and said softly:

"How about making turtle soup?"

"Just call it Qing Dun Wan Li?"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly opened his eyes and sat up!

He said viciously:

"That's it! Just eat it!"

……

[Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun]

[Military achievements: Wanli's three major expeditions established the Ming Dynasty's dominance.]

[The Battle of Sarhu marked the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's weakness.]

[Evaluation B level, three points]

[Institutional construction: Zhang Juzheng established the Kaocheng Law and the Yitiaobian Law. However, they were half-abolished by Emperor Wanli in the end, and the New Deal system became a protective umbrella for corruption.]

[Evaluation C level, 2 points]

……

｛Higher, higher score.｝
{According to the memorial of Shen Yikuan, a cabinet minister in the 30th year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty was short of nine censors, three ministers in the two capitals, ten vice ministers, and 25 prefects. The great Ming Dynasty was just an empty shell.}
{Especially in terms of armaments, almost all firearms units from the Longqing period to the Zhang Juzheng reform period were disbanded, and some units had no money to maintain their weapons.}
{Later, when the Battle of Sarhu began, many of the Ming army's musketeers were handling firearms for the first time.}
｛The most serious consequence was the neglect of the navy.｝
{Since the Jiajing period, the Ming Dynasty gradually rebuilt a powerful navy in the war against Japanese pirates, and in the three major expeditions of the Wanli period, it defeated Japan with its powerful naval force.}
{In the late sixteenth century when overseas trade was unprecedentedly booming, a strong navy should have become an important source of wealth for the Ming Dynasty.}
{But even after the three major expeditions of the Wanli Emperor were completed, the Wanli Emperor made the decision to disband the army without any pressure!}

{When Wanli took power, the Tianjin Coastal Defense Battalion had 20,000 men, but by the time of Wanli's death, it was reduced to only 2,500 men.}
{The Guangdong Navy, which had made great contributions in the three major expeditions of Emperor Wanli, eventually laid off almost 90% of its warships and soldiers, and almost all of the giant Fuchuan warships were laid off.}
{The Fujian navy patrolling Penghu was reduced to only twenty small boats and a few hundred soldiers.}
{Why was the Ming Dynasty powerless to stop the invasion of the Dutch colonists and the rise of private sea merchants such as Zheng Zhilong to monopolize the trade routes in the southeast, and even watched the Dutch colonists occupy Taiwan? It was all the trap set by Emperor Wanli! }

……

Great Qin.

“Where is this Netherlands?”

Ying Zheng suddenly felt that the world was so big!

The original six kingdoms were still too small.

"A vast country... what's so insignificant!"

Every one of the five people in the hall felt their hair stand on end!

Your Majesty! What do you want to do?
Don't mess around!
……

(End of this chapter)