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Chapter 104

The Wanli Emperor was the longest reigning emperor of the Ming Dynasty, lasting 48 years.

In the first 15 years, Ming Shenzong made great efforts to govern, worked diligently and cared for the people, and carried out national reforms, which made the country prosperous.

In the next 30 years, Ming Shenzong seemed to be a different person. He did not work or work hard. The veritable passive sabotage caused the officials to be leaderless and the court to be chaotic.

As a result, some people later wondered whether Emperor Wanli had died long ago?

Of course, this has no basis in fact.

Then why did Emperor Wanli not go to court for 30 years, and what happened?

First of all, you have to understand that according to the legacy of the royal ancestors, the prince is not a young man.

That is to say, whoever is the next prince, whose son is basically the future prince.

Zhu Changluo is the first son of Emperor Wanli, and Zhu Changxun is the youngest son of Wanli, but Ming Shenzong prefers this second son.

It's not true that he likes the second son, but he just likes the second son's mother, Concubine Zheng, and wants to please the concubine.

After all, it's not because Concubine Zheng Gui is good-looking.

Ming Shenzong wanted to make his second son the heir apparent, but this violated the family law of the ancestors, and those ministers were unwilling.

Because of this, the emperor was in trouble.

So, he just didn't mention the matter of establishing the crown prince, thinking about seeing the situation first before talking!

This patience lasted for more than ten years.

During the period, various governors, cabinets, and ministers wrote letters in different ways to request the establishment of the prince as soon as possible.

But the emperor was very angry after reading the memorial, and sneered at the minister's concern, thinking that I can't stand whoever I want, this is my family business, can you control it!

To say that the ministers are also dedicated enough, the emperor's memorials and the ministers staying in China will write letters every day.

It is estimated that the ministers thought to themselves: "If you don't agree to establish the crown prince, I will annoy you to death. I will write a letter every day to see if you approve or not."

In this way, the ministers and the emperor got into a fight over this matter, and finally Wanli, who was so bored, took a drastic step, simply stopped going to court, let go of his hands, kept his ears to the outside world, and only read the books of sages.

Ming Shenzong really did not go to the court, not to see his ministers, not to approve memorials, and not to speak.

This situation has continued for nearly 30 years, which really shows that Shenzong is the most miraculous emperor in history.

Fortunately, the country can barely function normally during the period, and I am afraid after thinking about it.

Finally, one day in the 43rd year of Wanli, the emperor still couldn't twist his officials and the legacy of his ancestors, so he had to make Zhu Changluo the prince.

At this point, the decades-long turmoil of the crown prince finally came to an end.

Of course, there are other theories.

One is because Ming Shenzong indulged in wine and sex and was greedy for money.

In the 17th year of Wanli, Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty became tired of government affairs and lived in the harem, indulging in wine and sex and greedy for money all day long.

This slowly immerses him in the pleasures of life and greed for money, and he becomes depraved, leading to his absence from court (until his death).

The second reason is that Ming Shenzong is extremely obese and has limited mobility.

He needs the eunuchs to support him when he walks.In addition, when he greeted the queen mother, he had to "knee forward".

Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty was so obese that his movements were extremely inconvenient, so he did not go to court for more than 30 years.

However, the minister's memorial and his decree are all conveyed by the servants.

The third reason is that Ming Shenzong suffers from serious foot disease.

According to the "Zhao Dui Lu" written by Shen Shixing in the Ming Dynasty: "(Ming Shenzong) has pain in the sole of the foot and difficult walking."

It can be seen that Ming Shenzong did not go to court for more than 30 years, which is inseparable from his severe foot disease.

Of course, we have been unable to investigate the real reason. The truth of history has been buried in the long river of time.

However, Emperor Wanli did not go to court for 30 years, which led to the fact that there were no leaders in the court officials, and the officials formed cliques everywhere, which eventually caused a lot of parties.

The most famous, most powerful and most powerful is probably the Donglin Party. This organization has grasped the right to speak in the court for a while, crowding out other people everywhere, causing serious internal struggles in the country.

The party struggle continued until the end of the Ming Dynasty, and there were many internal contradictions in the country. Who would care about doing real things for the country, which accelerated the pace of the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps, the moment Wanli decides not to go to court, the country is doomed to perish!

The video playback ends here.

But the emperors of all dynasties shook their heads helplessly after seeing the video.

Great Qin.

"What a great Ming Dynasty, this is already the fourth fatuous king, right?"

"I don't even know how the Ming Dynasty was able to inherit the country for such a long time."

After Qin Shihuang Yingzheng watched the video, he shook his head helplessly and said.

Big man.

"Wanli is by no means a faint king, so don't be misled by the stories rendered by civil servants."

"During the 50 years of his reign, he vigorously reformed the government, maintained the balance of power, suppressed the powerful in internal affairs, used the resources controlled by the powerful for the country, and shared the tax burden of the common people with the big households."

"He fought Japanese pirates, chieftains, and Annan in the military. Each of these three super battles was a decisive battle with tens of thousands of people, and all of them were victorious. These achievements are enough for him to be ranked among the top 10 Chinese emperors. .”

After Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, watched the video, he put forward a different opinion and said softly.

Datang.

"In my opinion, Wanli is also an extremely complicated person. While he ignores government affairs, he has made great political achievements at the same time."

"During the reign of Emperor Wanli, he launched three major conquests, namely the Battle of Ningxia, the Battle of Bozhou, and Aid Korea to fight against Japan. These are the achievements of maintaining the complete territory."

"Not only that, the comprehensive suppression of Mongolia during the Wanli period, as well as the three victories in Huangzhong and the great victory in Songshan launched by the Ming Dynasty, are all comprehensive victories against Mongolia."

"When the Ming-Burmese War broke out, Emperor Wanli appointed Deng Zilong and Liu Ting to fight against the Burmese army, and defeated the Burmese army many times. This can be regarded as the last glory of Ming Dynasty martial arts."

"Until the battle of Sarhu, he was gone forever. This is considered a point deduction for Emperor Wanli. Wanli is not a wise emperor, nor is he a foolish emperor. Perhaps he is on the borderline between bright and dark."

After Tang Taizong Li Shimin watched the video, he commented softly.