The emperor's name was Wanyan Chenglin, and he was the last emperor of the Jin Dynasty. He set a new record for the shortest reign in Chinese history, and died within an hour of his reign.
Even the puppet emperors in history were not as short-lived as him. After a few days of being an emperor, he only had one hour. Because his sense of existence was so low, it was not even recorded in history books.
One sad point: no chronicle and no biography
Emperors of all dynasties have their own chronicles. Even if there is no chronicle, it is at least recorded in the biographies of history books, such as the usurper Wang Mang, such as the emperors of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms All are recorded in biographies.
But Wanyan Chenglin doesn’t even have a biography. There is no separate record about him in the entire "Jin History". There are only a few things recorded in other biographies. Even his brother Wanyan Chengyi There are 4,300 words of records in "Jin History". It can be said that he is completely transparent.
Tragic point 2: Life cannot be tested
Because there is no biography, Wanyan Chenglin’s personal situation cannot be known accurately. It can only be found in the biography of his brother Wanyan Chengyi. However, in his brother’s biography, Wanyan Chenglin only has this sentence Words: "Bai Sa's name is Cheng Yi, the brother of Wei Emperor Chenglin, and he is the descendant of the ancestors of the world."
Among them, the ancestor is Jin Shizu Wanyan Qilibo, he is Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Sheng Wanyan Chenglin's father, so Wanyan Chenglin is not a member of the line of Jin Taizu and Jin Taizong . As for whether he is a descendant of Jin Shizu, there is no way of knowing, because Wanyan Chenglin's birthplace and parents' names do not appear in his biography. information, so the brothers seemed to appear out of thin air.
At the same time, the emperors of the Jin Dynasty had both Chinese names and Jurchen names. For example, the Chinese name of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda was Wanyanmin, while Wanyan Chenglin was only his Chinese name. Even the Jurchen name was not recorded. His brother Wanyan Chengyi There is a Jurchen named Wanyan Baisa .
Tragic point three: No posthumous title or temple name
After the death of the emperor, the ministers and subsequent emperors would give the late emperor a posthumous title and temple title to evaluate his life achievements. Of course, the last monarch basically did it because the dynasty was gone. He was given the title of the Last Emperor or the Late Emperor, but The Last Emperor was not a posthumous title, but a title for the king who had subjugated his country.
Although Wanyan Chenglin does not have a posthumous title or a temple title, fortunately, he has many emperor associates who do not have a posthumous title or a temple title, such as some minor emperors and deposed emperors.
Of course, there are also some random temple names, such as "Jin Uizong".
Tragic Point 4: There is no generational title
As mentioned before, the previous emperors who did not have posthumous names or temple names had some generational titles, such as the former Young Emperor, the Hou Young Emperor, and even Wan Yanliang had the title of Jin Fei Emperor. But Wanyan Chenglin didn't. Historically, it wasn't him who was the emperor of the Jin Dynasty. It was more about his predecessor, Jin Aizong.
In addition, there is only this paragraph in the history books about Wanyan Chenglin being the last emperor of the Jin Dynasty, except for the biography of his brother: "The last emperor retreated to Baozicheng, and when he heard of the emperor's death, he led his ministers to cry, and he was posthumously named Aizong. Before the mourning ceremony was completed, The city collapsed, and all the imperial guards were burned, and the bones of Aizong were collected from the river. The last emperor was killed by the rebels, and the Jin Dynasty died."
There is no other record or statement about Wanyan Chenglin being the last emperor of the Jin Dynasty.
Tragedy 5: Tool Emperor
Wanyan Chenglin's appearance was because his brother Wanyan Baisa appeared after being imprisoned and "his younger brother Chenglin and his son Gou'er were resettled in Xuzhou" in the history books.
Although he was a family member of a sinner, he became the deputy guard on the east side of Caizhou City to guard Caizhou in August of that year. By December, he had become Commander-in-Chief Quan in charge of the defense of Caizhou City. In less than a year, he became the son of a sinner. He was promoted to the position of commander-in-chief, a promotion speed that no one else could match.
However, by the first month of the following year, the Kingdom of Jin was on the verge of destruction under the attack of the Song and Mongolian coalition forces. However, Jin Aizong was unwilling to be the king of subjugation. Seeing that the Song army was about to invade the city, he immediately passed the throne to Wanyan Chenglin. , and then hanged himself.
Although Wanyan Chenglin also held the enthronement ceremony, many people were dissatisfied: that's all, Aizong Du Caicheng did not defend, and the throne was passed to Chenglin. When the ministers came to congratulate him, the eight sons refused to pay their respects, and said to their relatives: "As for this matter, it is only death. Is it possible to serve a king better?" Then he died in battle.
The "Ba'er" here refers to Cai Bal'er, the marshal of the Zhongxiao Army of the Jin Dynasty at that time. He did not recognize Wanyan Chenglin as the new king.
It can be seen that many people at that time did not recognize Wanyan Chenglin as the new emperor of the Jin Dynasty and a proper tool man.
Tragedy 6: No one cares after death
When a dynasty is destroyed, the body of the last emperor must be found. The body must be seen in life and the body in death. If one day the emperor comes back, this is no joke, such as Zhu Di has been looking for the whereabouts of Zhu Yunwen and .
However, when the Song army entered the city, they only cared about the location of Jin Aizong. As for Wanyan Chenglin, they were directly ignored.
Wanyan Chenglin was the last emperor of the Jin Dynasty. Although he only lasted for an hour, he was also the emperor designated by Jin Aizong to succeed him to the throne. It has legal significance. However, he died in battle after only one hour of reigning. There are only a few words about him in the records after his death, and there is no posthumous title. The number, let alone the temple number, shows how tragic Wanyan Chenglin's life was. If there is any infringement on the
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