Ming Xiaozong was obviously the emperor of feudal society, but he only married Queen Zhang. Therefore, he was unanimously praised by later generations. However, people at the time did not think so. If he was alive in heaven, he would definitely regret it.
In the twelfth year of Jiajing , Empress Dowager Zhang, the former Empress Zhang, knelt in front of Jiajing in rags.
For a former mother of the world to be able to live like this, Empress Zhang is considered the only one in the Ming Dynasty .
What happened to make Queen Zhang end up like this? The reason is that his two younger brothers Zhang Heling, Zhang Yanling .
Neither Zhang Heling nor Zhang Yanling is a fuel-efficient lamp. During the Hongzhi dynasty and the Zhengde dynasty, they were even more aggressive than crabs. To what extent? Invading other people's fields is easy.
Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty clearly rewarded them with thousands of hectares of fields, but they still took advantage of the opportunity of dividing the fields to forcibly occupy nearby civilian fields. He also killed people at will in the local area, even monks were not spared.
Isn't there anyone suing them? How is it possible? Countless people have sued them, but in the end nothing happened. Why is this happening? Because of Queen Zhang.
Other queens of the Ming Dynasty had strict requirements on their relatives, such as Wanli 's mother, Empress Li. Empress Li's father, Li Wei, would be called to the palace for accountability whenever he made the slightest mistake. "History of the Ming Dynasty " records: "There is a virtuous voice."
But Empress Zhang was an exception, which can be seen from the fact that her two younger brothers were all granted the title of marquis.
According to regulations, only the queen's father is eligible to be named a marquis, and Queen Zhang's father Zhang Luan has two sons. This marquis can only be inherited by the eldest son.
But the fact is that his two sons have marquises, named Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou . Zhang Heling succeeded him, and Zhang Yanling was granted another title.
"Both the second and second younger brothers were knighted, which was a trend at home and abroad" - " Excerpt from Jianjiatang's Miscellaneous Works "
This move obviously broke the rules, and it was obviously Empress Zhang who was causing trouble.
Even Queen Zhang dared to intervene in such a big matter as becoming a marquis, let alone other matters. Whenever someone sues her two brothers, she will take the initiative to blow the pillow.
Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty doted on her very much. He made peace with the ministers every time. Sometimes he rewarded her with a few money, and sometimes he hosted banquets.
In short, don’t sue the Zhang brothers next time. This move by Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty obviously encouraged the Zhang brothers' arrogance.
Once, Ming Xiaozong held a banquet in the palace to entertain the Zhang brothers. Zhang Heling dared to take advantage of Ming Xiaozong to go to the toilet, pick up the crown that Ming Xiaozong placed on the table and put it on his head.
If this were placed in the Zhu Yuanzhang period, or Zhu Di period, I am afraid that nine lives would not be enough for him to die. However, Ming Xiaozong did not think so, and the eunuch He Ding intervened to stop him.
What did He Ding get in exchange for his loyalty? The result was a violent death. Of course, all this is due to Queen Zhang.
Empress Zhang's behavior of condoning the Zhang brothers caused trouble to the people and ministers at that time.
This is why the number one scholar Wei Zhuangqu clearly knew that he would offend Empress Zhang, and even criticized Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty for being too fond of Empress Zhang in his policy discussion. So much so that the originally good No. 1 pick became the No. 9 pick in the top two.
As the saying goes: "It's not that you don't take revenge, it's that the time has not come yet." The Zhang brothers thought that with the support of Queen Zhang, they could sit back and relax, but they never thought that with Jiajing's succession, their lives would be over.
Although Jiajing later became obsessed with monasticism and ignored government affairs, he was also a wise king at first. "Jiajing New Deal" is a good proof.
Since he is a wise king, how could he let the Zhang brothers go? What's more, Queen Zhang had issues with him.
Jiajing lost his father when he was young, and it was his mother, the Empress Dowager Jiang, who raised him up. However, Empress Zhang thought that this was just before, and did not know the principle of "people have to bow their heads under the eaves".
Empress Dowager Jiang is obviously the Queen Mother, but she ignores the reality and treats others with the etiquette of a princess. To put it simply, it is a naked humiliation.
The people who were humiliated were not only the Empress Dowager Jiang, but also Jiajing. Why do you say that? Jiajing was able to inherit the throne because his son Ming Wuzong had no children.
And her move was obviously to remind Jiajing not to forget that she gave the throne to her.
Her husband and son dote on her, but that does not mean that Jiajing will dote on her.
It is impossible to operate on her, after all, her identity is there, but her two brothers are different. What's more, her two younger brothers have done countless evil things.
Jiajing arrested Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling without any effort. The crime was also quite terrifying, that is, treason.
Although the Zhang brothers are lawless, they are not to the point of rebellion. The so-called rebellion is what Jiajing believes. This is why Jiajing can't find any evidence no matter how hard he searches. Even the Minister of Punishment Nie Xian could not convict them.
Some people may be curious, is it difficult for the emperor to kill people and does it require evidence? If we need to talk about evidence, how could there be so many ministers who died unjustly? The reason why we talk about evidence is because their identities are too sensitive.
But it doesn’t matter if there is no evidence, just lock him in there first and talk about the rest later.
Zhang Heling was obviously used to a pampered life, and died of illness in prison in less than a year. Zhang Yanling was not beheaded until the 25th year of Jiajing.
If it could be beheaded in public, why was it not until the 25th year of Jiajing that it was beheaded in public? Because Queen Zhang had passed away in the 20th year of Jiajing.
If Empress Zhang is alive, executing Zhang Yanling will make Jiajing lose face. But if Empress Zhang dies, it will be easy to handle without any obstacles.
You must know that Queen Zhang knelt in front of Jiajing in rags because the Zhang brothers were imprisoned. However, Jiajing just dealt with it and said he would let it go.
The reason why the Zhang brothers are in trouble is because of Empress Zhang. If Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty accepted many concubines, and the Zhang brothers thought that Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty did not only favor their sister, they might not act recklessly or restrain themselves.
But Ming Xiaozong did not do that, so that his relatives made trouble, which became an indelible stain in Ming Xiaozong's life.
In fact, the rebellion caused by the relatives is a minor matter. The serious one is that due to monogamy, Ming Xiaozong only gave birth to two sons in his life. Unfortunately, one of the sons passed away, leaving only one son, this son was Ming Wuzong.
During the sixteen years that Ming Wuzong reigned, not to mention ordinary women, even pregnant women were recruited into the palace, but they did not give birth to a son or a half, and they were obviously infertile.
This directly led to the emperor's lineage switching from Ming Xiaozong to his younger brother King Xingxian Zhu Youqian, who was Jiajing's father.
It is conceivable that if Ming Xiaozong was alive, he would definitely be unwilling, but it was too late, who told him to only marry one wife.
"What is left has a false reputation. Xiaozong is the spirit in heaven. How can I comfort him." - "Supplement to the Collection of Wang Yangming"
If Empress Zhang knew about her old age, she would definitely take the initiative to give several concubines to Ming Xiaozong.
You must know that in her later years, in addition to witnessing her two brothers in prison, she was almost beaten by Jiajing.
Because Jiajing blamed Empress Zhang for the death of Empress Dowager Jiang, no one knew what Jiajing would have done if it had not been for the minister's persuasion.
You must know that when it comes to the most mean and ungrateful emperors in the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing definitely ranks at the top. Just one thing is enough to prove it.
Later, the queen of Jiajing was frightened by him and had a miscarriage just because she glared at him.
There was nothing wrong with Ming Xiaozong being monogamous, but he forgot his identity. If he hadn't been monogamous, what happened later would not have happened. If two people do the same thing, they will have different processes. This is also true for Jiajing Taoism.If he were a landlord, no one would say anything to him even if he practiced Taoism for two lifetimes, not to mention practicing Taoism for a lifetime, but he was the emperor.
