Ming Renzong Zhu Gaochi was the eldest son of the Yongle Emperor Zhu Di. His emperor's career is probably the worst among the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. When Dad was alive, he was not loved by Dad, and was run by his two younger brothers, Han Wang Gaoxu and Zhao Wang Gaosui, and his inheritance rights were almost unprotected. After many years, the daughter-in-law became a mother-in-law, and the emperor’s father died after being the emperor for 22 years. At the age of 47, he finally inherited the throne. Before the dragon chair was hot, he passed away after being the emperor for eight months. . ——In the Ming Dynasty, his life as emperor was only longer than that of Emperor Taichang who sat in the dragon chair for more than a month.
Zhu Di doesn't like his elder son Gao Chi, one reason is probably that he is too honest and kind, to put it a bit weakly, just a little cowardly. Without the heroic spirit of his grandfather and his father, he was not like a monarch who ruled the world and made his subjects tremble. The second is because of poor health and severe obesity, it is very inconvenient to walk, and two people must be supported. His grandfather and dad, Jiangshan came right away, Zhu Di can start the bow when he gets on the horse, and he can govern the country when he dismounts. There is no way to like such a successor. What's more terrifying is that this wimpy boss has two capable and restless younger brothers. Especially when the second child Zhu Gaoxu, his father went south, and Emperor Jianwen took the lead, leading the army to be the vanguard of Nanjing, which was a great success. In this war, once Zhu Di promised to his favorite second son that your elder brother is not in good health. If you work hard, it will be yours sooner or later.
Gao Chi was able to enter the Cheng Dabao in the end because of the constraints imposed on Zhu Di by the inheritance system; the other was because he married a good wife and gave birth to a good son. Zhu Di liked Renzong's eldest son Zhu Zhanji. Gao Chi's Queen Zhang also had the style of Zhu Yuanzhang's Queen of Horse and Zhu Di's Queen of Xu. He was broad-minded and well-behaved. He was an out-and-out wise helper. In the ancient fate book, there is "Want Fu Ming".
"Ming Tongjian" records that since Zhang married Renzong, he was very fond of the parents-in-law Chengzu and Empress Renxiao. When Ming Renzong was the prince in the East Palace, he was repeatedly instigated by the two younger brothers of Han and Zhao. He was obese and could not ride and shoot arrows. Ming Chengzu was very angry and ordered to reduce the prince’s meal in the palace. The prince was almost caught several times. It is said that it is because of Empress Zhang that it can be saved. ——The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the biggest problem in the big family. This queen can make the mother-in-law happy, and by this we know that she is not the one to wait. In the Ming Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, it was difficult for foreign relatives to do politics, and there were many talented queens.
The weight loss plan prescribed by my dad for Renzong has not seen any results. Think about it, how difficult it is for people to lose weight in middle age. Losing weight is nothing more than a gesture. Show me. After Gao Chi became the emperor, although he couldn't openly criticize his father because of the feudal rituals, he might have a lot of slander in his heart. Since he has lived in the shadow of his father all his life, he has a bit of resentment for his eldest son Zhu Zhanji, his eldest son, but he does not like it. He likes to be named King Xiang. The fifth son. Before Zhu Di was alive, it was repeatedly shown that he established Gao Chi as the prince because he liked the eldest grandson, and clearly expressed his attitude to his subjects. In the future, only the eldest grandson Zhanji would inherit the throne of Gao Chi. ——This behavior of designating heirs from generation to generation deprived Renzong of his right to choose heirs, and the damage to his self-esteem can be imagined.
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, Yongle Emperor Zhu Di went on several expeditions, all with his grandson Zhanji. In the twelfth year of Yongle (1414), "Geng Yin, the car was sent to Beijing, the emperor grandson followed", "The courtiers of Shangyu said:'The emperor's grandson is clever and wise, wise and brave. It is also known that it is not easy to conquer soldiers. However, civil affairs and military equipment must not be disregarded. In their leisure time in the camp, Qing and others still talk about classics and history with them, and learn from classics." "The cultivation of grandchildren is far more than that of sons.
became the emperor's Renzong because of his son's glory. It is understandable that he has an inexplicable jealousy towards his son. However, some people in later generations asserted that if Renzong was emperor for a few more years, he might abolish the prince. I think it is purely speculation. It is one thing for Renzong to feel unhappy with his son, but it is another thing to abolish the eldest son's inheritance rights and elect another son to succeed him. Because the former is a personal feeling, the latter involves the entire political situation of the court and Daming Jiangshan, involving the evaluation behind him, Zhu Gaochi will not take such risks. When his father was alive, he was shocked and safe in the face of several major events, which proved that he was an honest man, but he was not confused, he was very independent in his work, and his "forbearance" was first-rate, and the situation was very rational at critical moments. Honest talents like
are brilliant. When Zhu Di led his second son to the south, Emperor Jianwen’s armyAfter a "surrounding the Wei and saving Zhao", he sent a strange soldier to Peking, the capital of King Yan, and the army of King Yan is outside. If the class is rushed to save, the victory will fall short. At this time, Zhu Gaochi ignored his sickness and fat body, and led the old and weak soldiers to stick to the city of Peking, braving the bow and arrow to go to the city to supervise the soldiers, inspiring the soldiers, the southern army finally returned without success. His contribution to protecting the base area has become one of the important weights for inheritance rights in the future.
In the 16th year of Yongle (1418), Ming Chengzu lived in his old nest in Beijing (then called "walking" and had no official capital status), and Zhu Gaochi was appointed as a prince to supervise the country in Nanjing. He suspected that the prince was doing anything wrong, and ordered Hu Yi, the minister of the Ministry of ceremonies, to monitor the prince’s behavior in secret, and told him: "People say that the East Palace is too wicked, and you can stay in the capital for a few more days. Try to see how it is. It must be large to play the characters, and you will want to watch when you are late.” The old emperor already had a tendency toward the prince, and the general clerks would cater to his wishes and collect the prince’s "irregular" words and deeds. But Hu Su was convinced by the prince’s honesty, "The prince sincerely respects Xiao and memorizes the seven things secretly, and the suspicion begins to be released."
The smartest thing about this honest man is to recognize his father's personality and his own situation. In the face of Emperor Yongle, who is both civil and military, but insidious and vicious, can he be concealed from him by being careful? To please blindly is also a bad idea. It is the best policy to behave in an honest manner with the unchanging in response to all changes. He was able to get to the position of emperor at last. Compared with his two younger brothers, he had the last laugh. His winning strategy, in his own words, said: "I know I do my job, I don't know what else." Sometimes, this is stupid. The method works better.
Although Renzong reigned for a very short time, he pardoned many old ministers of Jianwen, rehabilitated many imprisonments, abolished many harsh policies, and stopped the large-scale use of troops started by Emperor Yongle. The people of the world were given rest, culture was revived, and scholars The treatment is better than the Hongwu and Yongle dynasties. Therefore, later generations have a high evaluation of him, and mourn his short reign. From the perspective of personal ability, he obviously does not belong to the reformist with sharp and courage. Compared with Emperor Qin and Hanwu and even his grandfather and father, he is relatively mediocre. But his greatest characteristic is to respect the ability of the subjects below, and to order his subjects one way or another as little as possible. Such a mediocre emperor brings the people's well-being far more than those with strong personal ability and unwilling to be mediocre. Shang Zhou, Qin Shihuang, and Sui Yang are emperors who are capable and like Hu toss. Therefore, Zhu Gaochi's temple name is "Ren".
