Ming Shizong Zhu Houhou was the 11th emperor of Ming , with the reign of " Jiajing ", who ruled the Ming Dynasty for 45 years. His grandson Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun ruled for a longer period of time, rewriting the record of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty, ruled the Ming Dynasty for 48 years.
When the Jiajing Emperor died, Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun was only four years old, but his grandson and ancestors rarely met, and may not even meet each other.
portrait of Ming Shizong Zhu Houhuang
strong34 strong34 There is no righteousness of husband and wife, no meeting with son, no love between father and son.
did not meet with his son anymore, and the Emperor Jiajing would naturally not meet his grandson anymore. In the dynasty where Confucian thoughts of "li" and "filial piety" prevailed, this practice is simply against ethics and human sentiment. .
This is completely different from the style of the Jiajing Emperor when he was enthroned.
He is Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen fourth son Xingxian king Zhu Youzhu second son of , Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youzhan's nephew, because Zhu Youzhan's son Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao was not reliable and did not give birth to a prince, Emperor Jiajing took his place and became the emperor.
However, after Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he found out that he couldn't respect his parents as parents, so he was unhappy. Later, he settled down and overcome all difficulties, triggering a "discussion of great gifts", which ended in victory.
This makes people wonder. Emperor Jiajing values family affection, and he fought against it. Why is he treat his wives, concubines, children and grandchildren so ignorantly in his later years? What is going on?
01 Emperor Jiajing regards Tao Zhongwen as a living god
The Emperor Jiajing has eight sons and five daughters of , and the emperor has five sons of . He inherited the throne when his two brothers died young. Emperor Longqing had four sons. Emperor Wanli, Zhu Yijun, like his father, was also the third. He inherited the throne because of his elder brother's premature death.
Although the life span of Emperor Jiajing is relatively long, his sons, except Emperor Longqing, died earlier than him. What a sad and desolate way for a white-haired person to send a black-haired person to him! The successive deaths of his sons dealt a great blow to him, and this was the main reason why he did not see his children and grandchildren in his later years.
13th year of Jiajing,The eldest son of Emperor Jiajing, Zhu Zaiji, was born but died very quickly. Emperor Jiajing enthroned at the age of 15 and finally won the prince when he was 28. One can imagine how much the eldest son's death hit him.
In ancient times, medical technology was underdeveloped, and it was not easy for a child to grow up healthy, and the survival rate was generally very low, and the emperor’s family was no exception. Emperor Jiajing's biological mother had two sons and three daughters. Only Emperor Jiajing and Princess Yongchun grew up smoothly.
The ancient people treated the early death of their children, both depressed and positive, and Emperor Jiajing belonged to both.
Throughout the life of Emperor Jiajing, you will find that he is very smart and smart. He has mainly done two things in his life. One is to play power and establish his own majesty; the other is to cultivate the Tao in order to live forever.
Fighting with people, he played very slippery and can easily control, but he did not dare to fight with the sky, he always wanted to talk to God, and asked many ministers to help him pray to heaven, Such as Yan Song, Xujie and so on. He trusted Taoists and warlocks, especially the old gods Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen.
Thirteen years after Jiajing, after the death of his eldest son, Emperor Jiajing had seven more sons and five daughters under the co-regulation of Shao Yuanjie and Tao Zhongwen.
where,In the fifteenth and sixteenth years of Jiajing, he had three sons in a row, and then four more sons in succession, but these four sons died shortly after they were born, and only the second and third sons survived. (Emperor Longqing), the old Sizaizhen.
How to make these three sons grow up smoothly became a very anxious matter for the Emperor Jiajing.
Emperor Jiajing was the cousin of Ming Wuzong Zhu Houzhao. He didn't want to be like this unreliable cousin and let his nephew inherit the throne after his death.
The more worried, God, the more troubled he is. The second child Zaiyuan contracted smallpox shortly after he was established as the prince. At that time, it was considered incurable. A few hundred years later, Emperor Kangxi also had some children who died. Yu smallpox.
Just when Emperor Jiajing was very anxious, Tao Zhongwen prayed to heaven and took some medicine. As a result, a miracle appeared, and the prince's body gradually recovered and healed slowly.
If this is a coincidence, another magical thing happened next. Tao Zhongwen predicted that a fire would break out in the palace of Emperor Jiajing on his southern tour to Anluzhou, Huguang. Of course, this prophecy was fulfilled again.
Later historians believed that it was very likely that the palace was on fire. It was these Taoist priests who set the fire, and then used mystery to deify themselves.
but anyway,At that time, Tao Zhongwen became a living god in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, and Emperor Jiajing was almost obedient to him.
02 Emperor Jiajing is convinced that "the two dragons do not meet each other"
The Emperor Jiajing was very concerned about the safety of the remaining three sons and asked for the opinions of the remaining three sons.
How did Tao Zhongwen answer ? He said: "The two dragons don't meet each other." What does mean? That is, Emperor Jiajing couldn't meet his children and grandchildren. If they met, the lives of children and grandchildren might not be guaranteed. The emperor is a dragon, his sons are the dragon sons, and the grandchildren are naturally dragon grandchildren. It is not good for them to meet the dragon and the little dragons of Emperor Jiajing.
" Ming History" recorded this incident, saying that Tao Zhongwen "created two dragons not to meet, Qinggong vacant for twenty years." From our point of view, Tao Zhongwen's words are very absurd, and many people at the time were also very dissatisfied. What about Emperor Jiajing?
he is a very clever emperor,It is strange to say that he is obsessed with Taoism. He has spent most of his life practicing Taoism and seeking the medicine for immortality. Since he believes, he naturally believes in Tao Zhongwen's words, but he is still a little dubious, but he dare not go against God. Will.
At that time, many upright officials constantly went up and down to ask the Emperor Jiajing to meet his sons and ask them to give lectures in the pavilion. The Emperor Jiajing not only refused to listen, but also relegated them.
However, for a long time, officials continued to sparse, and he was a little unable to bear it, so he agreed to let the fourteen-year-old prince hold the ceremony, and prepare to let the prince give lectures after the ceremony.
What shocked everyone was that on the third day of the ceremony, the Crown Prince suddenly fell ill and died of ineffective treatment. According to the "Records of Emperor Shizong of the Ming Dynasty", before his death, the prince suddenly bowed to the north and said, "You go too." Then he sat down and died.
The supernatural being born in Zaiyuan since childhood, he doesn't like to play, and he doesn't like splendor. He is cautious and cautious. Regarding the death of the prince, Emperor Jiajing was deeply saddened and very regretful.
The civil and military ministers all went up to express their condolences and condolences, but the Jiajing Emperor ignored him, but only approved a paragraph on Tao Zhongwen’s memorial, which seemed inexplicable to others, but the Jiajing Emperor and Tao Zhongwen knew well. Clear.
According to " Ming Record ","Lan Qing played comfortingly, what can I say again? If I have been persuaded by Qing, how can this be? The prince is very ignorant." means that after reading your comforting words, I have nothing to say , If you had listened to your advice, how could such a thing happen? The prince is not like ordinary people know.
This "persuade" is what Tao Zhongwen said, "two dragons can't meet each other."
At the same time, the Jiajing emperor was also very angry. The ministers of civil and military affairs were always indifferent, and taught him not to go to the early court and not let the prince out of the cabinet to study. If they could understand their own difficulties, they would know to slander him.
Originally thought that the prince was already fourteen years old, so he asked him to go to school after the crown ceremony. How could he ever want to cause trouble. The prince has been extraordinary since he was a child, and he has not eaten the fireworks in the world, so why not let his nature be? But he has been slandered by others, and it has caused the prince to hide him forever? Now that the prince leaves by himself, everything is lost!
These are not my nonsense. It is recorded in the "Ming Shizong Records Volume 346", which is a true portrayal of the inner activities of the Emperor Jiajing.
When Prince Zaiyuan died, it was the 28th year of Jiajing.
In later years,Emperor Jiajing firmly believed in Yuan Zhongwen's warning that the two dragons could not meet each other. As a generation of emperors, there are such helpless things.
Although the Jiajing emperor has not seen his children and grandchildren since then, the old four Zaizhen died of illness in the forty-four years in Jiajing. In the end, only the third Zaija, the Emperor Longqing was left.
03 The helplessness and sorrow of the Jiajing Emperor
In the eyes of future generations, the Emperor Jiajing was scheming and obsessed, but he was obsessed with the cultivation of alchemy. The sad side.
For the safety of his children and grandchildren, he had to control his feelings and refused to meet with his children and grandchildren in his later years. Hai Rui criticized him for saying that there is no righteousness between husband and wife, and no affection between father and son. In fact, he doesn't know the inside story.
In that era five hundred years ago, it is not surprising to believe in the saying of gods. For Emperor Jiajing, he has learned from the past, and he must pay more attention to protecting his bloodline. If his descendants die, Isn't it necessary to look for heirs from other clan families again? It's really well-intentioned!
Many ministers of civil and military affairs did not know the thoughts of the Emperor Jiajing. The officials only knew that they criticized the emperor and blindly condemned the emperor. As for the Emperor Jiajing, he could only pretend not to hear it and provoke an anxious suppression.
and some senior civil servants,For example, Yan Hao and Xu Jie in the cabinet, as well as the eunuchs of Li Jian, were aware of the fact that they did not mention his son in front of the emperor, lest he be worried and sad.
Portrait of Xu Jie
1span "Wang Fanyu is the third king of the wild", which records "Wang Fanyu's Three Kings Emperor.
Emperor Jiajing lived in Xiyuan, where jade rabbit gave birth to children, white turtles laid eggs, ministers wrote memorials to congratulate them, but king Yu’s son Zhu Xujun did not dare to go on the full moon. Request a "haircutting gift." People who don't know will think that Emperor Jiajing is really ruthless, and his children and grandchildren are not as good as rabbits and white tortoises.
After the death of Emperor Jiajing, Emperor Longqing succeeded to the throne and then began to establish a prince. The ministers suddenly discovered that the five-year-old Zhu Xujun had not yet named. According to the practice at the time, the child would have an official name in a hundred days. At that time, Emperor Jiajing was alive and he should have named him.
Finally, the scholars named Zhu Xujun, who is about to become the prince. Longqing In the second year, Zhu Xujun was formally established as the prince. Four years later, Emperor Longqing died, without any suspense, Zhu Xujun succeeded to the throne, and the reign was "Wanli", that is, Emperor Wanli.
Zhu Yijun of Ming Shenzong
, a sentence that Tao Zhongwen could not meetEven the Emperor Jiajing lived in Xiyuan in his later years, and he did not see his descendants, and probably never met the emperor Zhu Xujun.
This emperor's grandson is very much like his grandfather, well-versed in the world, young and mature, very clever, and has high literary attainments. At the same time, his grandfather's "not going to the dynasty" was "carried forward" and the Ming Dynasty moved quickly. Decline.
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