The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were as if they were under a spell. Each one was full of personality. There were all kinds of carpenters who made elixirs. What's more, some like Ming Shenzong could not go to court for decades. Many people may not understand Ming Shenzong, but wh

The emperors of the Ming Dynasty are like being under a spell. Each one is full of personality. There are all kinds of carpenters making elixirs. What's more, some people like Ming Shenzong can not go to court for decades. Many people may not understand Ming Shenzong, but When it comes to his reign name, no one knows it. He is the famous Wanli Emperor!

Emperor Wanli

Emperor Wanli was the third son of Muzong of the Ming Dynasty. Because his two brothers died young, he became the prince. Although his grandfather, Emperor Jiajing, did not like this grandson, his father and mother gave him enough love. However, happy times are always short-lived. In the sixth year of Longqing, his father Ming Muzong suddenly passed away, which also announced the end of his childhood life in advance.

After the death of Emperor Muzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yi (yi) Jun, who was only 10 years old, ascended the throne as emperor, with the reign name Wanli. At the beginning of his accession to the throne, from the first year of Wanli to the tenth year of Wanli, most of the time during this period , he is studying. Because it is unrealistic for a 10-year-old child to give orders independently in the court. Fortunately, his mother Empress Dowager Li was taking care of him, and Feng Bao, Supervisor of Ceremonies, was helping him. There was also Zhang Juzheng in the court to oversee the overall situation, so the only thing Emperor Wanli had to do was He learned how to be an emperor, but unfortunately, ten years of study still failed to make him a wise king!

Not only that, he also became the most lazy emperor in the Ming Dynasty. He reigned for 48 years, but he did not go to court to discuss politics for nearly 30 years, let alone summon courtiers. At the same time, his reign was the most tumultuous period in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. The more famous events include Zhang Juzheng's reform, the national struggle, the defeat of Saarhu, the rise of party strife, etc. It can be said that any one of them is correct. The situation in the late Ming Dynasty had far-reaching consequences.

In addition, the most fatal thing is that the cabinet ministers in the late Wanli period formed a situation of party struggle due to their internal divisions, and he himself began to overuse eunuchs and sent them to various parts of the country to open mines. , taxation, it was precisely because of these things that led to even greater chaos in the late Ming Dynasty. Even the demise of the Ming Dynasty was directly related to eunuchs and party strife. Therefore, Emperor Wanli, as the longest reigning emperor during the Ming Dynasty, It can be said that the emperor did not bring any benefits to the Ming Dynasty, and it can even be said that the dynasty actually fell during the Wanli period!