Some people say that the most interesting emperor is Zheng De. What do you think of this?

Some people say that the most interesting emperor is Zhengde, which I think is quite reasonable. The biggest dream of Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao in his life is to leave the palace. Zhu Houzhao doesn't want to be the emperor in the Forbidden City, but he thinks about galloping the battlefield all day, which is undoubtedly ridiculous in the minds of ministers. So every time Zhu Houzhao asked to go out, ministers would refuse for various reasons. But in the twelfth year of Zheng De, 15 17, things changed subtly. News came from Saibei that Bo Yan, the Mongolian prince, led a group of robbers to Shanhaiguan. Zhu Houzhao announced his personal expedition, and the following ministers directly exploded the pot.

After all, Zheng De's 12 year is less than 70 years since the "Change of Civil Fort" founded by British Emperor Zhu Qizhen. The tragedy of the Ming army's defeat and the emperor's capture is vivid. Ministers talked about it in succession, and finally let Zhu Houzhao back from the brink and stop talking about personal expedition. But Zhu Houzhao rode a horse at night and slipped out of the Forbidden City alone. So, Emperor Zhu Houzhao ran ahead alone, and a group of ministers chased after him in droves. Finally, the ministers caught up with Zhu Houzhao outside Shanhaiguan. Everyone not only chased Zhu Houzhao, but also learned a very shocking news, that is, Emperor Zhu Houzhao commanded the army under Shanhaiguan and repelled the little Mongolian prince Bo Yan.

Time flies, in the fourteenth year of Zheng De in A.D. 15 19. Ning Wang Zhu also wanted to learn, so he rebelled and fought to the death with the court. With the experience of the last war, Zhu Houzhao became more unscrupulous, so Zhu Houzhao personally led the army and set out from the capital to Jiangxi. But as soon as the army arrived in Zhuozhou, there was bad news ahead. There is a local governor in Jiangxi, surnamed Wang and named Shouren. Before reaching the battlefield, he took the lead in quelling the rebellion and captured the king Zhu of Ning alive. The news that King Ning was captured and the uprising was put down reached Zhu Houzhao. In a rage, Zhu Houzhao felt that Wang Shouren was really meddling.

Zhu Houzhao was very angry, but the accompanying ministers were relieved. Zhu Houzhao ordered the army to move on and camped at the gates of Yangzhou. When he arrived in Yangzhou, Zhu Houzhao didn't leave. He rode out of the city to hunt in the morning, ate sea races at noon and went to brothels at night. So the emperor stayed in Yangzhou for eight months. And has escorted Zhu to Nanjing, hoping that the emperor will deal with it. But it is impossible for the emperor himself to do such a job, and Wang Shouren is the governor of Gannan. His work area is in Gannan, so it is impossible to stay in Nanjing all day. But in order to hand over the job, Zhu must give it to the emperor, so that the emperor can judge the matter and see how to punish this relative.

However, Wang Shouren took several passbook in succession, but Zhu Houzhao didn't look at it at all, and the emperor ignored Wang Shouren's request. Obviously, Zhu Houzhao was angry with Wang Shouren, but the clever Wang Shouren soon understood. I can only blame myself for not knowing the sacred heart. The emperor wanted to experience life by attacking Zhu, but he robbed the emperor of his merits. So, I found another passbook, which read: The rebellion of Ning Wang was put down by the emperor's great power, and Zhu was captured under the leadership of the emperor. This passbook is really useful. Zhu Houzhao happily took Wang Ning back from Nanking. But the emperor pulled Zhu back with his front foot and announced a very explosive news with his back foot.

He told the minister that he wanted to release Zhu, let this man organize his troops and rebel again, and he could catch Zhu himself. Or the ministers said that they were good or bad, which dispelled the absurd idea of the emperor. King Ning's rebellion ended, but the emperor's journey did not end. The emperor first climbed Jinshan in Zhenjiang, then crossed the Yangtze River from Guazhou, and finally reached Qingjiangpu, where he rowed and swam the lake by himself. Zhu Houzhao, who couldn't swim, was rescued by ministers, but he got lung disease and died soon after returning to Beijing. In the sixteenth year of Zheng De, AD 152 1. The absurd Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao finished his life journey, while Zhu Houzhao was not a wise man in the traditional sense. Love to play, often do wrong things, but the emperor does not blame ministers, does not bully the people, and even saves a life during his reign, tax-free. The emperor fought against Mongolia and wiped out powerful ministers, such as eunuch Liu Jin, which was more stable than the country. He really didn't do anything. Yes, Zhu Houzhao was not a good emperor, but he was by no means a bad king and tyrant.