Far from the cruel Ming Wuzong lying in the wild, the extent of his nonsense is ridiculous. He built a leopard room for his lewd pleasure, liked to cruise around the country and didn't care much about politics. Eunuch Liu Jin grew up in his hands step by step and almost took away his throne. A warlord rebelled, which was put down by Wang Shouren, a famous scholar and politician, and the warlord was captured. Since Wu Zong actually sent a trusted eunuch and Wang Shouren. Then, Wu Zongcai personally captured it to show his superb martial arts. At least, at the suggestion of ministers, Wu Zongcai dismissed this absurd idea. From the point of view of Zhujiajian, it is simply a black sheep, ruining the ancestral inheritance.
However, history is so interesting. Ming Wuzong, the son of the Zhu family, also made some amendments to his ancestor and recognized hero Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang's rule of the country is difficult, and his dynasty is of course rock solid, but it may not be good news for the people under his rule. Take Jiangnan as an example, because of the discriminatory policy in the early Ming Dynasty. Jiangnan's economy and culture are completely depressed. Until the Ming Wuzong period, with the political loosening and economic development, the long-standing Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions in Xiaonai regained their vitality. A note called Miscellaneous Notes in the Garden records that Wu Zhong rose from his own name and took Zhang as the blueprint, although he was not slaughtered. People moved to three capitals, and those who were stationed in the distance moved one after another ... These towns were desolate and their lives were poor. People passing by feel more orthodox and natural. I tasted Eight Cities, which is a little old, but still not prosperous, which also caused the transformation. When Yu Heng went in in 1934, he saw a different place, so that today, it is increasingly prosperous. ..... The more skillful human nature is, the more products there are. As for talented people, it is particularly prominent. Here, the evolution of cities in the south of the Yangtze River can be clearly seen: Wuzhong was originally a bustling place; After the founding of Zhu Yuanzhang, the town was desolate and the livelihood was thin; After Zhu Yuanzhang, orthodoxy and Tianshun dynasty recovered slightly; It became more and more prosperous only during the Zheng De period ruled by Ming Wuzong. The author also mentioned that with the economic revival, there are many talents in Jiangnan, especially the best among them. Yes, there is no generation of talents. The key lies in what kind of policies the rulers adopt.
It is not in Zhu Yuanzhang's hands, nor in the hands of the second generation of male masters Judy and Ming Chengzu. It happened that under the rule of the dissolute Ming Wuzong, the economy and culture of Jiangnan were restored. Why is this paradox? Has Wu Zong taken any particularly appropriate measures? That's not true. The fundamental reason is that after the middle of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu's control over imperial power could not return to the level of their ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, so the whole society could produce unimaginable vitality. It is not so much how appropriate the measures of Ming Wuzong are, but the root cause is that they have hardly taken any effective measures. The weakening of the ruler's control may be bad news for an autocratic dynasty that tries to pass it on from generation to generation, but it is completely beneficial to stimulate people's wisdom and social progress.
There is another classic example of Ming Taizu's modification by Ming Wuzong. Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to education, and students' meals in imperial academy (now a national university) were provided free of charge by the imperial court, but he forced students not to express any dissatisfaction with the quality of meals. This is very strange. Since food is for people, it should reach the minimum level. If the parties are not careful, students are not even qualified to discuss in private, which is not only inhuman, but also may encourage perfunctory people. Sure enough, something went wrong later. Imperial academy's first wine offering (equivalent to today's university president), Song Ne was easily punished because of his strict bullying and poor food, and even the students starved to death. A student named Zhao Lin couldn't stand this kind of abuse, and put up a poster in the school to protest. According to the school rules, this is a crime of insulting teachers, and the army will be exiled with 100 boards. However, after Zhu Yuanzhang heard about this incident, he thought that students protested to their teachers, and this trend could not last long. Use punishment outside the law. Kill Zhao, and set up a long pole at school to kill the chicken on Lin's head to show the monkey! Ironically, this bloody pole stood there until the appearance of Ming Wuzong. According to historical records, Ming Wuzong made a southern tour and arrived in imperial academy. He was surprised to see this pole and asked what it was for. The teacher's answer was to hang the students' heads, but Wu Zongda disagreed. Said a very simple famous saying: Is the school an execution ground? Remove it. From Zhu Yuanzhang's tree pole to Ming Wuzong's except pole, this bloody pole has been erected for 126 years.
Historians of past dynasties have been praising Ming Taizu and denouncing Ming Wuzong. But for a common people who just want to live a stable life, if he is forced to choose between the prosperity of the so-called Hongwu and the decline of virtue, his choice will not be so simple, right?