In six years, the northwest refugees formed an army, and the momentum became stronger, crossing the Yellow River, called the Golden Army, and entering Henan.

For seven years, Chen Qiyu was the governor of five provinces. In nine years, Zhang Xianzhong entered Sichuan and established an account.

Because of the golden army into Shu, it is called Huangshu.

In the past 11 years, the various armies have been quite effective in suppressing the Golden Army.

In the twelfth year, Sun Chuanting was the governor of the northwest.

In the fourteenth year, Li Zicheng integrated the rest of the Golden Army and advanced to Luoyang, but Sun Chuanting rejected it with the strength of the Qin army.

After fifteen years of health, Houjin committed Jinzhou and refused to be supervised by Hong Chengchou and Jiliao. Hong insisted on advancing slowly, and there were those who advocated quick combat in the military department, and they reprimanded Wu Xiang.

After a long time of inactivity, the gold master finally retreated. The Hung Department also returned.

In the seventeenth year, Li Zicheng and Qin Jun confronted Tongguan. Wu Xiang and his family returned to Liao and were attacked and killed.

Xiangzi Sangui took over the forbidden army, thoroughly investigated the case, and punished hundreds of people, including Zhou Yanru, the first assistant, and Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department.

The prince went to Nanjing and called on Nanjing to ask for the thief Wu Sangui. Shi Kefa's Northern Expedition was unfavorable.

Hong and Sun Zhu will persuade peace. The prince called himself the superintendent of the country, and Shi Kefa was the secretary of the military department, and the southeast was self-protecting.

The three-legged trend of the Central Plains, Huangshu and Jiangdong has begun to take shape.

Hehe, casually fantasize about history.

However, anyway, if the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao, does not die, it is certain that the Ming Dynasty will not fall so quickly.

Because, with the golden pair of Emperor Zhu Youxiao and Wei Zhongxian, if the situation is really bad, it is very possible to run away.

In fact, if Chongzhen is willing to run away, Daming will also be able to continue his life, and he will not let Jiannu cross the Yangtze River so easily.

There is a natural risk of the Yangtze River, and there is no sailor in Jiannu.

With the appeal of the imperial power, there will be no chaos everywhere.

There is a large depth area of waterways, and it is really not so easy for Jiannu to get the super gift package of Daming.

The evaluation of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, whether it was too positive or too negative, Wei Bao felt that it was unreasonable.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was studious, diligent and had a strong interest in military frontier defense.

Mainstream historical public opinion has always instilled the impression that Tianqi is probably an idiot emperor who can only be a carpenter, and he is still illiterate, and his preference is not only to be a carpenter, but to eat, drink and have fun.

But this is not the case in "Ming Xi Sect Records", and this is not the case, Wei Bao has a direct right to speak, and Zhu Youxiao, the emperor of the Apocalypse, is a person who loves to think, just by virtue of this, this person must be smart.

In the actual records, there are many records of the Emperor's imperial Wenhua Palace, and there are many historical records of personally commenting on military affairs.

Judging from the really serious historical data, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had a high level of education and a smart mind, and many of his opinions on military affairs and the use of people were often more clever than those of his subordinates.

Most people have the impression that the Emperor of the Apocalypse ignores the government because he is a carpenter, which comes from the Qing dynasty Wang Shizhen's "Chibei Occasional Talk": "There is an old palace supervisor who said: 'Ming Xizong is in the palace, and he is a good handmade small pavilion, and the axe is not in his hands, and the carving is exquisite. Wei Zhongxian every time he served the emperor to make a good meal, he used the chapters of the ministries and courtyards to play, and the emperor said: "You are good at life, don't deceive me." Therefore, the eunuch power is getting heavier, and the emperor is not enlightened. ’”

And the source of Wang Shizhen's "Chibei Occasional Talks" should be from the book "Records of the Middle" written by the Ming eunuch Liu Ruoyu during the Chongzhen period.

The original text of "Zhizhongzhi" is: "The first emperor is good at galloping horses, good at martial arts, and very good at water plays, with large wooden barrels, large copper cylinders and the like, chiseling and cutting machines to open and close instillation, or gushing like beads, or flowing like waterfalls, or making the ambush machine down, with the power of water to rush to embrace the round wooden balls, such as walnuts, in the size of the water gushing like a swirl, with the height of the down, for a long time without falling, as a joke, are unexpected." The anti-sage Ke clan applauded and praised it, and the sky was smart and not human. The holy nature is good for building a house, and whoever uses his own axe and saws and chisels, that is, the skillful work cannot reach it. The first emperor and close ministers such as Tu Wenfu, Ge Jiusi, Du Yongming, Wang Binggong, Hu Mingzuo, Qi Liangchen, Li Benzhong, Zhang Yingzhao, Gao Yongshou, etc., built day and night, happy and happy, happy and abandoned, abandoned and become, not tired of it. And he doesn't love the finished instrument, he doesn't hesitate to make heavenly things, and he lets the violence be destroyed and destroyed, but the holy will is at the right time. When it is cut with a knife and subdued, those who are not close to the nickname are not allowed to peep, or there are close to this chapter, body and other documents, while managing the despicable affairs, while listening to the ears. After the recital, Yuyin said: 'You go with your heart, I know'. Therefore, the handle of Tai'a was moved downward. ”

It is a fact that Xizong is ingenious, good at mechanical design, and skilled in the manufacture of architectural furniture.

But to say that the Emperor of the Apocalypse ignored the government in order to be a carpenter is just a distortion of the facts after tossing and turning rumors.

It is also said in the "Chronicles of the Middle" that while managing despicable affairs, he listens attentively.

The so-called downward movement of Tai'a's handle is just Liu Ruoyu's own speculation.

During the Apocalypse, the situation of the Donglin Party, an intellectual group, was a little worse, so it is no wonder that the Apocalypse was scandalized as extremely incompetent.

When Liu Ruoyu wrote "Zhizhongzhi", he was imprisoned during the Chongzhen period, and in order to get rid of the crime, he was in a hurry to get rid of the crime, and he set aside his relationship with Wei Zhongxian and others, so it was inevitable that the mainstream public opinion at the time said that Tianqi liked to be a carpenter, and let Wei Zhongxian steal power.

But judging from the more serious historical sources, Tianqi is by no means the emperor who is stupid and incompetent in the mouth of the literati and can only be a carpenter.

According to the Qing Dynasty's "History of the Ming Dynasty", although the apocalypse is extremely ugly and deviant of the Apocalypse in this era, the so-called "heavy on the emperor's cowardice, women's temples stealing handles, indiscriminate rewards and fornication punishments, loyalty and good misfortune, billions of centrifugation, although you want not to die, how can you get it", but in some places we have to reveal some real situation.

For example, in the biography of Sun Chengzong in the history of the Ming Dynasty, it is mentioned that "every time the emperor listens to Chengzong, he often says, 'the heart is open', so he pays special attention."

Giving lectures to the emperor is not something that can be done as you like, and the content is all regulated.

Unlike Mr. Storyteller, who just picks up those fun and interesting stories to tell to make children happy, its basic content is still limited to Confucian classics.

Sun Chengzong's lecture is good, of course, on the one hand.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was able to listen to this kind of course, and he was very happy to listen to it, and he was definitely a good student with a spiritual and smart mind.

There is also a record in "The Biography of Sun Chengzong", which also shows that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is not only interested in being a carpenter, but also very interested in one thing.

"The emperor is good at observing the border situation, and when the East Factory sends people to close the door, it is reported with the incident, and the name is 'more important'."

Generally speaking, the emperor can listen to the officials' reports on the border situation.

However, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was obviously not limited to the routine listening to the newspapers, but had greater initiative and enthusiasm. That's why we will send personnel from the East Factory to listen to border intelligence.

And this kind of proactive intelligence awareness may not be possessed by most Ming Dynasty civil officials, as can be seen from the numbness and incompetence of Yuan Chonghuan, Wang Qia and others in intelligence work later.

At that time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was only sixteen years old, and now he is almost a high school student, which is even more commendable.

Of course, the record of "History of the Ming Dynasty" is only a scaly claw after all, if you want to have a more comprehensive understanding of the apocalypse, you still have to look at the record of Xizong.

In December of the first year of the Apocalypse, Ye Xianggao, the head of the cabinet, once said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse: "My emperor is smart and intelligent, and when the time comes, he can really be described as a diligent and studious master. But today's taste of the dynasty is not only a set of documents, but nothing about political affairs. However, the time is limited, and I am afraid that we will not be able to understand the subtleties of righteousness and reason, and the gains and losses of ancient and modern politics. ”

That is, to admit that the apocalypse is very diligent, often goes to court, and often listens to lectures.

Next, he was worried that the emperor would waste time when he retreated to the deep palace. But when I see the Apocalypse, I will often preach the message, indicating that the Apocalypse is very concerned about state affairs even in the palace: "I have seen the emperor draft this chapter, and every time I send more edicts, I will look up to the sacred heart and pay attention to the government."

However, the content of the message is too trivial, and it is too cumbersome for the minister to reply to them one by one, and I feel a little unbearable: "If the ministers want to say everything one by one, they will be too annoying, and if they want to be silent and silent, they will lose their duties as auxiliaries."

Ye Xianggao criticized this and hoped that the emperor would pay attention to improvement in the future. In addition, he also reminded the emperor that he should also pay attention to studying and not waste time when he is usually leisurely: "The emperor especially when Yan is leisurely and traveling, reading the scriptures and history, and deeply abstaining from slackness, this sect is also a great blessing for the common people." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse replied: "I am in the palace, reading documents every day, reading the history of the scriptures and the teachings of my ancestors, and worrying about current affairs, how can I have so much time? Qing is an auxiliary veteran, and he is relying on blaming Chen Shan, and Kuang Zhen can't catch it. The recital is loyal. ”

In other words, he is in the palace, reviewing documents every day, reading scriptures and historical works, plus worrying about current affairs, and does not have much free time.

Despite this, I am still very grateful to Ye Xianggao for being able to make criticism and suggestions.

can do this, not to mention how good it is, at least it can be regarded as an excellent emperor.

There are not many emperors in peaceful and prosperous times who are so diligent.

On military matters, Tianqi's insight was better than that of Yuan Chonghuan and Sun Chengzong.

From the instructions and handling of many issues by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, it can also be seen that his ability to see is sometimes above his subordinates, and even above his teacher Sun Chengzong.

In November of the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Yuan Chonghuan once bragged that he was able to make Houjin surrender by relying on repairing the city outside the Guan. also slapped Wei Zhongxian on the back: "In this way, if the slave does not surrender, he will be captured by the minister." In addition, Wei Zhongxian, the minister of the factory, and the ministers of the cabinet are all the choice of the dragon for a while, and the ministers are not coincidental, so they dare to do things."

At that time, our main focus was on Yuan Chonghuan's shameless act of patting Wei Zhongxian on the back, so we did not quote the approval of the Emperor of the Apocalypse in detail.

And the detailed excerpt of the Emperor of the Apocalypse's reply to Yuan Chonghuan's note is: "Order: to defend Fang Yin, so calmly discuss and act." But what can be done in the future, so that the army and the people will not interfere with each other? What kind of distribution should be made so that the agricultural war will not be wasted? What kind of drill should be done to make the peasants all soldiers? What should be done to make the camp all farmers? What is the reason for this, enough to limit the horses? How can we guarantee that we will not steal grain? All matters should be handled in the heart area. It is said in this book that if the slave does not surrender, he will be captured, and the ministers will not be happy to hear it. In my calculations, slaves may not be lowered, and it is not enough to believe; The battle will be won, and victory will not be talked about lightly. It takes time to do it. It's also strange. If you should do it, you should do it well. ”

Here, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not conform to Yuan Chonghuan's big words and his words to Wei Zhongxian, but instead bragged about his big words, and issued six questions one after another.

This series of extremely specific questions made Yuan Chonghuan's cowhide poke his body incomplete.

And in the end, he clearly warned Yuan: "With my calculations, the slave may not be lowered, and the surrender is not enough to believe; The battle will be won, and victory will not be talked about lightly. "If he wants him to do a good job honestly, he will stop coming to these brazen tricks.

This reply can only come from the Emperor of the Apocalypse himself, who of those cabinet ministers dares to flattery Wei Zhongxian, sing praises of virtue, and report the situation in a reply, without mentioning Wei Zhongxian, but pouring cold water on it?

And Wei Zhongxian's performance to a border minister, the leading officer to flatter himself will only strike while the iron is hot, and he will not be able to catch up. How could he be so incomprehensible about pouring cold water and reprimanding with words.

Only the Emperor of the Apocalypse himself would give such an approval.

At this time, the apocalypse was only 21 years old, and the hair on his mouth had not yet grown.

It shows that the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Zhu Youxiao's thoughtfulness and sober and calm mind are already far above the middle-aged Yuan Chonghuan.

In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Mao Wenlong reminded the government in a Tang newspaper that after receiving information, Jin and the Mongols colluded and had a plot to detour Jizhen to attack the Guannei, and they needed to be strictly guarded.

In the fourth paragraph of the fourth volume of the "Sermon of Ming Xizong", the instructions given by the Emperor of the Apocalypse to the cabinet happened to be the reaction of the Emperor of the Apocalypse to Mao Wenlong's Tang Bao, showing that he attached great importance to Mao Wenlong's intelligence: "The Cabinet of the Emperor, I read the Denglai Governor Tang Bao, and Mao Wenlong, the chief military officer of Zhunping Liao, revealed the past. In order to repeatedly obtain live Yi, he was beheaded and obtained Tatar horse Yi weapons and other pieces. Although the work is small, it is a real setback. The foundation of its restoration is in Sihu. Wouldn't my heart be happy? It was reported that the slave chieftain and his cronies and traitors Li Maolong and others discussed day and night, wanting to bribe the Western captives, change the flag, and use the road to Panjiakou and other places to attack and rebel. The plan of the chief of the Sinu is not small, and it is even more than in the past, if it is driven by a false way, it will be very harmful, and it is because I am not without worries. Qing and others sent a message to the military department, and immediately sent someone to pass it to the cardinal assistant, the governor of the town patrol, and when the report was made in detail, what should be done? What should I do? Be well-organized and secure. All the roads along the way, as well as the soldiers of the eastward expedition, must be carefully defended and prepared carefully. and the guards and officers of each pass must be defended day and night. He also carefully interrogated the tributes and attacked the Yi people, and there was a fear that there would be a situation of conspiracy. If there is a shortage of food and equipment, and the boat and the application equipment are quickly sent to the army for application, and there is no delay, there is a mistake in the military aircraft, and the responsibility is returned. Encyclical. ”

At that time, Sun Chengzong, the teacher of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, reacted very numbly and sluggishly: "The slave is cunning and steady, and he will not come out of this." I am also afraid that the city will be captured by others, so that the defense can be slowed down, thinking that it is a plan to attack the west. The world does not say anything about Liao, and the emperor alone is a long-term plan for the society, and he can't bear to be the emperor of Gao in a hundred battles, and he is suddenly worse than a traitor. The whole world wants to save troops and salaries, and the emperor specially took over Wenlong, which is a great opportunity for recovery. ”

In contrast, it is obvious that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is more knowledgeable than his teacher Sun Chengzong.

Since the second year of the Apocalypse, Houjin has not only been unable to move forward by half a step, but has continued to retreat, which is not accidental, let alone the luck of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

The reason why Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse reused Wei Zhongxian to fight the Donglin Party was not out of order.

As for the four years after the Apocalypse, Xizong reused Wei Zhongxian to severely crack down on the Donglin Party, which may not be completely said to be the result of being manipulated and fooled by Wei Zhongxian.

To a certain extent, Tianqi faces the same problem as his grandfather, Emperor Wanli, that is, a large number of civil officials who pretend to be righteous men and gentlemen quarrel impassionedly there all day long, if this continues, the administrative efficiency of the country will become more and more inefficient, and the internal friction caused by personnel involvement is indeed too great.

Apocalypse does have a headache too.

In February of the second year of the Apocalypse, there was such a record in the records of the Ming Xi Sect: "The Imperial Inspectorate of the Ministry of Officials: I read the Taoist officials, and there is no right argument at all. Liaozuo fell successively, all because of the discord between the economy and the people, so that the government and the people were devastated. I am deeply worried, yesterday Zhang Hewu generously invited himself to see the teacher, and saw that he was loyal to the country. Jiang Bingqian's reckless remarks about disorderly administration have already been punished lightly, and now he has formed a party to blasphemy, and he has seen his own mistakes. If you don't care about the urgency of the country, where is the friendship? The Ministry of Parliament and the officials of all sizes must be humble in the future and work together to plan the great plan of the sect and society. Will act as it should be, sort out the facts, and do not talk about nothing. If there is any nonsense and confusion between right and wrong, we will never tolerate it. ”

At that time, Liaodong had just been defeated, the whole Liao was lost, and those officials were still quarrelling, the sixteen-year-old Emperor of the Apocalypse was really unbearable, so he could only reprimand them to stop arguing, and now the state affairs are in danger at such a juncture, you still have to quarrel like this, what are you doing.

After two months, things still did not get better, and those officials still talked empty words, spitted on their hats, and quarreled all day long.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse could only reprimand again: "The Imperial Inspectorate of the Ministry of Justice: I have been working hard day and night since the Imperial Pole, and I am afraid of falling down." Every time I see the officials of the Kedao repeatedly in the hustle and bustle, there is a decree in front of them, and they are not allowed to make private disclosures without permission. Yesterday, I read the newspaper and saw the post, which was obviously not complied with. What is the scene of nothing for the country and the people, wanton noise, and lawsuits? Among them, it is difficult to discuss what is right and wrong, it is difficult to come from the slave chieftains, the conscription of soldiers and salaries, and the misery of the army and the people have been extremely miserable, all because of the prejudice of the party's theory, resulting in disharmony in the economic appeasement, so the Liaozuo territory has been completely lost. I don't see a recovery plot, and I hate it deeply. The new juniors, the eyes and ears of the company, have no impartiality, and take revenge. Reckless recklessness and confusion of national politics should have been a cane. The punishment is light, and all officials in the future must be humble and fulfill their duties and participate in state affairs. If there are any more parties and slanderers, I will not tolerate them in accordance with the ancestral charter. ”

That is to say, since he took office as emperor, he has been conscientious and conscientious in state affairs, and what are you officials doing? So that you should stop attacking and quarreling with each other, and you are still quarrelling? If this continues, it will not be tolerated.

But in fact, when we look at the records of Xizong, the records of such official quarrels in the back are still the same, often long and exhaustive, I attack you, you attack me. I'll buckle your hat, and you beat me with a stick.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was too busy to persuade him to be a peacemaker.

But the punishment for the officials involved is still very slight, often deducting a few months' worth of money.

It should be said that in peacetime, such a quarrel is harmless, but rather an expression of political tolerance and democracy.

But the Ming Dynasty was already in a war period at that time, and it was really bad to quarrel and scold like this.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse had a headache, but he was benevolent by nature, and he was never able to rectify it.

In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Yang Lian of the Donglin Party and others attacked Wei Zhongxian, and they had to put Wei Zhongxian to death, which happened to make things take a turn.

Speaking of which, this was brought on by the Donglin Party again, because Wei Zhongxian did not do anything bad at that time, but Yang Lian and others had already regarded it as an object that seemed to be even more hateful than Nurhachi.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse certainly did not want Wei Zhongxian to be executed or exiled, and Wei Zhongxian had to defend himself in order to save his life.

In this way, the Apocalypse increased Wei Zhongxian's power and asked him to deal with the Donglin Party.

In this way, what the Emperor of the Apocalypse Zhu Youxiao did not put his heart to, Wei Zhongxian did.

Tianqi simply opened one eye and closed one eye, allowing Wei Zhongxian to suppress the clear stream of the Donglin Party under huge pressure from public opinion and countless infamy.

But it can be said that the result of the Donglin Party being defeated was by no means the result of the Apocalypse being manipulated by Wei Zhongxian because of negligence, but most likely the opposite, it was the result of Wei Zhongxian being used by the Emperor of the Apocalypse and some civilian officials who opposed the Donglin Party.

Since the Emperor of the Apocalypse can't use Tai Chi to push his hands like his grandfather, Emperor Wanli, he can overcome rigidity with softness in the form of partial strikes.

This is not the result of his willingness, but a last resort that can be taken in his position for the sake of the interests of the people of the country.

The character traits of the Emperor of the Apocalypse who value feelings and family affection are also destined to be not a ruthless character.

Apocalypse can be said to be an extremely benevolent and generous one of all the emperors in history, and he is very kind to almost everyone around him.

As long as you can have a relationship with the Apocalypse, in the Apocalypse Dynasty, there is basically a good guarantee.

Ministers don't have to worry about accompanying the king like a tiger.

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse is good to his teacher, his younger brother, his wife, the servants around him, and his wet nurse, and he has great feelings for all the people around him.

Good to his teacher, in the "History of the Ming Dynasty" Sun Chengzong biography said very clearly, "pay attention to the special Yin", "the emperor does not want to inherit the sect from the lecture feast", "the first has repeatedly added Zuo Zhuguo, the young master, the prince and the prince, the scholar of the Middle Pole Palace, and then the gate into the Guanglu doctor, the scholar in the house, give python clothes, silver coins, and pedestrians to protect the return." ”

In the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Xizong finally agreed to Sun Chengzong's resignation, which was actually out of consideration for the preservation of his teacher.

This time, Zhu Youxiao recruited Wei Bao into Beijing for two purposes, on the one hand, he wanted to talk to Wei Bao about the Liaodong issue, that is, the question of who is in charge of Liaodong.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao had already thought about letting Sun Chengzong go into hiding, and wanted to ask Wei Bao's opinion.

In addition, Zhu Youxiao wanted to take a look outside the gate at this time, and by the way, he helped Wei Bao preside over the marriage with Zhao Jinfeng, and he was not alone in charge, and there were many obstacles.

After all, the side matter is dangerous, and Ma Shilong, recommended by Sun Chengzong, has just suffered a defeat, and the officials in the court have impeached one after another, in case there is another mistake, according to the national law of the Ming Dynasty, even if the apocalypse wants to protect his teacher, it will not work.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao wanted to simply agree to Sun Chengzong's resignation, give him various titles and glory, and return to his hometown, which can be regarded as a repayment to his teacher.

As for the Emperor of the Apocalypse, he has a very good relationship with his wife and younger brother, you can see the record in "Ming Ji Beiluo": "Liu Zhixuan, the Shuntian Mansion, impeached his stepfather Zhang Guoji, and the upper and lower orders were responsible. After the sage, the Hakka is jealous. On the fortunate harem, Gu Ji went to the book and asked what book? Later, he said: Zhao Gaochuan also. On the silent. Zhongxian was angry, and the next day Fu Jiashi was in the palace, and he found it and sent it to the factory guard. Zhongxian falsely accused his stepfather of plotting to establish the king and wanted to build a big prison. Wang Tiqian said: "I am stubborn in everything, and I am not thin between brothers and wives, and there are changes in my generation." Loyalty and fear, but to kill the armor to extinguish the mouth. ”

Here Wang Tiqian said that "everything is stubborn, only between brothers and couples, there are changes, and there is no class in our generation", and the "everything is deaf" cannot be understood as saying that the apocalypse is deaf and incompetent, but that the apocalypse turns a blind eye to many things and makes Wei Zhongxian trouble.

Zhu Youxiao has a very deep affection for his brother Xinwang Zhu Youzhen and his wife Empress Zhang.

Wang Tiqian told Wei Zhongxian that even if he used such a thing as rebellion, he would not be able to move King Xin and Empress Zhang, and once the Emperor of the Apocalypse was angry and tracked down who was framing his younger brother, then we would die and have no place to be buried.

There are a few points worth noting in this account, the first of which is, of course, the attitude of the Emperor of the Apocalypse who has deep feelings for his relatives and is not moved by slander.

Secondly, from the dialogue between Emperor Tianqi and Empress Zhang, we can also see the absurdity of the so-called Xizong's statement that he does not read.

From Wang Tiqian's saying that "there are changes in detachment, there is no class in our generation", it can be seen that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is definitely not the mediocre and incompetent that some people in later generations imagined, on the contrary, his talent and intelligence are very outstanding.

Although Wei Zhongxian was in power, as long as the apocalypse was powerful, even if it was just a possibility, it was still enough to make Wei Zhongxian and the others feel afraid.

Apocalypse's attitude towards Wei Zhongxian and towards the Hakka clan is well known.

Apocalypse is very good to all these people, not that these people are because they cater to their own habits and pat themselves on the back, so he likes them.

At least judging from his attitude towards his teacher Sun Chengzong and his younger brother Zhu Youzhen, it is indeed out of a heartfelt feeling, which is caused by his benevolent temperament.

Even at the beginning, his attitude towards the court officials was very good, and these officials quarreled with each other, attacked each other, and criticized and criticized him himself, and he responded with a very gentle attitude.

Later, I was really sad about state affairs, and in the quarrels of these officials who pretended to be upright men and gentlemen, they got worse and worse, and they were also dissatisfied with the Donglin Party's arrogance and domineering at every turn, and they wanted to kill this and that.

That's why he indulged Wei Zhongxian to exert a hot hand to suppress the Donglin party.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was not only the Emperor of the Apocalypse who was scandalized, but also the later Emperor Chongzhen and the Hongguang Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Chongzhen's handling of ministers was strictly implemented in accordance with the law, and he did not put his personal will above the law, and as a result, he was slandered as a minister who killed indiscriminately.

As for Chongzhen's internal money, it turned out to be rumored that there were 70 million taels of silver in the inner money and were reluctant to use it, saying that Chongzhen was a miser, and it was even more black and white reversed to the extreme.

And another Hongguang Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty was even more ugly, when it came to Zhu Yousong, the Hongguang Emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty, most people's impression was mediocre and absurd.

Some fake experts will accuse Hongguang of being incompetent, insensitive, indulging in alcohol, and killing many people according to historical records in the late Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Hongguang is "the weakness of Han Xian, the dementia of Liu Chan, and the absurdity of Yang Guang, merged into one person", "Crazy like Liu Chan, obscene over Sui Yang", "Qualitative and weak, with the style of the Lord of Shu and Emperor Hui of Jin, and the absurdity is excessive".

And in fact, Zhu Youxiang is such a person.

Huang Jiaocheng's point school description gives a brief introduction to Li Qing and his "Nandu Lu", Li Qing, Hongguang Shiguan to Dali Temple Zuocheng.

He wrote a variety of works that reflect the history of the late Ming Dynasty, and in addition to the "Nandu Lu", the most famous is the "Sanyuan Notes".

"Qing Xiu Siku, the first ban on Li Qing's book", "Li Qing's study is strict, his arguments are fair, and the historian attaches great importance to his book, but it is not easy to see".

"Li Qing served the official Nandu, and participated in many decisions, so the account is mostly seen and heard, more detailed than his book, and there is no view of the Ming Dynasty, which is a more important historical material in the historical books of the Southern Ming Dynasty."

"In the early years of the Republic of China, Yu Cheng (should be the school instructor Huang Yucheng) mother worked as a tutor in Li Shen, Li Qing's descendants' mansion, and heard that this work that was preserved with his life was lost and recovered. In 1938, Professor Zhu Xizu of Central University read the original manuscript of Li Qing's "Nandu Lu" at Ge Xiaoyan's house in Pinghu County, Zhejiang Province.

There are a total of 12 kinds of manuscripts of "Nandu Lu", and Huang Jiaocheng's school book was formed on the basis of a variety of manuscripts.

According to Li Qing's records, the so-called Hongguang Emperor's virgin, catching toads in order to make medicine Yunyun, is pure nonsense: "For example, Duanyang catches shrimp and toads, which is an old example in this palace, and is foul-mouthed, and it is called ** Ji Girl, and the dead are one after another." Internal and external slander is also discerning. and the death of the country, the palace maids all rushed into the people's homes, and they vomited through the past, and they got the truth. ”

That is, catching toads on the Duanyang Festival, this is an old example in the palace, not a famous hall made by Emperor Hongguang, but it was used by some people to play into dirty water splashed on Hongguang.

As for the "** Ji Nu", that is, the virgin, and even killed many people, the rumors were very powerful, and many people believed it to be true, and when Nanjing fell, the palace maids fled to the homes of the common people, and the truth in the palace was revealed.

The dirty water splashed on Emperor Hongguang's head is simply nothing.

Not only is there no virgin thing, Hongguang is not even a lustful person, Li Qing said in "Nandu Lu" that Emperor Hongguang: "Yan lives in the deep palace." Every time I wander and sigh, I say that the ministers are not willing to use it for me, and it is rare to be close to Wu Ji."

That is, even the Jiangnan girls in the palace are rarely close.

And Hongguang himself is a very generous and benevolent person, originally after Chongzhen's martyrdom, Chongzhen's sons are missing, and it is natural for him to take over the throne in order.

However, due to the grievances between the Donglin Party and the Lao Fu King during the Wanli period, the officials of the Donglin family desperately advocated the establishment of King Lu, and Shi Kefa even made up Zhu Yousong's so-called "greed, lewdness, alcoholism, unfilial piety, abuse, not studying, and interfering with Yousi" Seven untenable crimes.

Of course, they had no personal contact with Zhu Yousong, and this was purely due to rumors fabricated for political motives.

And what is Zhu Yousong's attitude after he ascended the throne.

Li Qing's record is, "Shang Kuanren, after ascending the throne, never pursued, one day, the cabinet and King Lu." He said, 'King, my uncle, stand up and divide his ears.'"

Li Qing was an official of the Hongguang Dynasty, once served as Zuo Cheng of Dali Temple, and he had personally experienced many things, and the value of the historical materials he recorded was far higher than those hearsay, plagiarism.

In fact, it is not only Li Qing, but also Qian Qianyi, a member of the Donglin Party who was an official in the Hongguang Dynasty and had personal contact with Emperor Hongguang, also has poems to express his resentment at the rumors poured on Emperor Hongguang, "One year the Son of Heaven is a small court, and the hatred is falsely spread and punished." How can there be a pavilion after the garden flower song, and there is no glass of wine to persuade the long star. Blowing lips and boiling fox group strength, calling for wind and ghosts. The traitor does not follow Jingluo, and there is still a residual poisonous sting. ”

Nanming was destroyed in a short period of time, and the officials of the Donglin Party represented by Shi Kefa could not escape the blame.

Because of the old feud between the Wanli period and King Fu, in order to prevent Zhu Yousong from taking over the throne, they fabricated a large number of rumors about Zhu Youxiang, the so-called "seven unestablishable" crimes, and scandalized his image into extremely unbearable.

As a result, Emperor Hongguang lost his prestige among his subjects from the beginning of his succession, causing the Southern Ming court to fight in just one year.

The direct reason why the Qing army was able to cross the river effortlessly was that Zuo Liangyu, the general of the Ming army at that time, was extremely dissatisfied with Emperor Hongguang after listening to the rumors fabricated by the Donglin Party, and launched civil strife under the pretext of purging the Qing Dynasty.

And in order to resist, Ma Shiying also used the strength of the army to prevent Zuo Liangyu's internal offense.

If you want to say that the first sinner in the fall of Nanming, Shi Kefa is ranked second, and no one can be ranked first.

Shi Kefa and others were just stupid in advance, but a large number of officials, including officials of the Donglin Department, reversed their prejudices after having personal contact with Emperor Hongguang, clarified the truth in their own records, and returned Zhu Yousong's innocence.

However, many outsiders, who have not seen it firsthand, still spread the rumors and slander based on hearsay as facts.

Many historians prefer to accept the absurd and sensational rumors and rumors, and ignore the most reliable accounts of Li Qing and other parties as if they did not exist at all.

It's just to say that Hongguang can be mediocre and weak. They have to spread rumors that he is a prostitute and a virgin, and treat such rumors as undoubted facts.

Of course, if you really want to think so, then it is the same thing to face up to the record in Nandu Lu, face up to Qian Qianyi's record, and come up with convincing factual evidence to refute it.

However, when some people have already made it clear that there are reliable historical materials of the parties concerned, they will neither admit nor refute those historical materials as if they do not exist, and still spread such rumors everywhere as if they were true, which can only be said that these people lack basic historical morality.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty had a variety of different discussions and records in the records of the Ming people at that time, some said good and some said bad; There are plain records, and there are exaggerated records; There are records written after personal contact and careful research; There are also hearsay rumors.

In modern times, the more exaggerated, bizarre, absurd, and bizarre records are, the more they are regarded as facts by mainstream historical public opinion.

It seems that many historians treat the history of the Ming Dynasty in a way that tabloid reporters spy on the privacy of celebrities, catch the wind and shadows, and add oil and vinegar to the history, lest the records are not exaggerated enough and bizarre enough to attract people's attention.

And those records that seem prosaic and objective are discarded, as if they did not exist at all.

In this way, starting from Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Ming Chengzu Zhu Di, all the way to Emperor Wanli, Emperor Tianqi, Emperor Chongzhen, and Emperor Hongguang have all been scandalized.

If someone accuses them, they will also retort with eloquence, we are quoting the records and discussions of the Ming Dynasty themselves, what qualifications do you have to accuse.

Of course, modern historians may not be blamed for this, but this practice also has historical roots. In the preface of the "Yang Sichang Collection" edited and edited by Liang Songcheng, there is such a paragraph: "When the "Siku Quanshu Q&A" talks about the selfish intention of Emperor Qianlong in compiling the whole book, he says: 'For the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong wanted to expose Zhu Ming's shortcomings, so he collected all kinds of immoral records of the Ming Dynasty, so that they could be passed on to future generations with the famous works of the ancients, so as to spread their evil to the world forever. ’

Obviously, if Yang Sichang's works are published, it will be tantamount to publicizing the strengths of Minister Zhu Ming.

Therefore, it is reasonable that "The Collected Works of Mr. Yang Wenweak" was confiscated and included in the list of banned books, and the newly compiled "The Collected Works of Mr. Yang Wenweak" has no chance to be published."

Not only is it "The Collection of Mr. Yang Wenqiao", all the books that can clarify the historical truth of the Ming Dynasty and clear up the slander that were poured on the emperor's ministers in the Ming Dynasty, such as Li Qing's "Nandu Lu" and Qian Qianyi's works and poetry collections were all banned in the Qing Dynasty.

Emperor Qianlong gritted his teeth when he mentioned Li Qingshi again: "If his person is still there, he must be punished and punished, and the constitution and constitution will be used." Now that he has escaped the slaughter, the books he has written, and the places where he is perverse, should be searched and destroyed, so as to put an end to heresy and correct people's hearts."

And those absurd and insincere records of slandering and slandering the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty were unhindered and widely circulated.

A considerable part of the records that scandalize the history of the Ming Dynasty are false and cannot withstand verification, so it is extremely despicable to treat a historical period in this way.

When Wei Bao arrived at the post station on the outskirts of Beijing, there were already postmen who hurriedly reported to him and waited to greet Wei Bao's officials.

Originally, Wei Bao also planned to stay at the Beijing suburb post station for one night, and he would enter Beijing early tomorrow morning.

However, the cabinet ministers led by Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei, Huang Liji, Feng Quan and Ding Shaoshi all came.

There are also powerful ministers like Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing, as well as hundreds of civil and military officials came to welcome Wei Bao.

Wei Bao couldn't stay for one night, so he hurried forward to greet him.

"I can't do it, my lord will be exempt from courtesy." Gu Bingqian is very good at being a person, and he shouted loudly when he was far away.

Wei Bao still saluted respectfully, not daring to slack off a little.

I remembered that it was only the end of the year, and at the beginning of the year, when I entered Beijing, I was just a lifter, and I was still mixed up.

At that time, these ministers were not polite to themselves.

This year has changed a lot, and there are still a few ministers in the cabinet, all of whom are ministers of the Donglin Party, and they have already gone home.

For example, Zhu Yanxi and Zhou Rupan are both Wei Bao's mentors in the Hanlin Academy.