What is Chongzhen?

Ming Sizong (161-1644) was born in Lichun, with his father and mother Liu. Chongzhen is the fifth son of Zhu Changluo. He is the most diligent and tragic emperor in the history of China. The word "powerless to return to heaven" can sum up Chongzhen's life. Zhu Youjian and his brother Zhu Youxiao were both in office for a short time (only Zhu Youjian and his brother Zhu Youxiao were alive and raised in the Ming Dynasty when Zhu Changluo was born), and Chongzhen, aged 65,438+06, succeeded to the throne. At this time, the Ming empire was teetering in the wind and rain because of the unusually cold climate, frequent famines and frequent foreign invasions during the Little Ice Age. In August of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, Ding Si was Emperor Chongzhen. In November, Jia set Wei Zhongxian in Fengyang, and in November, Wei Zhongxian hanged himself. In December, Wei Liangqing and Hou Guoxing, the son of Hakka, were executed. On the third day of the first month of Chongzhen, Wei Zhongxian and his party Cui Chengxiu were killed. In June, Quan Feng and Wei Guangwei were cut from Wei Zhongxian Party membership. In the first month of the second year of Chongzhen, Ding Chou decided to reverse his conviction, ranking from Cui Chengxiu to the next six. This series of measures effectively eliminated the influence of Wei Zhongxian and Hakkas, consolidated their political status, and gradually clarified the harm of castration. Make the spirit of the ruling and opposition parties rise and fall; Chongzhen, who ascended the throne for the first time, not only destroyed the power of Wei Zhongxian, but also promoted the expansion of the huge civilian power in the late Ming Dynasty. /kloc-When Chongzhen, who ascended the throne at the age of 0/6, was in power, the Ming Dynasty was in a state of civil strife, foreign invasion and separatist local forces, and a huge civilian group was in charge of state affairs. The whole Ming empire was at home and abroad. Chongzhen was diligent and conscientious, and devoted all his energy to the struggle against the huge civil service group in the late Ming Dynasty. 17 years, he tried his best to revive the Ming dynasty, and finally the city was ruined. To understand Chongzhen correctly, we must understand the main enemies he faced during his reign: first, the civilian group in the late Ming Dynasty, second, the rising Manchu Dynasty, and third, the peasant army.

Chongzhen hanged himself in Jingshan, and the site still exists today, as evidenced by stone tablets. For most people, this is common sense. But actually, this statement is wrong. 1644, a sudden plague seriously weakened the fighting capacity of the Ming army guarding the city in Enemy at the Gates, Li Zicheng. According to historical records, only 6,000 of the 200,000 troops can land in the city, and most of them are weak soldiers. In Ming Dynasty, the inner wall of Beijing was 12km, and the outer wall was 14km. Even if there is no guard in the imperial city, every soldier has to keep an average of about 50 meters, so it is impossible to insist.

As the last emperor of Ming Dynasty, Chongzhen had both merits and demerits. When he was in office, he killed eunuch Wei Zhongxian, a shemale. Very good, very diligent. But when he was in power, the Ming Dynasty was dying, the empire had declined, and he had doubts. His record at that time was changed for a while, and the situation at that time was also competitive. After 8 jin j in the northeast, Li Zicheng, Zhang and others in the northwest, always fighting and killing, the state treasury has long been empty. If it hadn't been for Zhang's political reform in Wanli, Daming would have ceased to exist. He is a thrifty emperor.

In a word, he is a tragic emperor.