Chapter 86: Loyal and Righteous Zhu Jianshen

【However, under such circumstances, Zhu Jianshen spent only a dozen years to quell the chaos in various places and properly settle the refugees by rectifying the officials, curbing land annexation, encouraging farming, and increasing commercial taxes. 】

[Through a series of measures, the refugees lived and worked in peace and contentment, leaving his son, Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty, with no strong enemies outside and no worries inside.]

[Many people think, is this still Chenghua? Isn’t this Emperor Wu of Han? Chenghua is also an ordinary person. He has all the bad habits that we should have.]

[Zhu Jianshen is a typical person who has fought in wars all his life and still can't enjoy himself. ]

……

Koto.

Facing Lu Su's probing, the drunk Liu Bei said with a smile: "I have fought in wars all my life, it's time to enjoy myself!"

“That’s right!”

……

[After doing so many things in his later years, Zhu Jianshen thought he should enjoy himself, so the eunuch Wang Zhi was driven out of the Western Factory, and the famous general Wang Yue was sent back to his hometown. The monsters and demons in the Ming Dynasty began to appear, and the situation was really chaotic. ]

[But from a rational point of view, during the 23 years of Chenghua's reign, he was a bit like a smaller version of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. He was very good and powerful in the early stage, but very chaotic and absurd in the later stage.]

【But it may be because Zhu Jianshen reused the eunuch group that was naturally opposed to the civil service group, and once defeated Nurhaci's ancestors, so both the civil servants after the Ming Dynasty and the people in the Qing court habitually ignored Chenghua's achievements. 】

[After all, for the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, acknowledging the contributions of Wang Zhi and his gang in the early Chenghua period was equivalent to acknowledging the eunuchs' abilities in disguise.]

[As descendants of the Jianzhou Jurchens, the Aisin-Gioro family would not have a good impression of Chenghua, who bullied their ancestors to the point of tears.]

[So, this leader of the Ming Dynasty, who could have been considered to have done more good than bad, became a fool in the eyes of most people.]

[And when you really understand Chenghua and Zhu Jianshen, whether it is his loyal love with Concubine Wan, who was more than ten years older than him, or his youth when he worked hard to govern the country, or his redress of the unjust cases of heroes like Shao Bao, or his indulgence in pleasure in his later years, you will feel that this is more like a person, a real, true person. ]

[Compared to those high-ranking superheroes in history, Zhu Jianshen, an emperor who looked like an ordinary person, seemed more approachable. ]

[The most criticized thing in later generations was his love story with Concubine Wan, who was more than ten years older than him. In history, Concubine Wan had a very bad image and was often involved in palace secrets such as poisoning the princes and harming the harem, which almost caused Emperor Chenghua to be without an heir.]

[But what’s interesting is that these explosive information did not come from the Ming Dynasty Records, but from a book called Gushan Bishu written by Yu Shenxing, a university student in the Cabinet during the Wanli period.]

[And the author added at the end that he heard these things from an old eunuch in the palace.]

[Good fellow, how credible is this thing? You can figure it out for yourself. ]

[Even in the Qing Dynasty, Emperor Qianlong felt that this material was not credible after seeing it, but because Chenghua's image in Aixinjueluo's mind was indeed not very good, he still stuffed the relevant content into the Ming History.]

[If Chenghua's love for a woman who was more than ten years older than him was stupid and mentally abnormal, then what about those emperors who were already very old and still married women who were thirty or forty years younger than themselves? ]

……

"what is this?"

“Can this be black, too?”

Cao Cao expressed his dissatisfaction.

Typical of a young man who doesn't know the benefits of a young woman.

The young lady is so nice, she is the most caring.

With just a glance or a gesture from you, people can understand your intentions and twist their bodies to please you, which is completely enjoyable.

Besides, as long as two people love each other, does age matter?
In Cao Cao's view, this was just slandering for the sake of slandering.

If this is considered a mistake, then won't I be punished by God?
... [In my opinion, Zhu Jiansheng's love for Concubine Wan is precisely the brilliance of his humanity. After all, he was deposed as a crown prince when he was young, and his father was imprisoned in the Southern Palace. One can imagine how fearful a child must have been every day.]

【It was Concubine Wan's careful care that allowed Zhu Jianshen to survive these seven years. 】

[After becoming the emperor, do you really want him to banish Sister Wan, who is more than ten years older than him, to the cold palace? Is that normal and a wise ruler? ]

[This is clearly a show of affection and righteousness. ]

……

In the sky.

After the young Zhu Jianshen was deposed from the throne by Zhu Qiyu, his father was imprisoned and his mother did not dare to bring bad luck upon herself. Zhu Jianshen was left alone and helpless in the palace.

Faced with the fallen Zhu Jianshen, most people avoided him as if he were the plague, for fear of angering Emperor Zhu Qiyu.

Only Wan Zhen'er, unlike those people who curry favor with the powerful, always stayed by Zhu Jianshen's side.

He provided a support for the young Zhu Jianshen.

With Wan Zhen'er's constant companionship, Zhu Jianshen gradually fell in love with her, and Wan Zhen'er also became a concern in his heart.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Xuan of Han, Liu Bingyi, burst into tears when he saw the two perfect couples relying on and supporting each other.

The time he spent with his wife Xu Pingjun when he was lost among the people came to his mind.

At that time, I was not yet an emperor and had no power or influence. I lived a simple life with my wife. Although life was hard, it was the happiest time in my life.

At the same time, many scenes in China were moved.

Can this be black?

Queen Ma sighed.

If it was a sin for Zhu Jianshen to favor Wan Zhen'er after he ascended the throne, then are there any loyal and righteous people in the world?

"As expected of our Zhu family!"

Zhu Yuanzhang silently gave Zhu Jianshen a thumbs up.

This is a real man.

After all, Zhu Jianshen had been deposed from the throne and had no one to rely on. His life might be in danger. Once he lost power, everyone around him might be implicated.

Wan Zhen'er could not predict the future and calculate in advance that Zhu Jianshen would be able to succeed to the throne.

It is obvious that her care for Zhu Jianshen was more from the heart.

If this guy betrayed Wan Zhen'er, he would be really despised.

It's just that he made too many stupid things when he was old, otherwise he would have been a wise ruler!
……

[He was affectionate, capable, had done good things, and had done foolish things. Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty was not a useless tyrant, nor was he a god-like person comparable to Emperor Wu of Han. He was just an ordinary person, a very real emperor.]

[Emperor Chenghua's love for Wan Zhen'er was real and visible to the naked eye. When Wan Zhen'er died of illness at the age of 58, Emperor Chenghua was so grief-stricken that he stopped attending court for seven days. He posthumously named her "Gongsu Duanshen Rongjing Imperial Noble Consort" and buried her at Tianshou Mountain.]

[Wan Zhen'er was the first person in Ming history to be an imperial concubine from birth to death.]

[Seven months after Concubine Wan's death, Emperor Chenghua fell ill from missing her, and the Ming dynasty's revival leader finally passed away at the age of 41.]

(End of this chapter)