The biggest joke in history

In ancient China, after the emperor ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, one very important thing was to confer the crown prince, the heir to the throne. Generally speaking, the emperor will arrange several knowledgeable teachers for the prince to teach him to read, write and govern the country. After the prince became the new emperor, even if he was not brilliant, he was at least able to mark the throne.

Little known is that there once was such a wonderful emperor. Because I was too playful when I was a child, I basically didn't read books and didn't know a few big characters. After his father died, he succeeded to the throne at the age of fifteen, and he was not interested in state affairs, preferring eunuchs, which led to the decline of national strength. Even more amazing, the vassal States also sent envoys to pay tribute to North Korea. Because the emperor can't read, the eunuchs around him can't read, which makes a big joke. The envoys looked stupid and forced, and the Manchu civil servants were almost laughing into internal injuries.

Ming Xizong lived in Zhu Youxiao, the penultimate emperor of the Ming Dynasty. His father, Ming Guangzong, died after a month in office. He didn't have time to give him a good education. Just sitting on the throne, Zhu Youxiao named Hakka wet nurse a saint. Worried about the Hakka people's meddling, the minister repeatedly wrote to the emperor to expel her from the palace, but all of them were rejected. Later, the Hakkas joined forces with eunuch Wei Zhongxian to attack those ministers who opposed him, and used the emperor's favor to control the state affairs.

Soon, Zhu Youxiao was so obsessed with carpentry that he almost ignored political affairs. Every day, he learns carpentry in the palace, personally operates knives and axes to cut, and paints with painters. According to historical records, as long as the carpentry, pavilions and pavilions that Zhu Youxiao has seen, they can be made quickly, even to the point of forgetting to eat and sleep, so they are called "carpenters' emperors".

At this time, the post-Jin regime had risen, and Xiong Tingbi, the governor of Liaodong, was deeply worried and formulated the strategy of tripartite arrangement. Because Zhu Youxiao was busy with carpentry, under the planning of Wei Zhongxian and others, Xiong Tingbi was killed, and the Liaodong war situation was in crisis, which also laid a hidden danger for the Qing Dynasty to enter the customs. Although Zhu Youxiao knew he was illiterate, he didn't want to study. The memorial was read to him by a minister or eunuch.

One year, the neighboring vassal States sent envoys to pay tribute to North Korea, including the purple and gold hibiscus crown, the jade silk skirt, the five-color crystal screen and other rare treasures. In the imperial court, envoys wrote the names of tributes on the memorial for the emperor to read, thinking that the emperor would be very happy and even give many good things. It was Wei Zhongxian who was standing next to Zhu Youxiao at that time. Because he was illiterate, he gave the throne directly to Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao was very angry and thought, "It's hateful that Wei Zhongxian gave me the letter even though he knew I couldn't read." Although he wanted to get angry, he was worried that the envoy would laugh at his illiteracy, so he pretended to read the paper. Because he didn't understand the content of the paper at all, he took the paper as a reminder of the negotiation problem, threw it on the ground and shouted, "Small foreign countries are unreasonable!" Later, he announced his withdrawal from the DPRK.

The messenger was dumbfounded and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, thinking that their tribute was too poor to enter the eyes of Emperor Daming. After the emperor left, the ministers all laughed their heads off, but they didn't explain the reasons to the envoys. After all, this involves the issue of Daming's national prestige. You can't say if you kill it, or you will be embarrassed by the vassal States. In A.D. 1627, Ming Taizu Zhu Youxiao died at the age of 23, leaving his younger brother Zhu Youjian (Emperor Chongzhen) in a mess.