Thoughts on reading those things in the Ming Dynasty: the persistence of Emperor Chongzhen

These short 250 words are the magnificent life of the Ming Dynasty. "The emperor defends the country, and the monarch dies in the country" is the rise and fall of Daming.

Emperors will be the protagonists, pushing the Ming Dynasty forward along the historical imprint, but in the Ming Dynasty, there was a very special group that also played an important role-"eunuchs". In the book, this special group often appears, and usually appears as a villain, which has brought extremely negative effects many times and even nearly died several times.

History class can be tested, and bloody examples are in front of us. Why is eunuch autocracy still common? It may be the bright moon mentioned in the postscript of the book that year. "Many people ask why they look at history; Many people replied, take history as a mirror. Now let me tell you that it is impossible to learn from history. " "We all know all the mistakes, but we can't change them after all. ? What can be changed is called shortcomings; What cannot be changed is called weakness. "

After reading this book, I think that the Ming Dynasty probably started and died in the peasant uprising.

Zhu Yuanzhang was originally a member of the peasant uprising army. He overthrew the Yuan regime through the peasant uprising and established the Ming Dynasty. There is no doubt about it. I believe everyone knows this history, so I won't complain any more. I want to talk about why I think it is a peasant uprising.

During the years of Emperor Chongzhen's succession, due to natural and man-made disasters. What is man-made disaster? When Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, there was Huang Taiji in the north, so if you want to quell the chaos, you must fight. If you want to fight, you must ask for money Where did the money of the dynasty come from? Collect taxes. Where does the tax come from? Take it from the people Natural and man-made disasters, people even have problems with their lives, so they can only fight back. It takes a lot of money to suppress these peasant rebels, so it is necessary to collect more taxes. If more peasants can't survive, there will be more peasant uprisings. This seems to be an unsolvable answer. Finally, Li Zicheng army captured Beijing, and Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself. So Daming can be said to have died in a peasant uprising.

This is a knowledge point that subverts my cognition. I always thought that Huang Taiji died in Daming in Qing Dynasty, but after reading the book, I think that a Huang Taiji can't die in Daming. Daming can persist for so long in the case of internal and external troubles. If the country is stable, Huang Taiji may eventually die with the same regret as his father. But history is history, and people's emotions cannot change it. No matter what future generations say, he is here.

Most emperors who perished in the country were extremely flawed, either ignorant or cruel. But I admire Emperor Chongzhen very much. After he succeeded to the throne, it was a mess, but he planned to disintegrate the eunuch party step by step. On the surface, he was calm and forbearing, but in fact, he saved a lot of money, worked step by step, and killed treacherous court official Wei Zhongxian.

I think one night, he should be desperate and cry bitterly. He was afraid that the foundation of the Ming Dynasty for 200 years would be destroyed by him. He is afraid that he will become the king of subjugation, but what he is more afraid of is that the people will be displaced and become slaves of subjugation. But a person who knows that there is darkness in front of him and dares to carry heavy burdens is brave.

During his reign, he worked diligently and conscientiously, and re-enabled many worthy ministers. If Daming had given it to him earlier, there might still be hope.

He knew he couldn't do it, and he tried his best to stop Daming from hitting the iceberg. Although the result is not satisfactory, his courage to fight is worthy of recognition. If there is anything wrong with him, I think it is bad luck!

He was unlucky to meet natural disasters, but he didn't meet Yu Qian, the unification of nomadic people in the north, and the last emperor who was forced to succeed without children.

He assumed all the responsibilities that the emperor should bear, but did not enjoy the obligations that the emperor should have. He goes to work for more than ten hours every day, but his clothes are covered with patches. He worked day and night, but he had to bear the pain of national subjugation. I believe that although he is not a successful emperor, he must be a conscientious emperor.

He led the swaying Daming for a few more steps, hanged himself and told the scattered Daming, "I will accompany you." I don't know why, life suddenly appeared in my mind as a hero and death as a ghost. It seems appropriate to praise the emperor with Li Qingzhao's praise of Yue Fei, but in fact it is not appropriate, but their feelings of "patriotism and love for the people" are similar to their integrity of "risking their lives and forgetting their deaths".

You may wonder why I spend so much time describing a king who died in the Ming Dynasty. I want to say that he gave me the biggest shock. The founding emperor saw hope when he went to the East and the West. He knows that he is heading for success, working hard and winning success, so he is great. Emperor Chongzhen struggled to see the ending. He knows that he will die, work hard and never give up, so he is also great. Hanging himself is his explanation to the country and his subjects, and it is also his integrity.