But the funny thing is, after a little stability, you will find that these two emperors have many similarities in all aspects. Do you believe it? Then keep reading.
("The Portrait of Zhu Zhanji in Ming Xuanzong")
First of all, in terms of personal interests, they all like all kinds of recreational sports, and they are also very fond of art. Zhu Zhanji likes playing cricket, and he has a nickname "The Cricket King", which is well known to people. In addition, he also likes playing marbles, cuju, throwing pots and archery, and his calligraphy is also very good.
(Zhu Zhanji's calligraphy works)
Emperor Zhu Houzhao of Zhengde has more recreational activities, such as riding and archery, practicing skills, playing and singing ... and he is quite familiar with music and likes it very much. He often comments and debates with musicians about the knowledge of music law, and also wrote a song "Killing Fate" for reference, which can be played by the teaching workshop department in Nanjing. This piece of music has been lost now, but according to people who have heard it, "Killing Side Music" has a sheng, a flute and a drum, which is very loud, so it looks pretty ugly.
Secondly, both Zhu Zhanji and Zhu Houzhao yearn for a free and rambling life. This yearning watch is now called "micro-travel" in action, that is, "traveling incognito". Zhu Zhanji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, traveled incognito, mainly near Beijing. One night in July of the sixth year of Xuande, Zhu Zhanji ran to the door of Yang Shiqi, which does not do, and scared Yang Shiqi to panic. Zhu Zhanji is neither too late nor too heavy. He enjoyed it for a while, and then argued with Yang Shiqi about some Korean politics. Finally, he offered to help Yang Shiqi decorate the house. (Actually, Gu said, "This house has disadvantages and should be repaired." )
Zhu Houzhao's traveling incognito is not so elegant. On his way to the south of China, he likes to wander around. One day in Nanjing, he traveled incognito and passed by Xiang Ying's house, and caught a glimpse of a bunch of crows standing on a big tree in his yard. He was overjoyed, broke into the house, rushed out and shot all the crows with a slingshot. (Wu Zong, southern tour, on the Spring Festival trip. Seeing all the trees in his house gathered in Wu, he rushed in to play. )
Third, their foreign policies have withered enthusiastically, and they have used personal expedition and achieved good results. Shortly after Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, he sent Zheng He to the Western Ocean for the seventh time. After Zheng He's death, Xuande was nine years old, and eunuch Wang Jinghong was appointed to inherit the Taixi Movement. It is conceivable that if Zhu Zhanji had not died ten years earlier than Xuande, Taixi would probably have inherited it. In addition, Zhu Zhanji fought against more than 10,000 Mongolian cavalry before xifengkou. In this battle, he led hundreds of people to surround the front of the Mongolian cavalry, flanked on both sides, and finally "learned that the tribal teeth, camel horses, cattle and sheep, the trench is immeasurable" and played a beautiful defeat.
Zhu Houzhao encouraged overseas business, allowed its non-tributary fleet to conduct business activities in Guangdong, and paid taxes from it, which brought a lot of expenses to the Ming Dynasty. In addition, he also likes foreign civilizations. "He knows all Buddhist scriptures and Sanskrit". He also learned Portuguese from a man named "fireman Yasan" and almost met a non-governmental mission sent by Portugal. However, he died at this time, and Portugal's mission failed. He used personal expedition, which is the legendary "Yingzhou War". The total number of Ming and Mongolian troops participating in the war exceeded100000. What is the final result of this battle? History is vague. However, Ming Shi said that Mongolia "invaded the border years later and dared not enter". Mongolia has never dared to go deep into the Ming Dynasty. I don't think it will be too ugly for Zhu Houzhao to fight this war.
From the above comparison, Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Zhanji, a "bad king" and a "good king", actually have many similarities. So, why are their descendants' evaluations so different?
When Zhu Zhanji ascended the throne, he was already a young man in his twenties. Although he also likes to have fun, he is always much more mature, knows the limits and knows when to converge. When Zhu Houzhao first boarded Dabao, he was only a teenager, which was the most uprising moment in adolescence. Of course, he only cares about his own comfort and recklessness. Moreover, the Zhu Zhanji period coincided with the rise of the Ming Dynasty. Later, Ming Yingzong, another son who was captured in the Civil War, was compared. This contrast certainly sets off Zhu Zhanji's wise SHEN WOO. Unfortunately for Zhu Houzhao, his father, Zhu Shitang, Emperor Xiaozong of Ming Dynasty, actually met the standard of "Ming Jun". This comparison, of course, is Zhu Houzhao's double foil, and even the stigma left by Zhu Shitang should be left to Zhu Houzhao. Most importantly, Zhu Zhanji's relationship with ministers is superior, which makes ministers really full of praise for him and admire him, while Zhu Houzhao basically doesn't know how to keep in touch with ministers. Then, ministers won't write bad things about him in their own articles.