Hello everyone, I am me. Speaking of Jiajing, you must have heard about it.
Many people have different opinions about Jiajing. Those who don't like him say that he is a foolish king who is obsessed with alchemists and ignores government affairs. People who like him think that he is an emperor who is good at forbearance and uses the emperor's skills very well. In fact, both evaluations are good. These are the two differences between him. I have to admit that Emperor Jiajing was indeed superstitious about methods, and for a time he ignored government affairs.
But when he faced foreign aggression and the treacherous ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, he was so calm and handled it so appropriately. He has not been in court for 20 years, so why can he still control Chao Gang so accurately? It turns out that Emperor Jiajing was working "secretly". Although this emperor did not go to court, he corrected memorials every day until the fifth watch. You said that Emperor Jiajing was actually a very diligent emperor.
Under his governance, the Ming Dynasty once again reached its peak, called Jiajing Zhongxing. It can be said that Emperor Jiajing was one of the more accomplished emperors in the Ming Dynasty. The character of this person was very complicated. In his later years, in order to pursue the so-called immortality, he took a lot of drugs containing heavy metals. However, his health deteriorated in pursuit of immortality. Finally, at the age of 60, Emperor Jiajing passed away.
A series of political measures taken by Emperor Jiajing had a great influence on later generations. His measures in terms of amnesty, disaster relief, and tribute reduction had a great influence on future kings. Emperor Jiajing was also a master of calligraphy and his handwriting was very beautiful. As we all know, the famous actor Chen Baoguo once played the role of Emperor Jiajing. When he evaluated Emperor Jiajing, he said that this emperor was very interesting. He never went to court, but he had a firm grasp of everything in the court, and Han Han Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in Emperor Wu is completely different. He is an alternative emperor.