An inventory of the sinners who have subjugated the country in the past dynasties, Lao Zhu’s number

【One of the causes of the fall of the Ming Dynasty was the emperor Chongzhen and Zhu Youjian】

【From the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang to the Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, the Ming Dynasty went through the 16th generation of emperors and lasted for more than 200 years.】

【However, during the Chongzhen period, the Ming Dynasty had begun to gradually come to an end. Like a dying old man, he was seriously ill and could not return. Finally, the Ming Dynasty collapsed and died in the hands of Emperor Chongzhen.】

【The demise of the Ming Dynasty was not only caused by Emperor Chongzhen, but as the king of the country's subjugation, Chongzhen naturally also had an unshirkable responsibility.】

【In particular, the character of Chongzhen Zhu Youjian was the main reason for accelerating the demise of the Ming Dynasty.】

【Chongzhen is the youngest son of Emperor Taichang Zhu Changluo and the grandson of Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun. However, Chongzhen's life was very bumpy.】

【As a prince and grandson, Chongzhen did not enjoy the treatment of a prince or grandson since he was a child. He only had a living standard comparable to that of ordinary people.】

【The reason is that Chongzhen's grandfather, the Wanli Emperor Zhu Yijun, did not like Zhu Changluo. As Zhu Changluo's son, he was still the youngest, so he naturally received very little care.】

【Fortunately, Zhu Changluo finally inherited the throne. As the youngest son, Zhu Youjian was named King Xin, while his elder brother Zhu Youxiao became the prince.】

【Zhu Changluo's reign was very short, and the throne was given to Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao】

【Zhu Youxiao died young and had no children. According to the rules of Emperor Ming's ancestral precepts, brothers descend from brother to brother, and the empire of Ming Dynasty finally passed to Zhu Youjian's hands.】

【However, what Zhu Youjian took over from Zhu Youxiao was not an iron-clad Ming Dynasty, but a mess riddled with holes.】

【At that time, the Jurchens in the northeast of the Ming Dynasty rose up. In the Battle of Sarhu, they not only defeated 200,000 Ming troops, but also occupied the Liaodong region of the Ming Dynasty and established themselves as the Later Jin Kingdom.】

【Hou Jin was condescending, spying on Guanzhong, and the capital of the Ming Dynasty, Beijing, was under military attack at any time, causing turmoil between the government and the opposition.】

【In the middle of the court, the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian, who was said to be nine thousand years old, controlled the government and made the court a mess.】

【In addition, natural disasters broke out continuously in the Central Plains. People everywhere were hungry and cold. They began to raise rebel flags, rioted and looted the government with great momentum.】

【Suddenly, the imperial court was troubled by internal and external troubles, and the country of Ming Dynasty was already leaking from all directions and was on the verge of collapse.】

【Zhu Youjian was just a letter king before. His experiences since childhood made him extremely insecure. At the same time, before he ascended the throne, he had not been taught by any emperor, and he knew nothing about the emperor's mind.】

【In such a situation, the outcome of the Ming Dynasty can be imagined】

【Chongzhen's biggest problem is that he is impatient, self-willed, and arbitrary】

【When Chongzhen ascended the throne, the entire court was basically under the control of Wei Zhongxian】

【Wei Zhongxian is an eunuch, but this eunuch is extremely powerful】

【In the Ming Dynasty, in order to supervise the movements and opinions of civil and military officials, the emperor established special agencies, Jinyiwei and Dongchang, which were known as factory guards in history.】

【The Jinyiwei are the emperor's personal soldiers. These people wear flying fish uniforms and carry embroidered spring knives on their waists.】

【The Dongchang is an institution managed by the emperor's ministers. These ministers are closest to the emperor. If there is any trouble between the ministers and the people, the ministers can quickly convey it to the emperor.】

【Factory guards were not supposed to be subordinate to each other, but the people in power in the East Factory were generally the emperor's confidants, so the commanders of the Imperial Guards did not dare to disobey the orders of the Governor of the East Factory.】

【Wei Zhongxian was the director of the East Factory, managing the East Factory and controlling the Jinyiwei. The two major spy organizations were in the hands of Wei Zhongxian, which could be said to have completely blocked the emperor's eyes and ears.】

【But this is not over yet. The Ming Dynasty implemented a cabinet management system, and cabinet ministers have voting power.】

【The so-called voting power means that cabinet ministers can give their own policy suggestions based on the contents of the memorial for the emperor's reference.】

【The reason why the Ming Dynasty has a cabinet system is that on the one hand, the Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and a dense population, with nearly ten million people. There are countless things that happen in the Ming Dynasty every day.】

【In order to save time and improve the efficiency of correcting memorials, the emperor established a cabinet system and asked cabinet ministers to help him correct memorials.】

【On the other hand, the cabinet system is the political product of the struggle for power between the Ming Dynasty civil servant group and the Ming emperor. The emperor cannot do without the civil servant group, and the civil servant group uses the cabinet to continuously influence the emperor's decision-making, thereby expanding its own power.】

【However, cabinet ministers cannot block everything with one hand, because after the memorial is drafted, it still needs to be approved.】

【The so-called red approval means that the emperor needs to use a red pen to mark the memorial. If the cabinet minister's vote is approved, then the cabinet minister's vote will take effect and be distributed and implemented.】

【Criticizing the Reds allowed the emperor to still hold the power to decide national policies. This was also the result of the compromise between the civil servant group and the emperor.】

【However, during this process, due to the emperor's negligence, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty often handed over the power of criticizing the red to his confidants, the so-called ceremonial supervisors.】

【The Si Lijian is a department of eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty Palace. Every eunuch in this department can read and write. With the emperor's favor, they can even have the power to approve red awards, which is equivalent to controlling the emperor's rights. Therefore, they are internal phase】

【The Ming Dynasty did not have a prime minister, but it did have a cabinet and a ceremonial supervisor. The chief minister of the cabinet was the foreign minister of the Ming Dynasty, and the eunuch in charge of the ceremonial supervisor was the internal minister of the Ming Dynasty. Once the internal and external alliances were made, the political power of the Ming Dynasty would completely fall into this In the hands of two people】

【Although Wei Zhongxian was only the governor of the East Factory, the eunuchs and eunuchs were his accomplices, and the chief minister of the cabinet was Wei Zhongxian's godson.】

【When Chongzhen ascended the throne, Wei Zhongxian controlled the factory guards, the ceremonial supervisor, the cabinet, and even his party members in both the government and the public. It can be said that at that time, Wei Zhongxian dominated the sky with one hand, and his power even exceeded that of Chongzhen.】

【Even Zhao Gao of the Qin Dynasty could not compare with Wei Zhongxian at that time】...Dividing line. Please give me flowers, please give me reviews, please give me review votes, brother.