Third, the national strength has declined.

After taking back the throne, although Zhong Liang was killed, the overall political situation was much clearer than before. He successively appointed and waited for the virtuous ministers to pacify the history and Cao rebellion, and the society developed steadily. Jing Zong is no longer as headstrong as before, and his political affairs have been properly handled. He released Wen Jian's son who had been imprisoned since Yongle, restored the title of Hu Huanghou in Xuande, and issued a decree to abolish the bad habit of concubines being martyred after the emperor died. In the first month of Tianshun's eighth year, Ming Yingzong died at the age of 38. & gt& gt After Ming Yingzong, Emperor Xianzong and Emperor Xiaozong had similar experiences and hobbies. To sum up, they have three common characteristics, namely, rough childhood, single-minded thinking and belief in Buddhism and Taoism. Let's talk about Zhu Jianshen and Ming Xianzong. After the change of the civil fort, the two-year-old was made the Prince of the East Palace by Queen Sun, but soon his uncle Jingtai ascended the throne, and the political situation gradually stabilized, so Jingdi's son took his place. But Zhu Jianshen seems destined to be included in the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Zhu, who was quickly made a prince, died by chance. A few years later, the famous "grabbing the door" happened. When his father returned to the throne, he became a prince again. & gt& gt When Xian Zong ascended the throne, there were Li Xian, Shi Peng, Shang Lu and other sages, and their politics were still bright. Of course, this was just a flash in the pan. Tang Xianzong first made amends for Yu Qian and won favorable comments in the ruling and opposition circles. Later, he returned good for evil, ignoring that Emperor Jingtai had abolished his status as a prince, restored the name of the emperor, and repaired the mausoleum of Emperor Jingtai. With the help of fame and fortune and the above-mentioned series of measures, Emperor Chenghua did several things that made people happy at first and appeared in front of the world as a wise monarch. & gt& gt The love of Tang Xianzong's life is a maid-in-waiting who is 19 years older than him until death do us part. Later, this maid-in-waiting named Wan was named. Before that, all empresses in the Ming Dynasty were famous for their virtue, such as their wives Ma Huanghou and Empress Xu, who kept the harem in good order and kept it safe at all times. However, as Emperor Chenghua's special love for Wan Guifei reached the point of lawlessness, the first chaos of consorts in the Ming Dynasty began. The consorts searched everywhere under the protection of Wan Guifei, and many officials were promoted by bribing Wan Guifei. Eunuch Wang Zhi was promoted by Wan Guifei. In the 13th year of Chenghua, Tang Xianzong established the famous spy agency "West Factory", which was the pinnacle of the factory health system in the Ming Dynasty, and Wang Zhi held the actual command of the West Factory. Wang Zhi also relies on the secret service to constantly eliminate dissidents and establish cronies, which makes the court a mess. The extremes meet, and Wang Zhi's inflated power aroused the emperor's dissatisfaction. Soon, in the subsequent power struggle, Wang Zhi quickly failed and was transferred to Nanjing, and the short-lived West Factory was dissolved. A few years later, Wang Zhi died in despair. & gt& gt After the fall of Wang Zhi who played politics, the situation just stabilized, and Tang Xianzong began to believe in Buddhism and Taoism again. So many hooligans and swindlers pretend to be enlightened people and can sneak into the palace. The court ministers are extremely corrupt. They not only showed the absurdity of the emperor, but also provided unprecedented political chaos to please Xian Zong. & gt& gt Wan Guifei is a bully who runs roughshod over the harem. Wu Zetian, the queen of the palace, was put in limbo because she offended Wan Guifei. Wang, the new queen, kept her position by her humble position. Wan Guifei's own son died young. In order to avoid falling out of favor, she strictly controlled the emperor's favorite maids. Once these ladies get pregnant, they will either have an abortion or die. Almost bankrupt. The emperor spoiled his children. Fortunately, a maid-in-waiting named Ji quietly gave birth to a son with the help of the eunuch. It's Ming Xiaozong. & gt& gt Ming Xiaozong's childhood was troubled, and he was always shrouded in the shadow of Wan Guifei. He didn't meet his biological father Xian Zong until he was six years old. Because Tang Xianzong had no children, he was immediately made a prince, in the East Palace. Wan Guifei will not let it go. As soon as I found the opportunity, I advised Xianzong to abolish the prince. Xianzong obeyed Wan Guifei's orders, but ministers strongly opposed it. Just as the monarch and ministers were struggling to abolish the law, an earthquake occurred in Taishan area. The ancients thought Mount Tai was a symbol of the prince, and ministers thought it was a warning from heaven. Xian Zong, who was originally a Buddhist believer, was also afraid, and Zhu Youtang's status as a prince was settled. & gt& gt In the 23rd year of Chenghua, Wan Guifei died of a sudden illness. Tang Xianzong was so sad that he died soon. The country he left behind was riddled with holes and the people's livelihood was withered. & gt& gt After Zhu Youtang acceded to the throne, he changed his country name to Hongzhi. Immediately, he began to reform the malpractice in a big way, eliminating many swindlers who pretended to be wizards and entered the palace during the Chenghua period, rectifying the official system, dismissing all officials who made a fortune by bribery during the Chenghua period, and re-appointing many officials who were demoted because of direct admonition during the Chenghua period, such as Wang Shu, Wynn, Ma Wensheng, etc., which made a new atmosphere inside and outside the court. & gt& gt Xiao Zong was very strict with himself in the early days of his administration. He came to the morning court every day, and he re-established the afternoon court, giving ministers more time to help them deal with government affairs. Ask ministers how to govern the country. It was in the leisure time of the morning and afternoon dynasties that hongzhi emperor also opened the Wenhua Hall for deliberation. Discuss politics with the cabinet. Xiaozong's efforts and diligence soon paid off, and the government was harmonious, resulting in the situation of "Hongzhi Zhongxing" in the history of the Ming Dynasty. & gt& gt It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. "Hongzhi Zhongxing" is more like the last glimmer of light before the Ming Dynasty was terminally ill. After the middle period of filial piety, many old diseases began to attack again. The difficult childhood has kept Xiao Zong in poor health. So Xiaozong gradually embarked on his father's old path and began to be superstitious about Buddhism and witchcraft. One of them, an eunuch named Wang, took the opportunity to curry favor and became the most prized person around the emperor. Li Guang was very famous for some time, and his private residence was magnificent. He also used the Yu He River (the water flowing from Yuquan Mountain is called the water of Yu He River) as a canal and walked around the government for a week. Also on the waterway on the government side, a bridge named Li Guang Bridge was built. & gt& gt Li Guang was loved by the emperor, but hated by the queen mother. In the 11th year of Hongzhi (1498), according to the calculation of geomantic omen, Li Guang asked Xiaozong to build a pavilion in Jingshan Park. The pavilion was just built, but the little princess died unexpectedly. The queen mother was furious and thought that Li Guangjian's pavilion was forbidden, which led to the death of the little princess. Li Guang committed suicide after hearing the news. & gt& gt Xiao Zong thought that Li Guang was proficient in metaphysics, and there must be rare books at home, so he sent a Royal Guards to raid the property. As a result, he didn't find the "cheats". Only one ledger was found. Xiao zong was surprised to see that the account book said that a civilian general had entered the yellow rice, and the white rice was several thousand and several hundred tons. He asked: "Is Li Guang very edible, so many meters?" The servant replied, "account books are all code words. Yellow rice refers to gold and white rice refers to silver." Although the Li Guang case shocked the court, it involved too much and was finally dropped. & gt& gt Xiaozong's infatuation is still higher than that of his father Xian Zong. He may be the only monogamous emperor in the history of China. He is very loyal to Queen Zhang and has no other concubines in his life. He is still very preferential to the Zhang family. Since the son of heaven values it so much, it is inevitable that the Zhang family will take power. Especially the two younger brothers of Queen Zhang are very greedy. They bullied the city and annexed a lot of land, which made many farmers homeless, which also laid a curse for the peasant movement in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. They also illegally resell official salt. In the feudal society of China, salt was used as a national monopoly product to support the national tax revenue in the past dynasties. Zhang's practice led to a large loss of state treasury revenue. Hongzhi emperor never asked about the queen.