In the 16th year of Zhengde, Wu Zong died without any heirs, so Wu Zong's cousin Zhu Houcong succeeded to the throne. In the early years of Jiajing's reign, he was wise and strict in controlling officials, governing the people with leniency, rectifying the government's policies, and reducing taxes and servitude. In the later period, he believed in Taoism and favored Yan Song and other treacherous ministers, which led to the defeat of the dynasty. He ignored government affairs for a long time, was superstitious about alchemists, wasted people's power, and eventually provoked a popular uprising. "Southern Japanese and northern captives" have always troubled the Jiajing Dynasty.
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