Things About the Ming Dynasty: the Sixteenth Emperors of the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Chongba, a poor peasant in Haozhou, lost his family in the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. From a wandering monk in Huangjue Temple to the vanguard of the Red Scarf Army, he defeated the heroes with his talent, strategy and iron-blooded tactics, and ascended the throne in Yingtian Mansion and proclaimed himself emperor, ushering in the prosperous age of Hongwu. He abolished the prime minister and established three departments, which laid the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, but also laid the hidden dangers of centralization. Zhu Di was unable to seize the throne, so he moved the capital to Beijing, conquered Mobei five times, compiled the "Yongle Dadian", and created the glory of Yongle. The rule of Renxuan was light on corvee and low on taxes, but the Zhongxing of Hongzhi worked hard to govern. The Wanli New Deal turned the tide for a time. However, internal strife among the parties, the exclusive power of eunuchs, and land annexation gradually became a serious disease. During the Tianqi period, the eunuchs were in chaos and the government was corrupt. Although Emperor Chongzhen was determined to innovate, it was difficult to save the building from collapse. The uprising of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong swept the Central Plains, and the iron cavalry of the Later Jin Dynasty (Qing Dynasty) was watching. In addition, natural disasters continued and the people were in dire straits. In the end, Chongzhen hanged himself under the crooked neck tree in Meishan, and the Ming Dynasty came to an end. Three hundred years of ups and downs, the merits and demerits of the sixteen emperors, the game of civil servants, the iron blood of generals, and the suffering and struggle of the people all together compose this true and magnificent epic of the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty.