Short video: Shocking the world

【“In the next eight years, Zhu Qizhen sent out 150,000 elite troops and launched three expeditions to the south and the north. On the surface, they all seemed to be victorious, but in fact, they greatly reduced the national strength of the Ming Dynasty.”】

【“But Zhu Qizhen and Wang Zhen did not realize this, and instead became more and more arrogant.”】

【“It happened that the Wala tribe in the north was reorganizing its troops and wanted to invade the Ming Dynasty.”】

【“Zhu Qizhen, who was in his twenties, keenly realized that his chance to make great achievements was coming.”】

【“So he made a decisive decision to lead the army in person, and even declared that he would be ashamed to sit on the throne if he did not defeat Wala.”】

【“In 1449 AD, Zhu Qizhen and Wang Zhen led 500,000 elite troops (200,000) to the north, while their opponents had only 20,000 Wala cavalry.”】

The number of 500,000 troops, all emperors who understood military affairs knew, must be a fictitious number, including the civilians who accompanied the army to transport supplies.

The real army is the 200,000 people.

"200,000 vs. 20,000. The Ming army must have cavalry. The difference in strength between the two sides is ten times. It is a battle that is sure to be won, but in the end it was defeated!"

"The Ming army has some ability in leading the troops. It is not difficult to defeat the Wala. It is just a matter of how much loss."

"Under normal circumstances, the Wala wants to defeat the Ming army unless the 200,000 people of the Ming army are all infantry."

["Such a disparity in the battle, the result is unexpected by no one."]

["Under the command of the two, the Ming army first got into the pocket formation set up by the Wala in the Xuanfu area, and was besieged by the Wala cavalry in Tumubao for three days and three nights."]

["Until the Ming army ammunition When the food supply was exhausted, the Oirat cavalry suddenly rushed in from all directions. ”]

【“The Ming army collapsed at the sight of the enemy, and the bandit cavalry moved around as if there was no one around.”]

【“Along with the barbarians' grins and killings, the eunuch Wang Zhen died in the chaos. The Ming emperor Zhu Qizhen felt even more hopeless, so he simply dismounted and sat cross-legged facing south.”]

【“In the end, Zhu Qizhen was captured by the Oirat, and history calls it the Tumu Fortress Incident.”]

【“In order to protect himself, Zhu Qizhen, who was in the hands of the bandits, was willing to act as the vanguard of the Oirat and asked his own generals to open the city gates and surrender.”]

“Beast! Evil creature, why doesn’t he die?!” Zhu Di roared to the sky.

If it weren’t for the sky falling, conquering the grassland would be his main career in the second half of his life.

Now he saw that his great-grandson was not only captured by the Oirat people, but also led the way for the Oirat people in order to survive, and let his own generals open the city and surrender.

[“Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty still has one last trump card, that is the Minister of War Yu Qian.”]

[“He personally led the Ming army to repeatedly defeat the Oirat people, and finally won the Battle of Beijing in 1450, and brought the emperor Zhu Qizhen back to the capital.”]

[“But at this time, Zhu Qizhen’s younger brother Zhu Qiyu had already sat firmly on the throne.”]

“Bring Zhu Qizhen back to the capital? Didn’t encounter any accidents along the way?” Li Shimin thought Zhu Qiyu was confused.

“Why is Zhu Qiyu so honest?” Zhu Yuanzhang couldn’t stand it anymore, and wished that Zhu Qizhen, the great-grandson, would die sooner.

【“It is said that there can’t be two tigers in one mountain, let alone two emperors in one country?”】

【“But Zhu Qiyu couldn’t bear to kill his brother, so he put Zhu Qizhen under house arrest for seven years.”】

“Zhu Qiyu is confused! He couldn’t bear to kill his brother, but his good brother might be cruel enough to kill his brother!”

“Emperor Jingtai is soft-hearted in this regard, unlike his father Zhu Zhanji.”

【“But who would have known that one day seven years later, Zhu Qizhen, instigated by Xu Youzhen and others, decided to start a war again and launched the famous coup of seizing the gate in history.”

【“They fought all the way from Nangong to the Forbidden City, seized Donghua Gate, and climbed up to Fengtian Hall.”

【“In the end, Zhu Qizhen finally ascended the throne again, restored his throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and changed the reign title to Tianshun.”

“He still dares to restore his throne? Where’s his face?”

“Is this kind of person worthy of being an emperor again?”

"I may know why the Mongolian Wala tribe in later generations did not kill Zhu Qizhen! It is beneficial for Mongolia to have such an incompetent and shameless troublemaker as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"

【"Then, he crossed the river and burned the bridge, deposed Emperor Jing Zhu Qiyu, and killed the Minister of War Yu Qian, which aroused the indignation of both humans and gods."

【"Zhu Qizhen, who ascended the throne for the second time, was even more incompetent. He favored treacherous people and persecuted loyal people, which led to the uprising of hundreds of thousands of refugees among the people, causing the national strength that the Ming Dynasty had restored since the reign of Emperor Jing to be hit hard again. From then on, the Ming Dynasty never recovered."

"Good people don't live long, and evil will last for thousands of years!"

"Zhu Qizhen first destroyed the prosperous era left by his father, and then he ruined the national strength that his brother had finally restored. The people cried and laughed, laughed and cried."

【"Until 1464 AD, Zhu Qizhen finally died of illness at the age of38 years old. "]

"This scourge is finally dead!"

"For such an emperor, 38 years old is a long life! If he lived to 88 years old, how much suffering would the people of later generations have to endure?"

【"History is not right or wrong. Looking back at Zhu Qizhen's life, he was indeed a tyrant, but he was more like a puppet."

【"Although his original intention was good, he lacked the decisiveness to deal with certain things."

【"It's like the emperor's personal expedition was instigated by Wang Zhen, and the murder of Yu Qian was instigated by Xu Youzhen. He was like a body without a soul, and he never found the balance between ideal and reality."

【"What is history?"

【"In my opinion, it is a matter of the past and a mirror of the present."

【"Using copper as a mirror, you can correct your clothes and hats, using the past as a mirror, you can know the rise and fall, and using people as a mirror, you can understand gains and losses."

"That's what I said! "Hearing familiar words, Li Shimin was a little excited.

"Tang Taizong's words are wise words!"

"Use people as a mirror, how many people can act as a mirror for the emperor like Wei Zheng?"

"Whether Zhu Qizhen is a tyrant or a puppet, he can't hide his incompetence."

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[Listening to your explanation, I'm really going to laugh to death. You are better than the teacher. The teacher has affirmed that Zhu Qizhen is doing okay. You are better than the teacher and see it more clearly than the teacher.]

[The teacher said Zhu Qizhen is okay, referring to a certain aspect, not all.]

[Zhu Qizhen abolished the system of human sacrifice, which is not that bad.]

[Funny! Zhu Qizhen abolished the system of human sacrifice because he couldn't bear to let his women be buried with him. When his brother Zhu Qiyu died, Zhu Qizhen let Zhu Qiyu's wives and concubines were all buried alive with him. Queen Wang had two daughters, but Grand Secretary Li Xian risked his life to advise against it, so they were not buried alive with him. Why didn't he say to abolish this system at that time? ]

[A bad person does dozens of evil things, but if he does one or two good things, he is a good person? ]

[It is true that Zhu Qizhen stole the throne from his son.

Zhu Qiyu's son died early and there was no heir. Once Zhu Qiyu died, Zhu Qizhen's son Zhu Jianshen could become the emperor, the emperor who destroyed the ancestors of the Manchus. ]