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He sent people to intercept passing department stores on the river, collected taxes privately, seized other people's residential land to turn it into a tavern, and even flattened other people's graves to grow crops. However, when the governor of Henan and other local officials came to persuade him, Zhu Anheng put all the blame on his father and cleared himself of all responsibility.

Perhaps it was retribution for doing too many bad things, Zhu Anheng only lived to the age of 31. Although Zhu Tongbao had passed away at this time, Zhu Anheng did not have time to inherit the title of king, so he was posthumously named King Dao of Zhou.

After that, it passed through the reigns of King Hui of Zhou, Zhu Mu'an, King Zhuang of Zhou, Zhu Chao'an, King Jing of Zhou, Zhu Zaitong, and King Duan of Zhou, Zhu Suzhen. The throne of Zhou was passed to the 11th King of Zhou, Zhu Gongxi.

It was the end of the Ming Dynasty. A peasant uprising broke out with such momentum that it shook the Central Plains. Li Zicheng led the rebel army to attack Kaifeng, which was guarded by Zhu Gongxi. Zhu Gongxi paid out of his own pocket to reward the brave warriors who killed the enemy. The morale of the defending soldiers was greatly boosted. They not only repelled Li Zicheng's troops three times, but also shot and blinded one of Li Zicheng's eyes.

However, Zhu Gongxi was still a bit unlucky. In the rainy season of 1642, the Yellow River overflowed and submerged Kaifeng. Li Zicheng took the opportunity to capture Kaifeng. Zhu Gongxi fled in the flood. Although Li Zicheng withdrew later, the city of Kaifeng was already soaked by the flood.

The palaces of the kings were all submerged. Zhu Gongxi temporarily lived in Anyang. At this time, Zhu Gongxi, who was over 6 years old, was already exhausted. He died in 1644, the same year the Ming Dynasty also perished.

In addition, there are Zhu Su's sixth son, Prince of Yongning Zhu Youhui, his seventh son, Prince of Ruyang Zhu Youjie, his eighth son, Prince of Zhenping Zhu Youhui, and his ninth son, Prince of Yiyang Zhu Youzun.

The tenth son, Prince of Suiping Zhu Youjiong, the eleventh son, Prince of Fengqiu Zhu Youyun, the twelfth son, Prince of Luoshan Zhu Youyi, the thirteenth son, Prince of Neixiang Zhu Youhui, and the fourteenth son, Prince of Zaocheng Zhu Youzun, all generally had longer reigns and more offspring than other clan members of the Ming Dynasty.

[A review of the Ming Dynasty - Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu, Zhao Wang Zhu Gaosui, historical knowledge of the Ming Dynasty]

They are the Sleeping Dragon and the Phoenix Chick of the Ming Dynasty. They repeatedly plotted against each other but both suffered Waterloo. However, in the end, their fates were completely different. One was roasted to death in a clay pot, while the other lived out his old age and had many children. In this video, let's take a look at the lineage of the Ming Dynasty's royal family, the Han King Zhu Gaoxu and the Zhao King Zhu Gaosui.

Zhu Gaoxu was the second son of Prince of Yan Zhu Di. As the tenth grandson of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Gaoxu studied in Nanjing when he was young with older princes including Prince of Qin Zhu Shangchu, Prince of Jin Zhu Jihui, his elder brother Zhu Gaochi, and Prince of Zhou Zhu Youdun.

But he was cunning by nature, frivolous in words and deeds, and his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang did not like him. Later, Zhu Yuanzhang died of illness, and Zhu Yunwen began to reduce the power of the vassal states after he succeeded to the throne. Zhu Di decided to rebel.

Zhu Gaochi stayed in Beiping, while Zhu Gaoxu followed his father and led the Yan army to the south, becoming an important general of the Yan army.

The Battle of Baigou River in 1400 was extremely brutal. Zhu Di changed three horses, shot all his arrows, and his sword was cut off. When the two sides were in a stalemate, Zhu Gaoxu led thousands of elite cavalry to support and carry the whole game. He not only rescued his father, but also defeated the court's Southern Army.

In the subsequent Battle of Dongchang, the Yan army was defeated and General Zhang Yu was killed. Zhu Di fought hard to break out of the siege. At the critical moment, it was Zhu Gaoxu who protected Zhu Di and safely evacuated the battlefield.

In 1402, the Yan army attacked the north bank of the Yangtze River and prepared to cross the river from Puzikou. They were met with stubborn resistance from the Southern Army. Zhu Di even planned to make an alliance with the northern army. However, Zhu Gaoxu fought desperately on behalf of the Yuan army, reversed the defeat and contributed a highlight moment.

Zhu Di then quickly invaded Nanjing and was crowned emperor with the support of his ministers. During the war, Zhu Di once said to Zhu Gaoxu: "I am old, and the crown prince Zhu Gaochi is in poor health. You must work hard."

Zhu Gaoxu thought this was his father's promise to him, but he didn't expect it was just a pie in the sky. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he made Zhu Gaochi the crown prince and named Zhu Gaoxu the King of Han, with his fief in Yunnan.

Zhu Gaoxu refused to live in his fiefdom on the grounds that Yunnan was too remote, and he also questioned his father: "What crime have I committed to deserve being banished thousands of miles away?" So Zhu Di allowed him to stay in the capital temporarily.

Later, Zhu Di changed Zhu Gaoxu's fiefdom to Qingzhou, but Zhu Gaoxu still did not go there, and secretly accumulated troops and prepared to start a rebellion. Zhu Di was dissatisfied, scolded him, and then forced him to go to his new fiefdom Le'an.

In 1424, Zhu Di died of illness and Zhu Gaochi succeeded him. Four years later, Zhu Gaochi also died of illness. Zhu Gaoxu had been looking forward to this day for a long time. He planned to rob and kill the crown prince Zhu Zhanji on the way from Nanjing to Beijing.

But when he was about to take action, he found that Zhu Zhanji had already returned to BJ, and the assassination plan ended before it even began.

After Zhu Zhanji succeeded to the throne, he rewarded Zhu Gaoxu with a large number of treasures, did not approve of Zhu Gaoxu's national policy suggestions, and sent envoys to praise Zhu Gaoxu many times. Zhu Gaoxu therefore thought that Zhu Zhanji was weak and incompetent, and became even more arrogant and presumptuous.

In 1426, Zhu Gaoxu rebelled. Zhu Zhanji originally sent General Xue Lu to lead an army of 10 to attack Le'an, but later, at the suggestion of Grand Secretary Yang Rong, he decided to lead the army himself.

Zhu Gaoxu was very happy when he heard that it was his old acquaintance Xue Lu who led the army, and thought it would be easy to deal with. But when he learned that Zhu Zhanji was personally leading the expedition, he became afraid. Soon, the expeditionary army surrounded Le'an.

In order to deter the rebels, Zhu Zhanji ordered the Shenji Camp to fire cannons at Le'an City, and take the letter of surrender into the city. The sky rose like thunder, and the rebels in the city were immediately exposed. For a while, the rebels in the city wanted to capture Zhu Gaoxu and present him to Xuanzong. In order to protect himself, Zhu Gaoxu secretly took a small road out of the city and surrendered.

After returning to Beijing, Zhu Zhanji demoted Zhu Gaoxu to a commoner and imprisoned him in the Xi'an Gate of the Imperial City. Later, when Zhu Zhanji went to visit Zhu Gaoxu, he was tripped by a sweeping kick from Zhu Gaoxu. Zhu Zhanji was furious and ordered his men to hold Zhu Gaoxu with a 300-jin copper vat. Zhu Gaoxu was brave and strong.

Zhu Zhanji actually lifted up the copper vat, and ordered people to light charcoal around the copper vat. He cooked Zhu Gaoxu into a clay pot stewed chicken and roasted him alive in the copper vat. Later, several of Zhu Gaoxu's sons were also killed. From then on, Zhu Gaoxu's lineage was completely cut off.

Zhu Gaosui was Zhu Di's third son. Zhu Di loved this youngest son very much. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he named Zhu Gaosui the King of Zhao. However, Zhu Gaosui did not go to the fiefdom, but followed Zhu Di's order to go to BJ to prepare for the relocation of the capital.

Zhu Gaosui directly handled all government affairs in the northern part of Beijing. With power, Zhu Gaosui became arrogant and often did illegal things. He also conspired with Han Wang Zhu Gaoxu to seize the throne and stir up trouble in front of Zhu Di.

Zhu Gaosui framed Zhu Gaochi, and ministers Ma Jun, Xu Siwen and other ministers of the prince's faction were imprisoned and died in prison. Zhu Gaosui's repeated attempts to commit suicide were eventually discovered by Zhu Di, who was furious and immediately executed Zhu Gaosui's chief secretary Gu Sheng and seized Zhu Gaosui's official uniform. It was only when Zhu Gaochi came forward to plead for him that Zhu Di forgave him.

In 1423, the health of Emperor Chengzu Zhu Di of the Ming Dynasty deteriorated rapidly. He was bedridden and unable to attend court for several days. People inside and outside the court were in panic, and all kinds of rumors about the succession of the throne were spreading.

Zhu Gaosui's cronies planned to take advantage of Zhu Di's serious illness and Zhu Gaosui's presence in the capital to poison Zhu Di, depose the crown prince, and enthronize Zhu Gaosui. Later, the plan was exposed, and Zhu Gaosui's cronies were arrested and executed. Zhu Di then personally interrogated Zhu Gaosui.

Emperor Chengzu asked Zhu Gaosui, "Did you do this?" Zhu Gaosui was so frightened that he could not speak. Zhu Gaochi tried his best to smooth things over for him, saying, "It was done by a servant. My brother must not know about it."

Zhu Gaosui, who escaped the disaster, finally learned how to behave himself and stopped causing trouble. Unfortunately, after Zhu Di's death, Zhu Gaochi died after only nine months on the throne. The Prince of Han, Zhu Gaoxu, seized the opportunity to assassinate the new emperor, Zhu Zhanji, but failed and was captured by Zhu Zhanji. At this time, Chen Shan, a minister under Zhu Zhanji, suggested that Zhu Gaosui, who had a history of treason, be arrested as well.

But Zhu Zhanji said, "My father and two uncles are very loving. Prince Zhao shows no signs of rebellion. I cannot bear to disappoint the late emperor." But before Zhu Gaosui could breathe a sigh of relief, the captured Zhu Gaoxu insisted that he had sent people to discuss rebellion with Zhu Gaosui.

In order to drag Zhu Gaosui into the water, the ministers all advocated severe punishment of Zhu Gaosui, but Xuanzong let him go. From then on, Zhu Gaosui behaved himself and was willing to reduce his power and not cause trouble again.

After Zhu Gaosui died in 1431, his eldest son Zhu Zhanqi died young, and his second son Zhu Zhanjun inherited the throne of Zhao. After Zhu Zhanjun was promoted to King of Zhao, he was always cautious.

Later, the Oirat Mongols abducted Emperor Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, and Zhu Qizhen, who led the army in person, became a prisoner of the Oirat Mongols. When the news reached the capital, the ministers decided to support Zhu Qizhen's younger brother Zhu Qiuyu as emperor.

When the princes on the border requested to give up their fiefdoms and escape for their lives, Zhu Zhanjun became a lone brave man. The Shangshu asked for a battle to win back Zhu Qizhen. Although Zhu Zhanjun did not participate in the war in the end, he did play a role in boosting morale.

In the end, Zhu Qiyu organized the Ming army to repel the Oirat and won the victory in the defense of BJ. Zhu Zhanjun reigned for 23 years and gave birth to 8 sons. After his death, his eldest son Zhu Qiyu inherited his position.

Zhu Qiyu was born to Princess Wang of Zhao Hui. He also had a younger brother, Zhu Qiyun. However, the two of them were jealous of each other and did not act like real brothers at all. After their parents died, the conflict between the two brothers became more prominent, and they even complained to the court about each other.

After investigation, the imperial court found that the two's accusations were all nonsense, and made an objective evaluation of the two: Zhu Qiyu was a villain, and Zhu Qiyun and his financial resources were a pair of living treasures.

In 1458, Zhu Qiyu fell from power again. Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen issued an edict to give the Empress Dowager Sun the title of Holy, Lie, Ci and Longevity Empress Dowager, and she should be called Your Majesty.

However, the memorial from Prince Zhao's Palace stated "Her Royal Highness the Holy, Lie, Ci and Shou Empress Dowager". Emperor Yingzong was angry and punished the Chief Secretary, but Zhu Qiyu insisted on standing up for the Chief Secretary. Finally, the emperor wrote a stern letter to his uncle to warn him, and he gave up.

After Zhu Qiyu died, he was posthumously named Dao, and his eldest son Zhu Jianzhu inherited the title. Zhu Jianzhu's behavior was even worse than his father's. He liked to drink and always acted crazy under the influence of alcohol. He killed people many times and even wanted to kill his uncle.

When Emperor Xianzong Zhu Jianshen learned about this, he ordered a 2/3 salary cut and took away his official uniform, requiring him to wear civilian clothes and study baptism.

After Zhu Jianxu was restored to power, he still did not stop. He had 6 sons in total, but his eldest, second and third sons died young, leaving only his fourth, fifth and sixth sons. Zhu Youbin was the heir apparent because Zhu Jianxu favored his youngest son, Zhu Youbin.

He even went so far as to falsely accuse his fourth son Zhu You of being unfilial by not paying homage to the ancestral temple and of attempting to seize the throne of Zhao. After an investigation by the court, it was found that what Zhu Jianxu said was completely false, so he stopped thinking of deposing the eldest son and enthroning the youngest.

After Zhu Jianxu's death, the throne of Zhao was passed to Zhu Youyi, and then to the sixth generation Zhao Wang Zhu Houyu. Zhu Houyu's painting style is completely different from the previous ones. He has a gentle and honest personality, likes reading, respects the wise and humble, and is very filial. He is a wise king.

But Zhu Houyu was also a lonely prince. He built a small building named Sixun in a quiet place in the palace. He handed over all the affairs in the palace to his son and hid in the small building to read every day to relieve his loneliness.

In 1560, Zhu Houyu was found hanging himself in a small building, which caused an uproar. According to the "History of Ming Dynasty", someone in the palace broke the law, and Zhu Houyu tried to cover it up, but local officials rushed into the palace to arrest people, which made Zhu Houyu feel too embarrassed, so he hanged himself.

The "Ming Shilu" records that Zhu Houyu committed suicide because he was so ashamed and angry when he discovered that his son Zhu Zaipei had an affair with Princess Zhang. Eventually, Zhu Houyu's death became an unsolved case.

When Zhu Houyu was alive, the two legal heirs, Crown Prince Zhu Zaipei and Zhu Zaizhen, died one after another, so Zhu Houyu's great-grandson Zhu Changqi inherited the title.

After Zhu Changqi's death, he was posthumously named Xi. Because his eldest son Zhu Yousong died early and had no sons, his second son, Shouguang Zhaojing Prince Zhu Yougui, also died early. Three years later, Zhu Yougui's son Zhu Cihuan succeeded to the throne, and later the throne of the Great Lord Zhao Prince fell to Zhu Zaizhen's eldest grandson Zhu Changzuo.

In 1644, the peasant army leader Li Zicheng captured Zhangde Prefecture and Zhu Changzuo was killed. Two years later, his son Zhu Cihuan succeeded to the throne in Southern Ming, but he died after nearly a year in office, and the Ming Dynasty's Feng Zhao Kingdom was destroyed.

[An inventory of Ming Dynasty royal family members - Historical knowledge of Zhu Chun, King of Shu, Ming Dynasty]

I was born in an imperial family, and my father likes to call me "Shu scholar". I just want to educate the people in the western border with rituals and music in the land of abundance, but now my brother is preparing for war and plotting something bad.

In order to prevent the people from suffering from the war, I had no choice but to report my brother. Later history books all said that I was evil and clever, but I was the only one who knew that this was my way of survival.

After all, among the 26 brothers, there are only a few princes who could safely survive the Hongwu, Jianwen and Yongle dynasties like me. Today I will tell you the story of the Shu King's lineage.

Zhu Chun was named King of Shu when he was 7 years old, and married the daughter of Lan Yu, Marquis of Yongchang, when he was 14. In 1390, Zhu Chun officially went to Chengdu, Sichuan, his fiefdom.

When the princes stationed at the border were training their troops for war, Zhu Chun alone used ritual and music education to stabilize the western frontier of the Ming Dynasty. He hired the great scholar Fang Xiaoru as the prince's teacher, and at the same time went to Chengdu to teach students about learning.

When Zhu Chun came into contact with local students, he found that many of them could not go to school because of their family poverty, so he took out part of his salary to support poor students, which became his fixed monthly expenditure.