What kind of emperor was Chongzhen and what kind of personality was his? There are many different opinions on this matter, and there are mixed reviews.

In fact, even Zhu Cilang sometimes couldn't guess what his father was thinking. In short, Emperor Chongzhen was a little moody and nervous, but sometimes he could be considered sober.

For example, this time, Emperor Chongzhen did not rush to repair the palace, nor did he go to Fengyang to build the ancestral tomb of the old Zhu family. After being angry, he decided to listen to his son's opinions.

Generally speaking, the last emperor had no high evaluation. No matter what the reason was, the country was destroyed in his hands. However, Emperor Chongzhen was an exception. Whether it was a remnant of the Ming Dynasty at that time or the Qing Dynasty later, they expressed regret for the emperor and even gave him a temple name, Sizong.

Even now many people believe that the demise of the Ming Dynasty has nothing to do with Emperor Chongzhen. It was all caused by the bastard scholars who ruined the country and various natural disasters. Indeed, the party struggles in the late Ming Dynasty and natural disasters were part of the reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen regarded himself very highly. According to the "Sanyuan Notes", one official compared him to Emperor Wen of Han. It was originally a flattery, but Chongzhen was very unhappy when he heard this. He thought that Emperor Wen of Han was just a middle-class emperor and felt that Emperor Wen of Han was not worth mentioning. Another time, the auxiliary minister mentioned Emperor Taizong of Tang, and Emperor Chongzhen said: "I am ashamed of not having such talent when Emperor Taizong of Tang swept away all the heroes; but when it comes to disorderly order in the boudoir and corrupt family law, I am still ashamed to compare with him." Emperor Chongzhen took over a mess of the Ming Dynasty. Various social contradictions and crises broke out in concentrated areas during the Chongzhen period. Emperor Chongzhen believed that if such a corrupt government could be managed by himself, his achievements would be comparable to his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, and he often talked about his ideals and ambitions in private.

This kind of books is not very authentic, but Emperor Chongzhen was a backbone person, which is true. He is a truly emperor who can do it, the emperor guards the country and the kings and the country.

This kind of backbone sometimes seems to be more greedy for face. Moreover, Emperor Chongzhen cared very much about other people's evaluation of him, and sometimes he was very stingy and did a lot of childish things.

The imperial examination was mostly conducted by the imperial examinations when the imperial examinations were selected. At that time, there were bandits inside and threats from the Later Jin Dynasty outside. Therefore, most of the examination questions in the imperial examinations were asked about how to solve these problems. These literati either wrote nonsense or bragged, while Emperor Chongzhen had no judgment.

Whoever writes is satisfactory, and he will certainly like whoever brags. Therefore, he has repeatedly admitted some big bragging literati. For example, Yuan Chonghuan, who has a big mouth, has to train him well, but there is often no further information after the admission. Because Emperor Chongzhen adhered to a principle that the emperor could not trust anyone, he only accepted the opinions given by others and never trusted this person. As a result, all officials and emperors of Chongzhen worshipped Yang and played tricks on each other during the Chongzhen period.

Yuan Chonghuan actually understood Emperor Chongzhen, and Zhu Cilang always believed that Yuan Chonghuan was not considered a great traitor. Although Yuan Chonghuan had many mistakes, he even laid the root of disaster for the destruction of our Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Cixuan always believed that Lingchi Yuan Chonghuan was a big unjust case. One day, he would rehabilitate Yuan Chonghuan. Whether it was the person who raised Yuan Chonghuan or deliberately confronted Yuan Chonghuan, there was no objective evaluation.

Yuan Chonghuan was by no means useless, and being lingchied was a major mistake for the court.

Emperor Chongzhen was conceited and naive, which came from his birth experience. What Zhu Cilang had to do was to change Chongzhen's character. Therefore, he wanted to take Emperor Chongzhen to visit him in a private manner so that Emperor Chongzhen could truly understand the real life of the people.

"Father, the reason why the people in Xiongxian can have a full meal depends entirely on the new crops introduced by their children from overseas. Without these high-yield sweet potatoes, corn, etc., the people will still not be able to eat."

Emperor Chongzhen was silent, and he agreed with his son's statement. What he saw and heard along the way made him clearly know that without these high-yield crops, the lives of the people would really be unimaginable.

Zhu Cilang then said: "In the Ming Dynasty, these crops were still not popular in this remote area. Not to mention, the Yunguang land, the west of Shaanxi, and even the Huguang land have not been popularized yet. In most of the Sichuan areas where Erchen is located, these crops cannot be grown. The people there are really miserable. Erchen thinks that the court should take out the 500,000 taels of taxes to solve the problem of crop popularization in various places. The court came forward to popularize the grain seeds of these new crops across the country. Furthermore, as the standard for the evaluation of the performance of officials, the crops in which the region are widely popularized, and the officials will be promoted and reused."

Emperor Chongzhen stared at his son in a daze, and Zhu Cilang felt a little embarrassed when he looked at him. Even he couldn't figure out what his father was thinking, let alone the ministers below.

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen said, "I will add another 300,000 taels, 800,000 taels and 800,000 taels to you to promote these crops nationwide."

Zhu Cilang was also stunned for a while, then smiled at Chongzhen: "My son, thank you for the emperor for the sake of the thousands of people of the Ming Dynasty."

Emperor Chongzhen did not answer. It was not me who should thank you, but you. It was because of you that the Ming Dynasty had hope.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen would not say this sentence, so as to avoid his son being too inflated. In case, Zhu Cilang would easily become erratic at a young age.

Secondly, this is purely a business blow to each other between father and son. I am the emperor and seeking welfare for the people of the world is an obligation that an emperor should fulfill. There is nothing to show off.

Zhu Cilang was delighted that it was not only because my father agreed to his suggestion, but also because of Chongzhen, I added 300,000 taels of silver to promote new crops such as the imperial court. More importantly, it is to adopt grain promotion as an important indicator for the performance appraisal of officials. This is tantamount to mobilizing the great enthusiasm of officials from all over the country.

For their own political achievements, these officials will spare no effort to promote these new crops. The 800,000 taels of silver allocated by the court is used to support the popularization of these crops.

Zhu Cilang was even happier that his father, Emperor Chongzhen, had indeed changed a lot during this in-cover trip. At least, Chongzhen knew the real suffering of the people. He was no longer as irritable as before. Zhu Cilang even felt that his father was a little pitiful. He wanted to change everything, but he was powerless to do anything.
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