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[Fourteen, review of the three major unsolved cases in the Ming Dynasty. ]

[A madman, a red pill, two women, the three confusing cases in the late Ming Dynasty turned the harem of the late Ming Dynasty upside down and caused the country to decline. ]

[Why was the crown prince almost beaten to death by a madman? ]

[What happened in the red pill case? ]

[In this video, let us understand the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty in chronological order. ]

[One evening in the summer of 1615, a man broke into the Ciqing Palace where the crown prince lived, holding a wooden stick and beating anyone he saw. ]

[The palace guards arrested the man on the spot and handed him over to the court for interrogation. ]

[This is the first of the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty: the case of the stick. 】

【The biggest doubt in this case is how an outsider broke into the palace and how he passed through the heavy guards? 】.

【At that time, the Ming Dynasty was in the midst of a dispute over the foundation of the country. Emperor Shenzong Zhu Yijun disliked his eldest son Zhu Changluo and favored Prince Fu Zhu Changxun, who was born to Concubine Zheng. 】

【This caused the court officials to quarrel for more than ten years. 】

【Although the emperor finally reluctantly appointed Zhu Changluo as the crown prince, he did not let Prince Fu go to the fiefdom. The civil service group was worried that the emperor would abolish the eldest and establish the youngest, so they clamored for Prince Fu to go to the fiefdom quickly. 】

【At this critical juncture, such a bizarre case suddenly occurred. 】

【What impact will this have on the dispute over the foundation of the country? 】

【After the interrogation by the imperial censor, it was learned that this person was named Zhang Cha and was from Jizhou. 】

【Besides that, nothing else was found. 】

【Zhang Cha kept talking nonsense, like a madman, so this result did not satisfy everyone. 】

【Since this man was mentally ill, who let him in? 】

03【So Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty ordered the Ministry of Justice to re-examine the case. 】

【This time, Zhang Cha confessed that he was originally a farmer in Jizhou, and because someone burned his firewood at home, he became mentally ill. 】

【He then went to Beijing to file a complaint, and met two people on the way, who gave him a stick as evidence. 】

【So, Zhang Cha took the stick and broke into Ciqing Palace from Donghua Gate, beating anyone he saw. 】

【Who were the two people who gave Zhang Cha the stick? 】

【No one knows. 】

【This confession still could not convince the public. The civil officials suspected that Concubine Zheng was behind it, so the case was handed over to the Dali Temple for interrogation. 】

【This time, the Dali Temple did not torture Zhang Cha directly, but entertained him with good food and drink. 】

【From Zhang Cha's mouth, another conclusion was obtained. 】

【It turned out that Zhang Cha was a normal person. One day, a eunuch found him and asked him to go to Beijing to do something. After the work was done, he would be given a few acres of land. 】

【After Zhang Cha came to Beijing, he was stuffed with a wooden stick. 】

【Under the guidance of the insider, he broke into the palace and beat anyone he saw. 】

【This confession is much more reasonable than the previous one, but it is not the result the emperor wants. 】

【Under the three-court trial, Zhang Cha confessed the names and addresses of his accomplices, one of whom was a relative of Concubine Zheng's mother's family. 】

【The court and the public were in an uproar. 】

【They wrote to the court to investigate the Zheng family, and Concubine Zheng was not to be outdone, arguing with the court officials and making a mess. 】

【Just when the conflict was getting more and more intense. 】

【Emperor Zhu Yijun, who had been too lazy to attend court, summoned Concubine Zheng and the prince in the palace of Queen Wang Xijie. 】

【The prince wanted to investigate further, and Concubine Zheng swore a poisonous oath in public to prove her innocence. 】

【Zhu Yijun changed his face when he heard it, slammed the table and scolded Concubine Zheng. Seeing his father's attitude, the prince had to say that he only needed to investigate Zhang Cha. 】

【The emperor then praised the prince with a pleasant face, saying that he was a peaceful emperor, very kind and filial. 】

【This was probably one of the few moments of fatherly love that Zhu Changluo felt in his life. 】

【In the end, this bizarre case of stabbing ended with the execution of Zhang Cha. 】

【Soon, Prince Fu Zhu Changxun went to Luoyang to serve as a general. 】

【And the shadow of death had quietly arrived. 】

【In 1620, Queen Wang Xijie died, and Concubine Zheng begged Emperor Wanli to make her the new queen. 】

【However, she had not yet been officially canonized. 】

【Emperor Wanli died of illness at the age of 58. Before his death, he left a will asking the crown prince to respect Concubine Zheng as the queen mother. Zhu Changluo, who had endured for more than 20 years, finally became the emperor. 】

【However, Zhu Changluo, who had always been protected by the civil officials, was not a suitable choice for the emperor. 】

【He was cowardly and indecisive. 】

【In order to please Zhu Changluo, Concubine Zheng sent him more than a dozen beauties. 】

【It was the period of mourning for Emperor Wanli. Zhu Changluo had sex with several women all night and soon fell ill due to excessive indulgence. 】

【The then Prime Minister, the famous doctor of Guangzhao, treated Zhu Changluo. 】

【At that time, there was an official of Honglu Temple named Li Kezhuo, who presented a red pill, which was said to cure all diseases. 】

【After Zhu Changluo took it, he was indeed full of energy. 】

【On the same night, he died suddenly! 】

【He was only 39 years old and reigned for 27 days. He was the shortest-reigning emperor in the Ming Dynasty. 】

【This is the second of the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty: the Red Pill Case. 】

【Before Zhu Changluo died, his favorite concubine Li Xianshi also asked Zhu Changluo to make her the Imperial Noble Consort. 】

【Now that Zhu Changluo died suddenly, Li Xianshi's calculations all failed. 】

【So she colluded with Consort Zheng, who shared the same fate, and would become the Empress Dowager after the new emperor ascended the throne. 】

【Zhu Changluo had seven sons, and only the eldest son Zhu Youxiao survived. 】

【Before Wanli died, he designated Zhu Youxiao as the Crown Prince, so there was no objection to Zhu Youxiao's succession. 】

【But the problem lies with Li Xianshi. 】

【She was Zhu Youxiao's adoptive mother. She relied on Zhu Changluo's favor and was arrogant and domineering. She once killed Zhu Youxiao's biological mother. 】

【Because Zhu Changluo's wife had already died at that time, Li Xianshi not only regarded herself as the future empress dowager, but also kept Zhu Youxiao by her side, which caused strong dissatisfaction among the Donglin Party. 】

【The ministers found an opportunity to meet Zhu Youxiao and sent him to Ciqing Palace. 】

【But Li Xianshi still stayed in Qianqing Palace. 】

【In the end, the eunuchs drove Li Xianshi back to the harem, allowing Zhu Youxiao to ascend the throne smoothly. 】

【This is the third of the three major cases: the palace relocation case. 】

【After Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, a thorough investigation of the death of the previous emperor became a top priority. 】

【However, due to the fierce party struggles, all parties wanted to use this to unite and attack dissidents and put him in prison. 】

【The truth itself has become irrelevant. 】

【Li Kezhuo, who killed his father, was exiled to the frontier and the matter was hastily resolved. 】

【What was the fate of Concubine Zheng and Li Xuanshi? 】

【After Concubine Zheng's attempt to become the queen failed, she moved to Renshou Palace to retire and eventually died of illness in 1630 at the age of 66. 】

【Li Xuanshi was honored as Concubine Kang because she had pleased Wei Zhongxian. 】

【After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Concubine Li Kang and the surviving concubines and women were all supported by the Qing court. 】

【She eventually died during the reign of Emperor Kangxi at the age of more than 80. 】

【It had been half a century since the palace relocation case. 】

【After all the intrigues and schemes, they still ended up with nothing. 】

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"Which emperor is the most outrageous! We have to look at the Ming Dynasty!"

"My goodness, he had sex with more than a dozen beauties in one night, and died after only 27 days in office. Isn't this more playful than Zhu Houzhao?"

"Let alone, the two culprits of the harem actually enjoyed their old age."

"You make me feel strange about the Qing Dynasty. You actually support the harem of the previous dynasty. To be honest, I don't believe it!"

"Me too!"

"......"

The ancients seemed to be listening to a story, and naturally they had to comment on it after listening.

They refreshed their cognition of the weird emperors of the Ming Dynasty!

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The Three Kingdoms period.

Cao Cao's eyes lit up.

Muttered: "You have sex with several women in one night and have played yourself to death. You are more lustful than me!"

"That's not right. I don't like the dozens of beauties who have just entered the palace. I have no interest in being with them.So many people are playing around."

"I am more interested in Concubine Zheng and Concubine Li."

"I wonder how these two wives feel..."

Cao Cao's old habit of liking married women came back again. This time he set his eyes on the concubine of the Ming Dynasty emperor.

Since she can be the emperor's concubine, she must be very beautiful.

The most important thing is that she is a married woman, which is exactly what he wants!

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Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang held his head and staggered two steps.

Every time he saw his unpromising descendants, he wanted to kill them with a sword!

This time, the unfilial descendants are even more outrageous!

It's even more outrageous than the most playful emperor Zhu Houzhao!

Only 27 days in office! Died directly on a woman's belly!

"It's so embarrassing! ”

“We can’t even afford to lose face like this guy!”

“You good-for-nothing, you lecher, you better die! Save yourself from bringing shame to us! "

Zhu Yuanzhang almost went crazy.

He suddenly felt that Zhu Houzhao was not bad. At least Zhu Houzhao had been in power for a long time. Moreover, there was no turmoil in the country during his reign, which was already very good.

Zhu Yuanzhang unknowingly lowered his expectations for his descendants.

He didn't believe that there was an emperor in the Ming Dynasty who was more outrageous than Zhu Changluo!

Another period.

Zhu Changluo was stunned.

No, I will die of kidney deficiency! !?

This is too embarrassing!

And he was more curious about what the red pill was?

Poison?

Why did he die directly after taking it!

He swallowed his saliva and said angrily: "Concubine Zheng, you really have bad intentions and want to kill the king! ”

It just so happened that Concubine Zheng had just sent over a dozen beauties today.

Zhu Changluo had originally wanted to have a hearty fight, but now that this matter had interfered, he instantly lost interest.