Chapter 5 Chapter 5 The Emperor Like a Mouse

What kind of person was Emperor Chongzhen?Can he save the empire?Through the narration we just made, we should know: he cannot save the empire, and he still expects the empire to save him! On the day when Emperor Chongzhen was announced as emperor, an eunuch came to tell him to enter the palace, and Emperor Chongzhen followed him in fear. After entering the palace, the eunuch told him to stay in this room, and Emperor Chongzhen went in Stay in the house and dare not move. The Emperor Chongzhen stayed in that room for a day or two and didn't dare to come out. What if he was hungry?It's easy to be hungry.

He has been abused since he was a child, so he has developed a "good" living habit, what habit?steal.He can steal a bunch of food to hide wherever he goes.why?Because when Li Xuanshi or Wei Zhongxian brought him up, he would not consider his food problem. He had to solve this problem by himself, so he often stole something and hid it on his body. In the past two days, Emperor Chongzhen ate what he had stolen, but he finished eating after two days.After eating, he started to be confused, saying why am I sitting here?Let me be the emperor, why no one pays attention to me?So he boldly went to the door to look, just in time to see some young eunuchs coming.As soon as he waved, the little eunuch immediately knelt down when he saw him.At this time, Emperor Chongzhen felt:

I have authority, I am an emperor, and the eunuchs in the palace kneel before me, so why should I be afraid.It would be a lie to say that I am not afraid, but I am still afraid.Emperor Chongzhen asked the little eunuch to bring him a sword and hold the sword to protect himself. At this time, he was not afraid.With the sword in his body, he was not afraid of Wei Zhongxian coming to kill him. Then he asked the eunuch: What should I do after I become the emperor?The little eunuch said, when you become the emperor, you will be able to amnesty the world, give everyone a first-class salary, and give them some wine and meat to eat.Emperor Chongzhen said, will my words work?The little eunuch said, you are the emperor, no matter what you use, whoever works.Chongzhen then ordered that each of the eunuchs and maids in the palace be given a drink and food.As soon as this order came out, the maids and eunuchs cheered and jumped.

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen burst into tears: I am the real emperor of the empire, why should I be afraid of Wei Zhongxian?I shouldn't be afraid of him. At this time, he has finally come to the foreground of history.Then he did one thing - kill Wei Zhongxian! Killing Wei Zhongxian was a crucial step in the growth of Emperor Chongzhen's life. Given time, if he is given enough time, his personality will slowly repair itself, and it is not impossible to repair it.However, there is no time, especially under the cultivation and education of Li Xuanshi and Wei Zhongxian for so many years, he has already shaped a mouse-shaped personality.What is a mouse personality?Timid, timid, fearful, and rush to shirk responsibility when things happen.This kind of personality leads to one of his biggest interpersonal obstacles: he can't get along with people, and he can't handle interpersonal relationships well.

Does an emperor also need to deal with interpersonal relationships?need.He needs to deal with his courtiers, and he must show his wisdom and majesty to each courtier.But Emperor Chongzhen, think about the environment in which he grew up.He was brought up in an environment of hatred, hostility, abuse and teasing, would he trust others?There was no word trust in his life growing up.So there is an allusion in history called the Fifty Prime Ministers of Chongzhen, that is, Chongzhen reigned for 17 years, and he once appointed nearly fifty great scholars to govern the country for him, but these fifty great scholars were basically killed. Head, or go to jail.

Think about it, a football team, if one player is not good, then we have to replace that player, if the whole team is not performing well, then it is the referee's problem.Emperor Chongzhen couldn't handle the relationship with one minister, it may be the minister's problem, and he couldn't handle the relationship with fifty ministers, so it is self-evident who the problem is. The lack of trust in others in Emperor Chongzhen's personality led to a fatal obstacle. What obstacle?He has lost control of the empire's resources with skill.In other words, his control of the empire is controlled by people. He can appoint a minister to do one thing and dispatch it layer by layer, but if he doesn't trust the first person from the beginning, then this kind of Control no longer exists.

History has become a sad one-man show for Emperor Chongzhen, who independently fought against his nemesis, that is, the second child mentioned at the beginning of this chapter-"the second generation of rich" Li Zicheng.