Life in Zhu Zhanji is actually quite good. Since Judy's coup came to power in Ming Dynasty, his father, Zhu Gaochi, was also named as the grandson of the emperor. There is also a saying that whether Zhu Gaochi can become a prince is still influenced by Zhu Zhanji. This is a bit like the legend that Kangxi chose Yongzheng to succeed to the throne, and it was also Kangxi who decided to inherit Yongzheng by observing the holy day (this is a legend, don't take it seriously). Zhu Zhanji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, succeeded to the throne in his heyday and died at the age of 38 after ten years in office. During the eleven years from Zhu Gaochi, the father of Emperor Renzong of Ming Dynasty (less than one year in office) to the reign of Zhu Zhanji, the Ming Dynasty was called the reign of Ren Xuan. Therefore, Xuanzong Zhu Zhanji was still very successful, but there were still some ruling defects that deeply influenced the later monarch. Objectively, it also caused the Ming Dynasty to turn from prosperity to decline in the future, and even produced far-reaching pernicious effects.
Since Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty, eunuch forces entered foreign dynasties, which opened the history of eunuch autocracy in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
Let's talk about the eunuch forces in the Ming Dynasty. Eunuchs' participation in government affairs in Ming Dynasty began with Zhu Zhanji, Xuanzong of Ming Dynasty. Zhu Zhanji set up an inner bookstore in the palace and appointed imperial academy as the inner bookstore to teach eunuchs. Since then, eunuchs have received formal book education. The purpose of Zhu Zhanji's doing this is to enable eunuchs to handle private documents and formally contact court officials when they are lazy. This changed the attitude of Zhu Yuanzhang, Judy and even Zhu Gaochi to prevent eunuchs. Zhu Zhanji believed that eunuchs were attached to the imperial power, so their loyalty was unmatched by civilian officials.
When it comes to Zhu Zhanji's purpose of involving eunuchs in government affairs, we should first talk about the political system of the Ming Dynasty. Since Judy, the cabinet has been established as a bridge between the emperor and the six ministries. At first, the Cabinet was only an advisory body to the emperor, but since Zhu Zhanji, it has formed an authority. Zhu Zhanji adopted a drafting voting procedure, stipulating that the cabinet should first consider the official's complaint. After examination, these suggestions were posted on the imperial edict for royal approval. If Zhu Zhanji agrees, these recommendations will be transmitted to six ministries for implementation.
If the cabinet's proposal is not appropriate, Zhu Zhanji will assign the eunuch of Silijian to take appropriate action. Because the six departments generally directly carry out the suggestions of the cabinet or Li Si supervisor (who dares to ask the emperor for instructions to confirm whether it really refers to the emperor? Dare not), so the eunuch in Li Si prison may smuggle goods or even falsely preach the imperial edict. This alone has caused the cabinet and the imperial palace to compete for power and profit, which is harmful. The struggle between the imperial palace composed of eunuchs and the civilian cabinet continued until Wei Zhongxian was killed.
The unclear pattern of Mongolian grassland made the Wala family monopolize, which directly led to the change of the civil fort in Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen (son of Zhu Zhanji).
Mongolia was divided into Vara and Tatar in the Ming Dynasty, and Tatar was close to the Ming Dynasty in the east. Valla is in the west. Arutai, the leader of the Tatar Department, who is known as the Northern Yuan Dynasty Taishi, harassed the Ming Dynasty border many times. As a result, Judy, the tough Yongle emperor, was beaten black and blue, and accepted the pursuit of the Ming Dynasty as the opposition between Ning Wang and Wala. Arutai lost its prestige and had to rely on the Ming Dynasty to confront the Wara Department. The Tatar Department, equivalent to Arutai, was the biggest opponent of the Ming Dynasty to confront and contain Vara.
The Wara Department was nominally repaired with the Ming Dynasty, and then actively attacked Arutai in the Tatar Department. Zhu Zhanji doesn't even have this strategic vision. Obviously, it should be to help the weak and seize the strong, and to continue the previous policy of supporting Arutai against Walla. But he actually sat by and watched Vara attack Arutai, eventually killing his opponent, Unified Grassland. In the ninth year of Xuanzong Xuande in the Ming Dynasty, Arutai and his men were attacked by Vala Khan, and after the defeat, they were attacked by Vala leaders and killed.
At this time, Walla has unified the grassland, threatening Daming's safety at all times. By the time he died, he was also the first to succeed to the throne, and the Walla Department had already shown an aggressive posture. In addition, Ming Yingzong and Zhu Qizhen sent troops blindly. As a result, Daming's elite was lost, and Yingzong was arrested in the Minbao incident. The Ming dynasty turned from prosperity to decline, and the offensive and defensive situation of the Ming dynasty and Mongolia reversed. From the root, this is still a hidden danger left by Zhu Zhanji.
After completing his last voyage to the Western Ocean, he voluntarily withdrew from the exploration of the Indian Ocean and Nanyang. Not only lost the future ocean age, but also caused the rampant situation of Japanese pirates in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
The third and final point is that after Zhu Zhanji's last voyage to the Western Ocean, he took the initiative to close the ocean exploration that was about to usher in great development. Daming began to close its doors and cut off its international ties with Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean, West Asia and Africa. Being isolated in international affairs, the Ming Dynasty gave up the opportunity for China to lead the world to explore the ocean again and gave it to the West. The Ming dynasty gave up its good cards and voluntarily withdrew from the poker table in the era of maritime hegemony.
This decision also seriously affected the morale of Daming Navy, and its strength was gradually abandoned. Without the protection of a strong navy, the Japanese pirates were rampant in the southeast coast in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Daming, led by Qi Jiguang, spent a lot of manpower and material resources to finally pacify the enemy. These are all hidden dangers caused by Zhu Zhanji's hasty decision.