The Laziest Emperor

Emperor Zhu Yijun (1563-1620) was the laziest Emperor. He reigned for a total of 48 years but was absent from court for 28 years. Among the Ming Emperors, Emperor Zhu Yijun was a rather dominant ruler, having the longest reign - up to 48 years. Emperor Zhu Yijun ascended the throne when he was only 10 years old, a child who did not understand worldly affairs. However, the young king still worked diligently every day, studying and solving political problems. During his first time on the throne, he was considered by the history books to be very diligent, directly handling most of the affairs of the court, and very popular with the courtiers. But in the middle of his rule, Emperor Zhu Yijun suddenly became "lazy". He stopped courting for 28 years, seemingly not interested in politics anymore. However, the surprising thing is that in these 28 years, society is still peaceful, and civil wars and foreign wars are still won.

According to history books, the Ming Emperor never officially confirmed the reason for not setting up the court, before the complaints of his officials, he simply replied that he was not well. At that time, people still did not believe him, the officials in the court thought that this was the baseless defense of the laziest Emperor. It was not until 400 years later that posterity found out the reason for not setting up the court of the Ming Emperor when excavating his tomb. In 1955, an archaeological team led by historian Guo Mo Ruo excavated the Dingling tomb of Emperor Zhu Yijun and converted it into an underground museum. Although this mausoleum is not large, the design is extremely careful, it took more than a year for the archaeological team to find the entrance. According to published data, there are more than 3,000 objects inside, including many precious stones, pearls, and many items and silk. When opening the coffin lid, the biggest mystery about the 13th king of the Ming Dynasty was gradually revealed. The restoration of Emperor Zhu Yijun's remains shows that his legs were of unequal length, the right leg was slightly longer than the left leg, making walking very inconvenient. The king was still diligent for the country and the people even though he was not seen by the world, so he understood that the Son of Heaven also had real sufferings that could not be shared with anyone. Thanks to archaeological work in 1955, posterity realized that the title of "the laziest Emperor in history" that people assigned to Emperor Van Lich turned out to be just a false accusation. This is really one of the most interesting facts about the Emperors of ancient China.