(1) Too much explanation of history leads to confusion, and everyone doesn't know who to trust.
(2) It was the Qing Dynasty that compiled Ming History. In order to establish a correct legal status for itself, the Qing Dynasty had a purpose in how to write history.
(3) The Ming Dynasty offended the intellectual class.
The Ming Dynasty, objectively speaking, was stronger than the Qing Dynasty.
Many people say that the Ming emperor was incompetent and incompetent, and the Qing emperor was diligent. Although many emperors in the Ming dynasty did not go to court, it did not mean that they did not do things. Jiajing is so, Wanli is so. Ming Xizong is almost the same here. He really can't read and doesn't even understand the water margin, so he was deceived by Wei Zhongxian.
Many people say that the Ming dynasty was autocratic, which is a bit silly. Which dynasty in feudal society was not autocratic. However, the Ming Dynasty was so autocratic that it gave birth to the third and first miracle among China's four classical novels.
Many people say that Zhu Houzhao, a dark and dark Mingwuzong of the Ming Dynasty, tried several times to come up with a palace, but was stopped by the minister. He finally ran once and was stopped by the gatekeeper. According to this logic, in this dark dynasty, Zhu Houzhao, a dark Ming Wuzong, killed the gatekeeper, but the fact is that he shook his head and said nothing. In the Ming dynasty, there were court aides who often beat ministers. This was later criticized by many people. But why fight? Combined with historical facts. In the Ming dynasty, no emperor ordered punishment just because he was dissatisfied with a minister. Beating people, although it is uncivilized behavior. But why can't a scholar fight when others fight? Are all the people who read sage books sages? I have read too many books, so I can only say that I have accumulated more knowledge and a wider range of knowledge than the average person. You can't be exempted from responsibility or death just because others are advanced and make the same mistake. In the dark Ming dynasty, there were more publications published in one year than in the Qing dynasty, and there were more publications in Chongzhen than in the Qing dynasty. This is the strongest evidence to prove whether a dynasty is dark or not.
It is said that the Ming Dynasty was corrupt, with an annual income of only a few million.
Many people just followed the crowd because of the 30 tax in the Ming Dynasty and earned less. The tax rate in Ming Dynasty was extremely low. The tax per hundred taels of silver was about 3.3%, which was later reduced to about 1.5%. In the middle of Ming Dynasty, the commodity economy was developed, and even the seeds of capitalism appeared. Wanli tried to levy a commodity tax, but failed (the emperor of the dark autocratic dynasty actually had something impossible).
There is also Chongzhen. Everyone generally thinks that he has a strong heart and no ability.
This is also a misunderstanding.
Chongzhen beheaded Wei Zhongxian, and there is no sign of incompetence. Chongzhen is a clever politician.
Compare the last emperors of Ming and Qing dynasties and make a final comparison with their words.
Chongzhen "let the thief cut me and not hurt the people."
Puyi "I don't care how many people you killed and how much coal you transported in Manchuria. As long as I am not allowed to be the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, I will not be willing for one day. "