Although Zhu Zhanji has made outstanding achievements in national politics, he has only been in power for ten years. As for the cause of his death, there is no clear record in the relevant history books. In addition, as far as the life expectancy of ancient people in China is concerned, the life expectancy of Zhu Zhanji is close to 40 years, which is not a very short-lived age. But it stands to reason that he has a high status and should live longer. What was the cause of his death?
The country's political affairs are busy, and Zhu Zhanji works too hard, which leads to a strange body. When Zhu Zhanji's name is mentioned, people often say that if he could continue to handle state affairs and not hand over state power to eunuchs, the Ming Dynasty would not go downhill under his rule. In fact, it is not difficult to find that as an emperor, he has to deal with many major events every day. In the long run, a person's health will gradually become problematic.
And in the relevant historical records, Zhu Zhanji is not an addict, so the reason why he trained eunuchs to be his own transaction handlers is largely because of his physical problems, so he will choose to gradually retreat from the background, and when his physical symptoms appear, it is already near the end.
National politics is not peaceful. Zhu Zhanji has to deal with internal affairs as well as foreign enemies. As an emperor, although his power is very high, not all state affairs are in his own hands. Besides Zhu Zhanji, he also had many uncles who influenced his rule. And if his behavior is too bold and violates the teachings of these uncles, he is likely to be ousted from the throne, so he lives in panic every day.
For example, he took away his uncle Zhu, and the contradiction between them was very sharp. Besides, Zhu Zhanji himself wouldn't have killed him if his uncle hadn't pushed him too hard. Therefore, Zhu Zhanji has been living in a panic for many years, and over time, he will have psychological problems.
Obsessed with immortality, taking Dan medicine for a long time leads to more serious physical problems. For ancient emperors, it seems that everyone can't escape the proposition of immortality, so many emperors spent their whole lives pursuing it. Zhu Zhanji himself is also a person who likes refining Dan medicine very much. After refining, he must take it. Long-term use will only make the body gradually abnormal, eat more and more, and there will be more and more toxins in the body, so this is one of the reasons for his early death.
As a very short-lived emperor, Zhu Zhan could basically sit in Daming Mountain for longer, but neither he himself nor the political environment at that time was very friendly. So the reason for his short life is that on the one hand, he took Dan medicine himself, on the other hand, he was under great pressure from the outside world, which led to his long-term depression.