明武宗正德南巡原因探析

Analysis on the Reason for the Southern Tour of Emperor Wuzong During Zhengde Period

正德十四(1519)年三月,明武宗朱厚照下诏欲到江南进行巡游。而此前,正德皇帝刚从北方的宣府回到京师。皇帝准备南巡的这一举动遭到了文武大臣的强烈反对。这次的君臣博弈以正德皇帝廷杖一百多名大臣和暂时放弃南巡为终。然同年六月,宁王朱宸濠在南昌发动叛乱,这次的叛乱给了明武宗一个绝佳的理由进行南巡。本文以皇帝身边近臣挑唆的外部原因、皇帝自身想去南方游玩的内部原因以及宸濠之叛这一导火线为视角,分析正德皇帝一定要进行南巡的原因。

In March of the Zhengde 14th year （1519）, Emperor Wuzong Zhu Houzhao send out imperial decree that he would tour in the Jiangnan area. Previously, the emperor had just returned to the capital from Xuanhua in the north, so the plan to the south was strongly opposed by the officials. The game between the emperor and the officials ended up with the punishment on more than 100 officials and temporarily abandon. However, in June of the same year, King Zhu launched a rebellion in Nanchang, which provided a good reason for Emperor Wuzong to tour in the south. This paper analyzed the reason for the southern tour of the emperor from the perspectives of the intimate ministers＇ incitement, the emperor s willing to tour in the south, and the rebellion of Chenhao.