Zhu Hengjia

Zhu Hengjia (朱亨嘉), the 12th Prince of Jingjiang. He was a 10th generation descentants of Zhu Shouqian, 12th descentants of Zhu Xinglong, brother of Hongwu Emperor. His son was Shitao (born Zhu Ruoji), who was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the early part of the Qing Dynasty. He had claiming himself as regent of Ming dynasty but later collapsed.

Life

After Zhu Yousong collapsed, Zhu Hengjia claiming himself as Regent at Guangxi under support of Yang Guowei (楊國威), General soldiers of Guangxi, officer Gu Yi (顧奕) and the others. He changed his era name as Hongwu (Zhu Yuanzhang's original era name), and the year he "reigned" became "278th year of Hongwu reign".

After Qu Shisi (瞿式耜) knew he arroganted as regent, he ordered chieftain of Guangxi that do not listen what he orders and ordered a general named Chen Bangzhuan (陳邦傅) for defending him. Due to Ju Shisi had not obeyed Zhu Hengjia, Zhu Hengjia went to Wuzhou captured him and arrested him at Guilin.

At the same time, Zhu Yujian has enthroned as Longwu Emperor and Ju Shisi ordered his men to congratulate and requested to Zhu Yujian to seize Zhu Hengjia. After Ding Kuichu (丁魁楚) attacked at Wuzhou, Zhu Hengjia escaped to Guilin. Then, he released Ju Shisi, to hope Ju will help him but Ju Shisi captured him. Later, Zhu Hengjia was escorted to Fujian and got killed.

The end of Zhu Hengjia

There are many different records about Zhu Hengjia's end:

• "Hengjia, Yang Guowei and Gu Yi got captured and escorted to Fujian, Yang and Gu got killed and Hengjia died in the prison."^[1]
• "Hengjia died due to sick."^[2]
• "Hengjia and Guowei got captured and escorted to Fuzhou, they later got killed"^[3]
• "The Prince of Tang (Zhu Yujian) demoted Hengjia, the Prince of Jingjiang as commoner. Ding Kuichu escorted Hengjia, Yang Guowei, Gu Yi and Shi Qiwen to the quinsay at Jianning, the Emperor meeting with Prince of Huai and Prince of Chu, they later agreed to do not demoting him and placed him at Lianjiang."^[4]

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