Eiraku's vines - Eiraku's vines

…Not only his foreign activities, but also his cultural projects were thoroughly large-scale and grandiose, but the reign of the Yongle Emperor was accompanied by some dark aspects behind the external splendor. After the Jingnan Rebellion, the measures taken to exterminate the senior officials close to the Jianwen Emperor and their families were called the “Yongle Trial” and have been criticized by later generations for their cruelty. In addition, the Yongle Emperor, who could not trust his relatives or bureaucrats due to his guilt as a usurper, placed great importance on his close eunuchs. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Eiraku no Urimansho" are listed below.

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…対外活動だけでなく，文化事業についても，徹底的に大規模かつ壮大であったわけであるが，永楽帝の治世は，外面的な華やかさのかげに，いくつかの暗黒部分をともなっていた。靖難の変後，建文帝側近の重臣とその家族にとられた一族誅滅の処置は，〈永楽の瓜蔓抄（つるまくり）〉とよばれ，後世から残虐ぶりを非難されている。また，簒奪者のうしろめたさで，血縁も官僚も信じられなかった永楽帝は，側近の宦官を重用した。…

※「永楽の瓜蔓抄」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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