Biography

After Zhu Yousong was defeated, Zhu Hengjia declared himself as Regent (監國) at Guangxi under support of Yang Guowei (楊國威), General soldiers of Guangxi, officer Gu Yi (顧奕) and the others.

After Qu Shisi (瞿式耜) knew he had been arrogated as regent, he ordered the officials of Guangxi not to obey his orders and ordered a general named Chen Bangzhuan (陳邦傅) to defend him. As Qu Shisi disobeyed Zhu Hengjia, Zhu went to Wuzhou to capture Qu and arrest him at Guilin.

At the same time, Zhu Yujian has been enthroned as Longwu Emperor, and Qu Shisi ordered his men to congratulate him and requested Zhu Yujian to seize Zhu Hengjia. After Ding Kuichu (丁魁楚) attacked Wuzhou, Zhu Hengjia escaped to Guilin. Then, Zhu released Qu Shisi and hoped that Qu would help him. However, Qu Shisi captured Zhu. Later, Zhu Hengjia was escorted to Fujian and killed.

Death

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."

• "Hengjia died due to sick."

• "Hengjia and Guowei got captured and escorted to Fuzhou, they later got killed"

• "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."

Ancestry

生平

朱亨嘉早年以庶子身份襲封，父親嫡子與本藩宗室上疏攻訐，歷經天啟、崇禎兩朝都未了結。南京淪陷後，於隆武元年八月初三（1645年9月22日），在廣西總兵楊國威、桂林府推官顧奕等人的擁護下，自稱監國於桂林，改桂林為西京，改元興業。雷亮功《桂林田海記》及光緒《臨桂縣志》卷十八《前事志》皆作朱亨嘉自稱監國，紀年用洪武二百八十七年（應為二百七十八年）。當時在梧州廣西巡撫瞿式耜得知朱亨嘉僭位，要思恩參將陳邦傳助防，又通知當地土司的「狼兵」，不要聽從朱亨嘉的調遣。瞿式耜不奉朱亨嘉召令，朱亨嘉親至到梧州，拘捕了瞿式耜，幽禁在桂林。時唐王朱聿鍵為帝，瞿式耜派人去祝賀，要求朱聿鍵來平定朱亨嘉的叛亂。

兩廣總督丁魁楚在梧州突然發兵進攻，朱亨嘉逃回桂林。受困於桂林的朱亨嘉，釋放了瞿式耜，希望瞿式耜能幫他守城。瞿式耜與中軍官焦璉召陳邦傳共同捉拿朱亨嘉，在八月廿五（10月14日）朱亨嘉被俘，隆武二年（1646年）二月被押到福建，四月被縊殺。子朱若極是有名的書畫家，明亡後為避禍而改換姓名為石濤。

結局爭議

朱亨嘉的結局，記載頗異。

• 有「俘亨嘉及楊國威、顧奕等至閩，戮於市；廢亨嘉為庶人，幽死。」

• 有「亨嘉尋病死。」

• 有「擒亨嘉、國威械送福州，斬於市。」

• 有「唐王廢靖江王亨嘉為庶人。丁魁楚遣總兵馬吉翔械亨嘉及楊國威、顧奕、史其文等至建寧行在，帝命楚、淮諸王會議，免為庶人，安置連江。敕奉新王嚴加鈐束，不許令見一人透出字；若有毫釐疏虞，地方官從重加法，王責亦無所辭。尋命掌錦衣衛事王之臣搤殺之，託言暴疾死。」

• 有「貶靖藩為庶人，安置廣東博羅縣，至縣，未幾死。」

• 錢海岳先生也認為是「廢為庶人，安置連江，以幽死。」