Author: Li Dakui
Later Liang's founding emperor Liang Taizu Zhu Wen was recorded in history as the most famous founding emperor, which made people not very optimistic, and the reputation was nothing more than a hooligan.
However, it was such a person who established the Liang Dynasty after the "Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms", which officially ended the world in 289.
How can Juwen Hode? There is a history that seems to be a myth but is a fact.
First, Zhu Wen has the "Shang Wu" characteristics of Pinbo
Indeed, this Liang Taizu Zhu Wen has a very bad reputation. His life is summed up in an authentic hellish and rogue, which is not excessive.
Zhu Wen was a goon when he was a child, saying that the empress had exposed his lustful disposition, saying that he was a rogue and was not wronged at all. Combing through, Zhu Wen really didn't have much to feel warm. However, reflecting on Zhu Wen's "ugliness", there are still many points that can be summarized and sobered.
Otherwise, how could the violent Zhu Wen crush the rebel army at the end of the Tang Dynasty and become the gravedigger of the Tang Dynasty?
Zhu Wen was born in 852 into a family of teachers in SongZhou (present-day Anhui), and his father, Zhu Cheng, made a living as a teacher, and although his life was dull, he barely survived. Only because of the premature death of his father, his mother Wang Shi had to lead the three zhu wen brothers (Zhu Wen ranked third, with Zhu Quanyu and Zhu Cun's two older brothers) to Xiao County's Liu Chong's family as a maid to earn a living.
When he was a child, Zhu Wen did not like to read, and he sent people to the fence and began to experience the hardships of life. As soon as his "hellish" tenacity came up, he had the desire to get ahead, hoping to get out of such a predicament one day.
As a result, Zhu Wen, who was "shangwu", relied on his mother's love and was even more idle, keen on idleness all day, unwilling to engage in labor, accustomed to chasing force and studying riding and shooting.
Over time, Zhu Wen cultivated a strong physique with excellent arm strength and a fighting trait that was not afraid of death, so that his neighbors commented that he did not produce, and was proud of his courage.
Perhaps, it is precisely this "fighting" trait that Zhu Wen cultivated and precipitated when he was a child that gave him the spirit of being brave and strong, and not willing to be slaughtered by others, and not accepting weakness, which laid an indispensable foundation for his personality to be based in the chaotic world at the end of the Tang Dynasty and to be able to cross the line.
Second, Zhu Wen has a unique political vision
After Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao unveiled the uprising, Zhu Wen, who was 23 years old at the time, responded, and he chose to join the Huangchao Rebel Army, and with the courage of not being afraid of death, he repeatedly built a miracle in the charge, which was appreciated by Huang Chao, and was soon promoted to one of the leaders of the rebel army.
In 882, Huang Chao attacked Chang'an to establish the Qi regime, and Zhu Wen was able to take the important position of defense envoy of Tongzhou and became an important general under Huang Chao.
Just when Huang Chao assigned him to personally lead the rebel army to confront Wang Chongrong in the Middle Festival of the Tang River, the two sides were in a state of stalemate. At this critical juncture, Zhu Wen judged the situation and revealed his treacherous nature, and after conspiring with his close associate Xie Hitomi and others, he decided: betray Qi and surrender to Tang.
Therefore, Zhu Wen betrayed Huang Chao, turned against him before the battle, took the initiative to recognize Wang Chongrong as his uncle, and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
Zhu Wen's move caused a heavy blow to the peasant revolt at the end of the Tang Dynasty and became the last straw that crushed the rebel army. The failure of the Yellow Nest is also one of the important reasons.
Emperor Xizong of Tang, who had thought that his dominance was in jeopardy, was aware of Zhu Wen's unique political vision and felt that it was caused by his own heavenly might: This was a general given to me by heaven.
As a result, Emperor Tang placed great trust and value on Zhu Wen: he gave him the title of "Zhu Quanzhong" and conferred on zuo Jinwu the posts of grand general, Xuanwu Junjiedushi, and Assassin of Bian prefecture.
As soon as Zhu Wen changed his body, he became a major member of the late Tang Weizhen side, creating conditions for entering the Central Plains.
Third, Zhu Wen's organic and intellectual political means
After Zhu Wen returned to Emperor Tang, relying on Emperor Tang's high esteem for him, he cooperated with Wang Chongrong, Yang Fuguang, Li Keyong, and other important ministers of the late Tang Dynasty to jointly suppress the Huangchao rebels.
After entering Chang'an, Huang Chao was originally short-sighted and brutal, where could it withstand Zhu Wen's rebellion and joint suppression?
Soon Huang Chao fled in defeat, and in 884, Huang Chao was killed, and his subordinate Qin Zongquan led the remnants to continue guerrilla warfare.
Zhu Wen also took advantage of the victory to pursue Emperor Qin's forces, showing a witty political approach:
On the one hand, Zhu Wen contacted Tianping Jiedu to make Zhu Xuan, Yun Zhou Jiedu make Zhu Kun and others ally, form brothers, and jointly attack the "Qin" department; on the other hand, Zhu Wen recruited troops in Qing, Zi, and other places to expand his own power...
Zhu Wen's thunderbolt means led to the defeat of Emperor Qin at the Battle of Caizhou, and the peasant revolt at the end of the Tang Dynasty was completely suppressed, for which Zhu Wen "made great contributions", was awarded the title of Inspector Taiwei, concurrently Zhongshu Ling, and the King of Jindongping, becoming the biggest winner at the end of the Tang Dynasty.
In 888, after Tang Zhaozong succeeded to the throne, Zhu Wen was already "too big to lose", and at this time, he had already divided the town and was powerless to return to heaven, so he had no choice but to obey his mercy. For a time, Zhu Wenquan fell to the world and became a hot power minister.
Fourth, Zhu Wen's poisonous political ambitions
After Zhu Wen defeated Li Maozhen, the local envoy of the late Tang Dynasty, in the Battle of Fengxiang in 901 AD, he has since taken Tang Zhaozong's orders hostage and begun to go down the road of rebellion against Tang.
Therefore, in order to realize his political ambitions and ascend the throne as soon as possible, the poisonous Zhu Wen adopted a series of cruel and treacherous measures against tang:
He did not care at all about Tang Zhaozong's "praise", what "return to heaven and rebuild, do your best to be loyal and righteous heroes", go to him.
He first demoted more than thirty officials who defended Tang Zhaozong on the charge of "false accusations", and then arbitrarily executed the palace maids around Tang Zhaozong. Immediately after that, in the place of Jiuquchi Baima Yi, he killed the nine sons of Tang Zhaozong in the form of a "Hongmen Feast", which was the "Disaster of the White Horse" recorded in Shi Zai.
Later, Zhu Wen also made Li Yu the Prince of Hui a puppet emperor, called Emperor Zhaoxuan, which was the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Ai of Tang.
In 907, Zhu Wen did not want Emperor Tang Zhaoxuan to sit on the dragon chair, so he tore off the last veil, forced Emperor Tang Zhaoxuan to abdicate, and invited him to ascend the throne in the form of "Zen Concession".
Therefore, Zhu Wen changed his name to Zhu Huang and established Hou Liang, called Liang Taizu.
In this way, after two anti-Tang rebellions, Zhu Wen was able to reap the benefits and finally succeeded in ascending to the emperor's throne.
Fifth, Zhu Wen has the extraordinary skill of attracting talents
Zhu Wen, who claimed to be the empress dowager, also revealed her lustful nature, and his scandals with many daughters-in-law eventually led him to die at the hands of his son Zhu Youjue in 912, at the age of 61, only reigning for 6 years.
However, in addition to the above unique features, Zhu Wen also has a set of personnel:
In his many years of military career, he has always paid attention to resourceful, courageous and warlike strategists and military generals, and as long as there is an opportunity to gather, he will focus on pulling them over and using them for his own use.
As for the origins of these strategists and military generals, Zhu Wen did not care at all, he only cared about whether he could serve himself.
For example, Yang Shihou, Pang Shuaigu, Huo Cun, Ge Congzhou, Wang Yanzhang, Zhang Guiba, Zhang Guihou, Zhu Xuan, Zhu Qin, Li Zhen, Jingxiang and others were all listened to by Zhu Wen under his account.
Because Zhu Wen was able to make good use of people in an eclectic manner, these strategists and fierce generals gave full play to their greatest value, and made great contributions to laying the foundation for him.
Unfortunately, his body is not right, even if he is in a good position by chance, he will not be able to be famous for eternity in the end.
Although the hellish and rogue Zhu Wen were able to come to the world under the gathering of various luck and chances of heaven, place, people, and chance. However, if he has no virtue of good life, and does not take the life of the world as his own responsibility, his sad fate is also doomed to be inevitable.
Is to remember!
【About the author】Li Dakui, male, Han ethnicity, post-70s, Guizhou Meitan people, bachelor of law, literature lover.
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