Zhu Yuanzhang's one-thought difference
In the late reign of Emperor Yuanshun of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang divided one side in Jiangnan, established the State of Wu, and established himself as the King of Wu - friends familiar with history will know that this State of Wu was the predecessor of the later Ming Dynasty.
At this time, the Yuan Dynasty was still strong, but if the Yuan Dynasty army was allowed to encircle and suppress all the hostile regimes at the same time, including Zhu Yuanzhang, the Yuan Dynasty was obviously incompetent - so the Yuan Dynasty imperial court sent people to surrender and appease the leaders of the rebellious regime, and the phenomenon of bargaining between the rebel regime and the Yuan Dynasty continued to occur - such as Zhang Shicheng, who was once canonized by the Yuan Dynasty.
Against the backdrop of constant bargaining between the Yuan Dynasty and the various divided regimes, Zhang Chang, the Head of the Yuan Dynasty, was sent by Emperor Yuanshun to the State of Wu to meet with Zhu Yuanzhang. In the process of communicating with Zhang Chang, Zhu Yuanzhang found that Zhang Chang was a talent, so he asked Zhang Chang to stay and appointed Zhang Chang as an official.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not know that the difference between his own thoughts and his almost overturned the State of Wu and changed the direction of history.
Zhang Chang: Yi Rou Ke Gang
Abandon the high-ranking officials of the Great Yuan to be idle officials like Wu Guo who divide the political power. At that time, when the situation in the world was not clear and it was uncertain who would die, Zhang Chang's choice to be loyal to the State of Wu was undoubtedly very risky and suffered losses - so if he changed to someone else, he would definitely insist on not being Zhu Yuanzhang's official, or adopt a non-cooperative attitude to passively deal with Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhang Chang, on the other hand, was not.
Zhang Chang accepted Zhu Yuanzhang's canonization in its entirety. Moreover, he also actively ran to the court of the State of Wu to expand and manage his contacts for himself, which gave people the feeling that Zhang Chang was ready to be an official in the State of Wu wholeheartedly.
At the same time, Zhang Chang also put forward many opinions to Zhu Yuanzhang, and these opinions, in general, include two aspects:
On the one hand, there is the legislative aspect. Zhu Yuanzhang, unlike other peasant revolt leaders, such as Tianquan and other regimes, either have no consciousness or are unwilling to operate in terms of system construction and resource management, while Zhu Yuanzhang, under the advice of intellectuals, realized that if he wanted to replace the Yuan Dynasty, he must establish a decent political power, and the establishment of a decent political power and the improvement of the legal system were indispensable links.
Zhang Chang, because he had a resume of doing Shangshu in the Yuan Dynasty, so his opinion was more authoritative, Zhang Chang suggested: Nowadays, the use of heavy codes in the chaotic world, the legislation of the State of Wu, should be based on heavy punishment, so that the people of the world are in a state of awe of King Wu, so that the world can be peaceful.
On the other hand, it is the attitude of life. Zhang Chang advised Zhu Yuanzhang: Now that the general trend of the Yuan Dynasty has gone, and other separatist regimes are also in a state of decline, sooner or later the whole world will be yours, so why bother with state affairs? It is better to look at it, life is short, and timely enjoyment is what successful people should do after success.
And in terms of personality charm, Zhang Chang's reputation is also very good - at least Zhang Chang's clothes, even if they are worn, even if Zhu Yuanzhang gives him a lot of silk and lets him make new clothes, he also insists on not changing, insisting on retaining a simple image.
Knowledgeable, peaceful, easy to meet, sociable – to outsiders, Zhang Chang is like a sage.
In fact, this is Zhang Chang's Yi Rou Ke Gang.
Zhang Chang's end
Ancients: Great wisdom is like foolishness, and great treachery is like loyalty.
Zhang Chang's simple behavior initially made Zhu Yuanzhang admire, and with some opinions zhang Chang gave himself, zhu Yuanzhang gradually became suspicious of Zhang Chang's motives. In order to verify his suspicions, Zhu Yuanzhang secretly asked Liu Bowen to discuss and discuss the matter.
Liu Bowen pondered for a moment and told Zhu Yuanzhang: This person cannot stay.
The reason is simple: simplicity is to sell fame and reputation, which is not advocated but is understandable, but:
Persuading Zhu Yuanzhang to rule the country with heavy punishments and being in a state of division under the heavens would only lead to a large number of people fleeing to the areas controlled by the Yuan Dynasty, and eventually depleting the human resources of the State of Wu, resulting in the State of Wu in an unfavorable state;
Persuade Zhu Yuanzhang to enjoy himself in time - at this time, although the Yuan Dynasty declined, but the strength was not imminent collapse, once Zhu Yuanzhang fell into the state of sound and color dogs and horses, upward and downward effects, the Wu kingdom up and down, up and down, will eventually lead to the corruption of the Wu state to withstand several rounds of crusades of the Yuan Dynasty army.
As a result, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted a suspicious attitude towards Zhang Chang, and in the end, he executed Zhang Chang.