It was one of the most incredible battles written in the history books: 100,000 people killed only 67 people in 5 days. The miracle was performed by 2 people: the little Mongol prince Batumunk, who was later known as "Dayan Khan"; the other was "Governor-General of the Mighty Military Affairs, General Officer Taishi Zhenguo Gong Zhu Shou", which was later known as Emperor Mingwu Zhu Houzhao.
The Ming Dynasty enjoyed 276 years of the country, after 16 emperors, Zhu Houzhao Temple was called "Wu". According to the interpretation of the name established by the Zhou Dynasty, there are five meanings of "wu": strong and straight; mighty and strong; keding disaster; overcoming criminals; and praising the poor. The first 4 are positive, and the last one implies a pejorative meaning, which means that the emperor temple number that is greedy and boastful and repeatedly uses soldiers can also be "wu".
So, which of the 5 meanings is Ming Wuzong? Figure it out, you will know what the truth is about 100,000 people cutting 5 days and only 68 people.
1. Who is smearing Ming Wuzong?
The "History of Ming" has a low evaluation of Ming Wuzong, saying that he indulged in amusement, was close to villains, self-appointed official titles, and dressed and hats without paying attention to them, so that he was "criticized by posterity". What are you talking about and accusing him of? The answer can be found in the Ming Shilu. In the Ming Shilu, the image of Ming Wuzong is extremely poor, and many people have doubts about the "History of Ming" compiled by the Qing people, but few people doubt the "Ming Shilu" written by the Ming people.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao's image was fixed by the Ming Shilu. However, the records of the Ming Shilu are also contradictory, and the heroic Zhu Houzhao and the faint zhu Houzhao coexist in the book, and people interpret this as: Zhu Houzhao was childless, and he was succeeded by his cousin Zhu Houxi of mingshizong. Ming Shizong opposed Ming Wuzong's absurd behavior, let people add oil and vinegar to the book, and even hunted the wind and shadows, and vigorously smeared Ming Wuzong.
2. Who can smear Ming Wuzong?
People have reason to believe that Ming Shizong, who has not been in the dynasty for more than 20 years, can do something to smear Emperor Mingwu. There was also strong evidence: when Emperor Ming set up a personal tablet in the Taimiao Temple, the tablet was significantly higher than that of Emperor Mingwuzong, and his contempt for Zhu Houzhao in his heart was clearly revealed... But all this is just reasoning, a kind of reasoning based on Zhu Houxi's preconceptions of deliberately smearing Zhu Houzhao.
The compilation of the "Ming Shilu" was based on the edicts, decrees, and chapters and approvals issued by the emperors of the previous dynasties, and was supplemented by historians after they were investigated and verified in various places. Writing history is not writing fiction, relying on imagination does not work, every chapter and every sentence must have a basis. In addition, the writing team is responsible for the supervision and the president, and there are officials at all levels and Guo Zisheng and other people participating, not who you want to black can be black!
3. The battle in the fog
The 100,000 people called the 5-day battle a "Great Victory in Yingzhou". On the first day of the battle, the Ming army was obviously at a disadvantage in numbers, but under the command of Zhu Houzhao, who was crazy like chicken blood, launched a charge, and the little prince of Mongolia was forced to take a defensive position because he did not know the military situation, and did not engage in battle. After the next 3 days of the battle, the battlefield was completely shrouded in fog, "black fog, obscure day", day as night, reaching out and not seeing five fingers.
This meteorological condition is obviously not suitable for chopping. Day 5 is the focus, what are you waiting for? Cut it! Wait, the little prince did not bring his troops to fight, but to fight the autumn wind, just to fill his belly. In December, the desert to eat no food, even the grass roots are dry, originally wanted to get some food to go, you Ming army poured well, black pressure to discharge the soldiers to cut, contrary to the original intention, then run.
4, not enough after-effects of addiction
The script is ready, the stage is set up, you don't want to sing and leave? The governor of the military affairs and mighty general, The Grand General of the Taishi Zhenguo Gong Zhu Shou, was willing to do it and quickly cut down people, so there was a record of "15 Mongols killed, 52 Ming troops killed, and more than 500 wounded". One had to fight and one to run, but the Ming army's combat effectiveness did not have the advantage of crushing, but the casualties were greater than those of the Mongolian army, and Zhu Shou had to order the battle to end.
The Great Victory of Yingzhou did not exist, Zhu Houzhao and the little prince touched each other in mutual temptation, Zhu Houzhao found that the Ming army's combat effectiveness was short, and the little prince did not want to go against the original intention of fighting the autumn wind, and the two sides went back to their respective homes in the greeting of the dinner. Zhu Houzhao, who was bent on establishing meritorious deeds like Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, was obviously not addicted enough, and there was no basis for the Hui Dynasty to boast of his merits, and naturally no one in the Manchu Dynasty believed it.
5. What does Ming Wuzong mean by "wu"?
The 5 meanings of "wu" are used for Emperor Mingwu as "boasting of many poor", otherwise Ming Shizong would not have dared to stand the Taimiao Divine Tablet on top of MingWuzong. "Ming Shilu" records that 100,000 people killed 67 people in 5 days, suggesting that the two sides did not really fight, the little Prince of Mongolia who fought the autumn wind saw that it was good, Zhu Houzhao weighed it, and did not really beat himself on the death and injury so much, forget it! Or go back to the leopard room in Beijing to tease the tiger.
Some people say that if it is not a big victory, why the little prince of Mongolia "did not dare to enter the country after the years of the crime.". The reason is very simple, Batumunk died the year he returned, this person is known as the "Lord of the Golden Family", but his descendants are not very contentious, the main energy is busy with infighting, where is the time to make a mistake? This really has nothing to do with Ming Wuzong's "wu".
Now, let's review the evaluation of Ming Wuzong in the "History of Ming", although some people don't like to hear it: if Ming Wuzong can inherit the legacy of Ming Xiaozong, govern the country without following his duties, handle things with moderation, "have the discipline of the lord" (remember this evaluation), as long as there is medium talent and moral discipline, it will be Guotai Min'an...
Among the 16 emperors of the Ming Dynasty, it was not even a medium level, and I really don't know what those who were keen on praising Ming Wuzong thought?